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Thread: making .30 cal jackets

  1. 09-25-2013, 04:25 PM #1
    lunicy
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    making .30 cal jackets

    I have made .30 cal from 5.7 brass successfully, but 5.7 brass isn't very plentiful.

    Has anyone made jackets from something more common, ie. 9mm

    What steps were involved.

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  2. 09-25-2013, 05:15 PM #2
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    i am in the middle of this project right now, it is doable to draw 9mm to 30 cal, i am using a 1 ton arbor press:

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ng-30-Cal-Dies
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