What was the first brass you converted

[TheDoctor]

First was easy, necking down .308 to form 7mm-08. Learned about the importance of good lube and a tapered expander when trying to neck up .243 to 7mm. Split quite a few till I changed lubes and expanders. Had I have known about annealing at the time, it would have also been helpful. Live and learn...

[FrankG]

First was in mid 70's , 25-06 from 270 which was a piece of cake .

[C. Latch]

Fi Had I have known about annealing at the time, it would have also been helpful. Live and learn...

I'd never heard of annealing before the internet, except that it was something benchrest shooters talked about in magazine articles.

I think we often forget how awesome the internet is. We have access to knowledge at our fingertips that the typical shooter could NOT have acquired in a lifetime a generation ago.

[Le Loup Solitaire]

Made 405 brass out of 30-40 Krag cases when 405 was not available. Annealed the krags and used 10 grains of red dot and stuffed the cases with all the tissue paper I could cram on top of the powder. Made quite a mess, but worked with not too many splits. Problem was that the finished case although it looked like a 405, was 1/4 inch too short. They worked fine in my 95 until I cold get new 405 cases from Hornady. LLS

[Harter66]

I was a party to making 22-250 from 308 in about 1975. The last major undertaking was 303 to 410.

[rbt50]

3030 to 30 herrett and 357 herrett

[justingrosche]

My first one was trying to convert 30-30 to 22 H P.

I'm with Bill, 22HP from 30-30. I made quite few ugly one until I got it figured out. I case form and fire form so many now, I have to go thru my range brass with a caliper to see what it is. I can't trust a head stamp anymore.

[Thin Man]

The first was 30/06 became 35 Whelen. The last was 357 Sig became 8mm Nambu.

Thin Man

[WardT]

338 Win Mag to 30 Alaskan Magnum

[Rich/WIS]

303 British to 30/40 Krag, shorter but work fine.

[Okie73]

30-06 to 7.65 Argentine

[Hexbasher]

First was 300blackout from 223
now I'm doing 410ga from 303brit

[Motor]

First was GI 30-06 to .280 Remington.

[Good Cheer]

Making 9.5x52 from B.E.L.L. "A-Base" Mauser brass and .38 Long Cox (.375x45-70) from 45-70's.

[gwpercle]

284 Winchester to 7.5 Swiss for a 1911 Schmidt-Ruben Carbine. Every bit of factory ammo was loaded with them stinking berdan primers. This was about 1969.
Cartridges of the World clued me in on how easy it was to convert 284 Winchester brass. Good book to have.
Gary

[DLCTEX]

1968, 30-30 to 219 Zipper for use in a Win 64. Learned a lot about hydraulic dents and neck reaming. Have done 243 to 22-250, 223 to 222, 308 to 243, 30-06 to 25-06, and 223 to 221 fireball. Most of the latter just to prove to myself I could if I had to..
I forgot, I formed some 257 Wby. from 7mm mag so I could shoot a new gun until my brass order came in. I refused to pay the price for factory ammo. Necks were a tad short but worked fine.
Also, last year I did 150 of 243/22. Easy one, just run the cases through the proper die. I turned the necks on the first 50, then the gunsmith told me it wasn't necessary, he was correct.

[Bad Water Bill]

Now lets change it from bragging rites (Me to) to I did it and here was my problem and just what I did to do it.

With OVER 130 posts there must be a few moves,products you can share.

[DLCTEX]

BW Billl, Imperial sizing wax, allowed to dry, helps to prevent hydraulic dents. When reducing thickness of case necks take small cuts at a time. Lee's case trim pilots and cutter and a cordless drill makes quick work of shortening long case necks. Buckshot (fellow member) makes pilots for calibers Lee does not, 257 Wby. for instance. Anneal case necks with hand held propane torch and chuck a socket adapter in a cordless drill with a socket that holds the case loosely. Heat only enough to produce a darkened neck then dump case in water to stop heat from continuing down the case. It is not necessary, even detrimental, to turn the neck red hot. I do it in a darkened room and dump the case at a hint of glow.

[Bad Water Bill]

That is exactly what I was hoping for.

Lets keep it up.

When your Imperial LOOKS low heat the bottom of the can with a BIC lighter.

You will be amazed at how much is still clinging to the sides and bottom.

When it is really low allow it to cool at an angle.

[georgerkahn]

.30 Remington to .32 Remington. Also -- both ways -- .38WCF & .44WCF
georgerkahn