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Blanco
01-15-2015, 11:40 AM
I did some trading for a good deal of .308 Win brass. I happened across 2 nickel cases I think were Federal?
Anyhow I noticed that the openings were a bit large for a .308 bullet. I attempted to resize them and left me with a lumpy shoulder on both cases.
I inspected the headstamp under magnification and both say .308 Win. Seems like they had a bit larger projectile in them?
Anyone have any clues ? Just curious.
jcren
01-15-2015, 11:43 AM
Not exactly a wildcat, but a 358 Winchester is made with 308 brass. I am sure there are many others.
ballistim
01-15-2015, 12:04 PM
Measure inside neck diameter.
paul h
01-15-2015, 01:04 PM
338 federal is a possibility, and I'm sure someone had done an 8-08
Motor
01-15-2015, 02:30 PM
338 federal is a possibility, and I'm sure someone had done an 8-08
Yes the .338 Federal is a very good possibility. I know stupid question but, did you look at the head stamp?
geargnasher
01-15-2015, 04:04 PM
Someone's handloads for .338 Federal using .308 Win brass. Let's hope not factory .308 fired in a .338!
Gear
dragon813gt
01-15-2015, 08:26 PM
308 Winchester is the parent case for a lot of other rounds. W/out knowing the diameter of the neck it's a wild guess.
Let's hope it wasn't a 308 fired in something other than a 308. I have some not so fond memories of 9mm being fired out of a 40. Wasn't me but I was there.
ballistim
01-15-2015, 08:48 PM
Looks like the OP has left the building..
Blanco
01-16-2015, 12:31 AM
Still here... I ran across a couple more that were brass.
Measured .310 inside the neck, seems pretty close and I will try resizing these again.
ballistim
01-16-2015, 08:35 AM
Should be no problem to resize those, it can get confusing with the .308 cases being reformed for other cartridges. I have .308, 7mm-08, & .358 Winchester all using military 7.62x51 brass so I've become pretty good at keeping them separate & know them by looking at the neck size. Inside neck diameter can vary depending on the dimensions of the rifle they were fired in, sounds like what you've experienced here.
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