Bad Ass Wallace
03-04-2013, 06:06 AM
Well, I finally finished my set of three forming dies for making 577/450 and Snider cases from 24ga Magtec shotshell brass:) Normal drawn brass is difficult to get in this part of the country where a big city store is 250 miles drive away.
It's a bit involved, basically, trim to 2.3", anneal the case body, progress through 3 form dies (.57, .52, .46) and finally through a normal FLS die with the decapper removed then final trim to length. You can also use the same basic case to form 577 Snider brass!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577FormDies_A_zps7d40703f.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/MH577Formed_zps1c73f265.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577Snider_A_zpse141eb93.jpg
The brass cases are of the Balloon head type and care should be taken not to damage this area when removing the case from the die.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577CaseHead_A_zpsd2a9b08c.jpg
It's a bit involved, basically, trim to 2.3", anneal the case body, progress through 3 form dies (.57, .52, .46) and finally through a normal FLS die with the decapper removed then final trim to length. You can also use the same basic case to form 577 Snider brass!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577FormDies_A_zps7d40703f.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/MH577Formed_zps1c73f265.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577Snider_A_zpse141eb93.jpg
The brass cases are of the Balloon head type and care should be taken not to damage this area when removing the case from the die.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/577CaseHead_A_zpsd2a9b08c.jpg