I have 2 case trimmers... Neither have the 33 caliber insert. I am starting to play with annealing. Neck turning tool arrived Monday, looking forward to trying that out. (I have much more 308 and 243 brass than 6.5 Creedmoor.)
not ready to do this but good to know what's involved, appreciate you chance getting a strike , wonder if you played it in reverse it would fool the algorithm into you dismantling ammo? Whoops meant freedom seeds
With the 6.5 brass.. lube them size them without chopping Trim in a forester trimmer Check neck thickness after cleaning the case mouth if they are over .014 then I ream the necks but I would recommend neck turning, it's faster.
@@EagleRun23 I size first to eliminate a step. I don't have to first chop, size then trim. I go from sizing to trimming. after that, all I need to do is clean the mouth and make sure the thickness is what it needs to be. 6.5 brass is easier than converting straight from 308. I will chop the 308 brass first because there is more material. This is just what I do right now and I am also still learning. At the moment, I am trying to dial in a good cast Zinc load. I should have that this weekend I hope.
@@leoncordero9083 Hey I’m trying to coordinate with some guys who are reloading 8.6 blackout would you be willing to come on a live stream with me sometime?
try mil brass- cheaper. 308 Base diameter 0.4709 in (11.96 mm) Rim diameter 0.4728 in (12.01 mm) 7.62 x 51 Base diameter 0.470 in (11.9 mm)* Rim diameter 0.473 in (12.0 mm) 6.5 CM Base diameter .4703 in (11.95 mm) Rim diameter .4730 in (12.01 mm)
308 is possible, I have done it, but you are making a neck out of a case wall and 308 is thicker than 65. turning necks becomes even more necessary. Milford Munitions has brass that I have 10+ reloads on, its cheap enough and very easy.
thank ya sir, I have the hornady set and I have a lee set. When I was making the brass back a few years ago I punched to 30 cal with a cheap lee die to make the job a little easier on my 8.6 dies. started the process to get to 8.6 with a lee then finished and loaded with the hornady set.
This is pretty much how I’ve started doing it. Chop, chamfer, size, trim, chamfer again. Did a couple without chopping them first and it was just way more pressure than I want to put on my press. I found some headstamps need to be neck turned, particularly if the case neck thickness is above .013-.0135 at any spot. They just won’t plunk in my barrel. Just about any 308 brass I tried was way too thick. So far Federal brass has been the only one consistently the right neck thickness (that I’ve gotten to try)
More coming. I want to make sure what I share is completely tested and reliable. I am using lees die set for the initial work. Then finishing with the Hornady set for reloading. Thanks for watching.
