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Thread: Making 8x57 from 30-06

  1. 08-19-2018, 03:08 PM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    Can someone walk me through this? Do I need any special dies or just the standard RCBS 8mm dies that I have? I have lots of 30-06 brass; a new 8mm Rifle; and all my new brass sources are dry of 8mm currently.
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    Use a plumber's tubing cutter to shorten the 30/06 cases. Anneal. Resize. Trim to length with case trimmer.

    There are lots of case trimmers available, from inexpensive Lee to the excellent Wilson. All of them are good for removing a small amount of neck brass.

    Over the years I have converted lots of 30/06 to 7mm Mauser, 8mm Mauser, 7.65 Argentine, 308 Winchester and 7.7 Arisaka using RCBS dies, a tubing cutter and a Wilson case trimmer.
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  2. 08-26-2018, 02:57 PM #62
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    Today I'm converting 60 Frontier .270 brass to 8x57mm.
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  3. 08-26-2018, 04:30 PM #63
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    Just resized and trimmed 45 mixed 270 Winchester to 7.7x58 using a Unimat metal lathe. I tried a tubing cutter but it collapsed the neck of the brass.
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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
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HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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