flagman1776
07-02-2012, 09:20 PM
I'm undertaking reloading blanks for a friend with a nice brass 8 bore breach loading salute cannon.
I wish we could afford brass cases but the only ones we've found are CNCd from stock & are beyond our budget.
We'd love to find affordable Commerical cases, but so far have not found any. Which leaves us with Industrial cases. Industrial cases are VERY high pressure for shooting slag out of furnaces. To prevent their use in antique sporting guns or signal cannon, there is a raised collar under the rim. I don't have hands on an example yet. Apparently once the collar is dealt with, they can be reloaded normally. I've read reports that they can be swaged down with a die (which we don't have yet). I've also read reports of "peeling" the collar off. I'm thinking ofthis approach as I have a old & honorable SouthBend lathe... Thinking of chucking the shell body & running in underthe rim with a carbide cutter to free the collar.
I'm asking if anyone has experience with the collar on industrial cases... I'd like to know evereything I can before I start.
Thanks guys,
Russ
I wish we could afford brass cases but the only ones we've found are CNCd from stock & are beyond our budget.
We'd love to find affordable Commerical cases, but so far have not found any. Which leaves us with Industrial cases. Industrial cases are VERY high pressure for shooting slag out of furnaces. To prevent their use in antique sporting guns or signal cannon, there is a raised collar under the rim. I don't have hands on an example yet. Apparently once the collar is dealt with, they can be reloaded normally. I've read reports that they can be swaged down with a die (which we don't have yet). I've also read reports of "peeling" the collar off. I'm thinking ofthis approach as I have a old & honorable SouthBend lathe... Thinking of chucking the shell body & running in underthe rim with a carbide cutter to free the collar.
I'm asking if anyone has experience with the collar on industrial cases... I'd like to know evereything I can before I start.
Thanks guys,
Russ