What was the first brass you converted

[BucolicBuffalo]

308 Win LC brass. Pre-annealed. To 358 Win. Simple matter of lubing well and running though the 358 Win die. End up just a bit short. But should lengthen with use.

[AZBronco]

30-30 t0 .41 mag. sh0tshell

[ironhead7544]

308 to 358 for a Winchester M88.

2nd: 357 Auto Mag from 308. This one is a lot of work.

[midnight]

My first was 338 Win Mag to 30-338. This is what we expected the 300 Win Mag to be, but it hardly counts cuz it's so easy. Next was 30-30 to 219 Don Wasp. Now that's a real conversion. It teaches you about most things that need to be done to a case.

Bob

[texasnative46]

.358WCF from 7.62NATO for my Sako FinnWolf, in 1970 when I was stationed in K-Town Germany.
(I bought the FinnWolf DIRT CHEAP from the Ramstein AFB Rod & Gun Club because they had NO ammo for it & for some unknown reason couldn't get any.)

yours, tex

[ibgp3]

first was .222 mag to 7x47
..then .221 to 7x37
..then .308 to .375 Automag (wildcat)
lately 6.5 creedmoor from
.....30-06 and derivatives
.....308 and derivatives
.....7x57 and derivatives.
and 6.5 creedmoor rimmed from
.....7x57 rimmed
.....444 Marlin
.....307 Winchester.

The time to solve a problem is before you have it.

[map55b]

Here is what I remember in an quality in the order I've done them. doing#1 30 Remington to 25 Remington
#2 9mm Win Mag to 30 Mauser
#3 30-30 to 25-25
#4 348 Winchester to 10.4x38 (42mm) or 41 Swiss: I made mine a little long.
#5 257 Roberts for 30-06 GI blanks

[fjruple]

Here is a listing of the ones that I have done.
1- .30-06 M1909 blanks to 8mm Mauser
2- .30-06 to 7.65mm Mauser
3- .45 Schofield to .455 Webley Mark II
4.- 5.56mm NATO to 5.45x39mm Russian
5. 8x56Rmm Austrian to 7.62x54R Russian
These are just several that I have done.

--fjruple

[Trophy Tom]

I'm currently working on a handi rifle based. 17 Bumble Bee
It's a 218 bee casing with the shoulder set back. Then necked down to 17 cal. Then shortened.


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[longbow]

.30-06 to 7.65 Mauser... and I wish I had never sold it! I was under the illusion that .303 boolits were too rare. Maybe in "J" bullet form but not in cast boolits! I find myself with four .303's nowadays and watching over one for my son. Whoda thunk it? That 7.65 Argentine Mauser would have fit right in.

[myg30]

One and only was 32-20 to 25-20. Saving other brass for "future" endeavors !!
I love this forum, so much knowledge that all have shared makes shooting, casting and reloading a pleasure to enjoy.

Mike

[tankgunner59]

Only thing I've ever converted is .270 Winchester to a .30-06 Springfield. No problems.

[Johnny_V]

219 Zipper from 32 Winchester Special. Nary a problem....

[Texas by God]

In 1980 when the 7mm-08 came out my brother bought a Rem 788. He necked down some .308 and found the necks too thick because he couldn't open the bolt after firing without a wood block. I had a box of .243 loaded ammo so I just shot them in the 7mm-08 and out came good brass. We did the same with surplus 30-06 in a .35 Whelen Imp. Yes, we wore goggles. Best, Thomas.

[M-Tecs]

30/30 to 357 Herrett in 1975.

[Texas by God]

I've converted a lot of 30-06 to 25-06 and .308 to .358 recently. As easy as it gets. Best, Thomas.

[johnnysespresso]

I have converted both .223 Rem. and .222 mag. to 7mm TCU. Recently I have sorted Fed. Am. Eagle .223 brass for length and used the longest ones for 7mm TCU. Lest you think that was a waste of rare .222 Mag. brass, that was 25 years ago when it was available.

[Drm50]

It was forming 243 Win from 7.62Nato match brass, when I was in teens. Later as I accumulated
many rifles of different cals, I only formed brass that was obsolete and hard to get. I always
colored head of cartridge with a red marker if it was a reformed brass. I have never personally
seen a bad happening with a wrong cartridge in wrong gun. Did see 270s fired in 30/06s and
30/30s in 303sav by accident. Both cause problems but not damage.

[laveritt]

.270 to 25-06 when 25-06 brass was unobtainable.

[OlDeuce]

My first real challenge was forming 30-40 brass to 44-56WC ..........the easy way out for this task was .444 brass..... ....

OL Deuce