i have the chance to buy two "antique" rifles. a dutch vitali m1871/88 in 11.3x50mmR and a vetterli-vitali M1870/87 in 10.35x47mmR. my friends dad(who passed away several months ago) had the guns in his safe and they are clean. my friend wants to sell them and i want them........but, what kind of brass do i need to form these? (444 marlin into the 405 jess or 30-30 into 35/30-30) i can cut brass to length but i don't have a lathe. and what about dies? this is going to my first black powder case, so i'm a newbie on this.
or should i just pass them by?