Cases for Obsolete Chamberings
I have been driving myself to distraction trying to round up cases for the 6.5x53 Mannlicher-Schoenaur. One of our members generously sent me a few that he had kicking around, and I have been able to shoot it enough to realize that the rifle is a tack driver. Though from the outside, it looks to have been on the losing end of more than one war, I think it will make a nice deer rifle and really want to scrounge up more brass for it. All supplies appear to have dried up completely, at least I have been unable to come up with any in a year of searching, except for collectors samples for $3+ per round.
Sooooo, I guess it's time to do it the hard way. I have ordered the Manual of Cartridge Conversions, but wanted some feedback in the mean time. I think I can make them from 220Swift cases by turning down the rim, fl sizing, trimming, and fireforming. Does this seem like a workable solution, or is there a fly in the ointment I'm not seeing?