.225 winchester brass?

[Arkrunner]

I have a friend who bought a clean .225 Winchester at Tulsa this weekend. He is needing brass and dies. Anyone with some for sale or any advice for making from 30-30 brass. thanks

 

[Billy Abernethy]

I have a friend who bought a clean .225 Winchester at Tulsa this weekend. He is needing brass and dies. Anyone with some for sale or any advice for making from 30-30 brass. thanks

Check with Mangaport or SSK Industries for factory .225 brass. Both usually keep them on hand.

 

[Arkrunner]

Thanks

 

[Brians356]

FWIW Ken Howell wrote that 225 Win could be formed from 30-30 in RCBS form and trim dies. But the 225 rim is .014" thinner than the 30-30 rim. Presumably Howell reckoned that wouldn't present a headspace problem, but I wonder.
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[pertnear]

FWIW Ken Howell wrote that 225 Win could be formed from 30-30 in RCBS form and trim dies. But the 225 rim is .014" thinner than the 30-30 rim. Presumably Howell reckoned that wouldn't present a headspace problem, but I wonder.
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IIRC, Bob Hagel had an article in Handloader once about converting .30-30's into .225 Win. Part of the process was thinning the rim in a lathe.

 

[Fuj]

IIRC, Bob Hagel had an article in Handloader once about converting .30-30's into .225 Win. Part of the process was thinning the rim in a lathe.

You would also have to deepen your primer pockets, and hope
the brass is thick enough in that area. My books give me a .016"
thickness difference. The 225 can be loaded to higher pressure
so I would be hesitant on my end to remove brass in the pocket
area.

 

[butchlambert]

225 Winchester ammo availability

does anyone know of a source for 225 Winchester ammo? A friend acquired a rifle in that caliber from his family.

forum.accurateshooter.com

 

[AWS]

If you need to thin the rim, do it on the chamber side. Way less material to take off, no need to deepen the primer pocket your turning the rim down to .473 from .506 so a minor cut on the rim should be a piece of cake. I've thinned the front side of 25-35 grass rims to make 6.5x58R Sauer brass.

 

[hpshooter]

If you need to thin the rim, do it on the chamber side.

Same as converting 32-20 to .310 Cadet. Some .310 Martinis will accept thinned 32-20 case heads, some won't.

 

[Brians356]

IIRC, Bob Hagel had an article in Handloader once about converting .30-30's into .225 Win. Part of the process was thinning the rim in a lathe.

That's what I figured. Howell generally didn't gloss over such a detail, so it's a let-down to learn he wasn't infallible.
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