What was the first brass you converted

[Remiel]

so far .30-06 to 8x57 mauser,

[Bagdadjoe]

357 Herret, 30 Herret both from 30-30, 222 from 223, 7 TCU from .223 and 8mm Mauser from 30-06 in that order.

[Gert Odendaal]

This was my first successful attempt, I use this brass to shoot big bore competitions. I am still doing research on this brass to see how many times I will be able to re-load and shoot the brass. Scroll down to the page and see the description of the process...I will upload the research part if someone is interested.

http://www.gunsite.co.za/forums/show...project/page37

http://www.jaracal.com/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=21923

My next attempt will be to fire form .375 Ruger to 8x68S brass.

I will then use 375 Ruger to fire form to 10.75 x68 as well

Gert

[tnpaw]

30-06 to 25-06, way back in early 70's! I know, I know, I'm just a kid compared to some of you Pilgrams!

[bruce drake]

First one ever was 8x57 from 30-06 and then 6.5 Jap from 220 Swift/35 Remington cases. Since then, 9mm Largo from 38 Supers (semi-rim needs to be turned down) as well as 300 BLK, 30 Apache and 7.62x25 Tok from 223 Rem cases. Also 6.5 Grendel from 7.62x39 cases. Currently cutting 30-06 down to 7.7x58 Arisaka as well as 7x57 brass.

The hardest conversion for me was the 6.5 Jap and 30 Apache conversions due to the resizing via several steps.

Bruce

[hotbrew]

Back in the 80's I turned 30-06 to 25-06 without much issue. I then moved to creating 219 Donaldson Wasp out of Zipper or 30-30 brass.

hotbrew

[eljefeoz]

30-06 to 9.3- latest-awaiting fireforming with 19gr Blue dot and 270 gr CBE GC projjie
7.92x57
and 7x57
Single pass after annealing, use some good lube like Lanolin, then cut and trim to length, fireform, and BINGO.

[Geraldo]

I picked an easy one to start with: .44 Mag to .357 Bain-Davis.

[Alberta woodsman]

My first was 41 swiss from 348 win brass. Did this for my converted swiss vetterli.

[mazo kid]

I believe my first was 50-70 from 348 Win. brass. Then 40-50 SBN from 45-70, also 40-65 and 38-56. On to 41 Swiss from 348, 25 Rem from 30-30, and 43 Mauser from 30 Rem Mag. And others....

[xvigauge]

My first was .30-06 to 7x57. Now I regularly convert .30-06 to 8x57, .257 Roberts, 6.5x55, 7.65x53 Argentine, .25-06, and 9.3x57. I also convert .308 to .300 Savage.
xvigauge

[JFrench]

My first was 8mm Nambu from 30 Remington using RCBS forming dies.
Latter lathe turned rims from 30-30 to 30 Remington specs. At the same time I bought formed cases from George Spence,
Steele, Missouri. George made his from military 38special. They shot great but expanded like a fat mouse. They were reloadable.
Eugene

[6.5x55]

Began loading and forming brass from different cartridges when I was 19, late 70s.

.308 to .358

.308 to 7mm-08

few thousand .223 to 7mm TCU

.30-30 to 7x30 Waters

7 x 57 to 6.5 x55

more recently

.270 to .25-06

.223 to 6x45

.223 to .222

current project .32-20 to .218 bee

looking for a .25-20 sizing die to assitt with this.

6.5

[Frank46]

7.65x53 Argentine mauser from some Israeli boxer primed brass I got at a gun show. Still have some of the Israeli stuff around here somewhere. But Lately have bought some of the PPU argy brass. Frank

[oger]

30 Mauser from 223 back when you couldn't get boxer primed cases.

[labradigger1]

After reading 11 pages of this thread I realize two things.
First, we are a enterprising group of people here,
Second, without the 06' brass we would be in trouble.

[Pressman]

44 mag to 357-44 Bain and Davis. More recently 45 Colt to 41 Whitetail.

Ken

[shangai]

30-06 to 8mm Mauser.

Does someone know, is it possible to get a 7x64(7mm brenneke) from 270w? Thanks!

[cowboybart]

The first was either 30-30 to 30 Herret or 223 to 6.5 TCU.
The most difficult was 475 Wildey from 284 Win
So far 30 Newton from 375 Ruger (once fired) is giving me problems. I just got some 375 Ruger basic brass and I will see how that works. The 8x68 to 30 Newton works great - except for the price of the brass.
Another surprise was 6mm up to 6.5 Roberts. Easy to make but the headspace spec was longer and brass life was short. 8x57 brass has a longer headspace spec and I necked the 8x57 down for the 6.5 Roberts, allowing for a crush fit on the shoulder - it worked.

[Ed Barrett]

.43 Spanish from .348 Win. I Bought a rolling block back in 1965 for $10 and wanted to shoot it. Broke two sets of FL size dies making cases for me and some friends. After I sent the second die back to RCBS they asked what I was doing, I told them and they said they wouldn't replace any more dies. By them I had made several hundred cases made.