Just for the heck of it I made up some .308 Win. out of some damaged 30-06 brass, some of the resulting .308 developed minor case mouth cracks after a couple of firings so I re-processed them into...
Type: Posts; User: bjmurata
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Just for the heck of it I made up some .308 Win. out of some damaged 30-06 brass, some of the resulting .308 developed minor case mouth cracks after a couple of firings so I re-processed them into...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have used up several bags of PPU brass in 6.5X55 as well as several other chamberings. I had one bag of 6.5X55 where a few of the necks cracked upon the first loading, immediately annealed the rest...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
8X57 Mauser from 30-06 brass, pretty easy one to start with.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I've been a fan of the file trim dies for many years now and have several that I use on a regular basis. Few quick swipes with a fresh hacksaw blade and then a good file and you are pretty much...
Forum: Military Rifles
We have been using Prvi brass in several calibers now and have been happy with it.Funny,at present I'm having the same issue with their 8X56R brass as you have had with the 6.5X50 Japanese.The brass...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
You make a good point here that some people don't take into account when they just go by the weight of a given case as a means of measuring potential reloading life of the brass.If one follows common...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |