30-30 to 7-30 Waters for my first pistol, Thompson Center Contender. Isn't that what every one starts with?
30-30 to 7-30 Waters for my first pistol, Thompson Center Contender. Isn't that what every one starts with?
24ga to 577/450 last year
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223 to 6x45 around 1990. Just a simple run through a 6x45 sizing die. Used Nickle cases so that they wouldn't get mixed up with 223 cases.
At 14, I had been reloading for a year for my .222 Rem. A friend's dad gave me a box of 500 mil 5.56mm brass so I went to work converting. Wish I had that Model 600 back!
That was 41 years ago.
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Just recently 308-358-45 Raptor
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Without trial we cannot learn and grow . It is through our stuggles that we become stronger .
Brother I'm going to be Pythagerus , DiVinci , and Atlas all rolled into one soon .
I will be converting 225 Win to
6.5 JDJ when I get some dies.
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My first was .444 Marlin to 7mm L&L for my Contender pistol.
The second is .44r Marlin to .375 JDJ.
Much easier than the L&L.
Just converted my first pieces of brass today. I picked up a ruger american predator in 6.5 creedmoor and found out that you can reform 243 win to 6.5. Had a bunch of 243 win laying around from my dads rifle (he doesn't reload) and spent the past few hours converting and reloading for my first range trip out with it. Most of the cases would fit in the chamber and I just tossed the ones that wouldn't in the scrap bucket.
30-06 to .35 Whelen Imp. .243 to 7mm-08. I just fired milsurp 06 in the Whelen & questionable .243 reloads in the 7mm-08. I wore eye & ear protection and banged away!
If anyone would like a write up on the 7mm mag to 6.5 rem mag let me know
7.62x51 NATO cases to .358WCF about 40 plus years ago in BRD at the RAFB Rod & Gun Club.
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first were 30-06 to 6mm06
I like 1911's and Wheel Guns , Wood Stocks and Blue Metal , Dislike Black on Black and Magazines on Rifles whats this country coming to.
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Way back when, it was .348 Winchester to .43 Spanish for a mint Argentine Rolling Block I had acquired.
First time was easy, 8mm Rem Mag to 7mm STW. 4-5 years ago, 300 factory new 223 Winchester to 221 Fireball complete with turning necks. Now Lapua 221 is available. Worth the money.
7X57 or range-scrounged 6mm/244 Rem to 257 Roberts. Recently, it's been 308W to 358W.
First was 30-30 into short 38-55, couldn't tell the difference in accuracy between my homemade and Starline. I used a forgotten load of powder, toilet paper wad followed by grain dryer screenings with another toilet paper wad. Found out that holding the rifle vertically got you very nicely formed cases. Holding the rifle horizontal got you a case that was not fully blown out on one side. But I did make the backyard look like a confetti factory explosion.
Latest is 30-06 into .318 Westley Richards.
A bunch of different ones in between.
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 |