I made a homemade torch based brass annealing machine and am very pleased with it. (See the link below.) I use worn out brass to set the flame intensity each time before I run a big batch of valuable...
Type: Posts; User: G.O. West
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I made a homemade torch based brass annealing machine and am very pleased with it. (See the link below.) I use worn out brass to set the flame intensity each time before I run a big batch of valuable...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
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Fireforming the 303 British case results in a 1/8" longer case than mechanically expanding it. A previously fired case needs to be annealed to avoid split necks. You often need to remove...
Remember that the .348 has an extremely shallow throat. Make sure your crimping grove is far enough forward so that the slug doesn't jam into the lands of the rifling when chambering the cartridge.
If you want to resize it to factory specs buy the proper dies from CH4D.
https://www.ch4d.com/products/dies/caliber-list?filter-col=caliber&filter=410
It may well be. I would suggest trying a thin plastic wrap around inside the case to encircle the shot before you pour the shot in. That would be a simple experiment to see if it improves your...
My 303 British cases converted to 410 are also a bit under diameter at the base. After I fireform them I use a home made expander plug (in a 458 Win Mag expander die) to expand the base area. Because...
Impressive! It sounds like your method works very well. My cases would be too short to load without a shot capsule, unless I left out the felt cushion wads. When I tried that the pattern started to...
I load brass 410 shotshells made from fireformed 303 British.
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This is my procedure:
1. De-prime cases.
2. Clean cases with wet tumbler.
3. Prime cases with large pistol primers.
4....
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |