Do you need a viable ALTERNATIVE to lapua 6.5x47 brass? LOOK!!!

[Chuckw]

I could not help it , I had to try it. Although it was a success , the die used was a lee. Lee's have an excess lube port hole in the lower half of the shoulder. When sizing .308 it presses down ontop of it leaving only a faint mark. When you cut .250 off of the base of the die , the brass runs into the hole and gets a nice gouge. I think it will be fine with a little filing. This method is neat but is not justified only because of cost of Lapua brass. I have 1350 rounds through my 6.5. All with my first 50 pieces of Lapua brass. 27 firings and just had two heads start to seperate. I think they may have lasted longer if the redding die had not shaved a little off the web area the first 10 firings. Just my findings and thoughts.

I have at least 27 firings on several pieces of Winchester 22-250 brass I was using for load work and havnt had any case head separations. I did lose one primer pocket but I also pushed several loads to the MAX! I havnt and WOULDNT do this with .308 brass because it seems to get thicker much quicker than 22-250 brass after the neck shoulder junction. it would also cause a lot more case to be trimmed. if you don't like it, by all means, don't do it. this is for people who don't need or want to pay the price for lapua brass.

chuck

 

[DennisH]

Not my intentions to hijack the thread, but . . .

does anyone have a suggestion on 308's?

Dennis

 

[Panzer22]

What do you mean?

I did find an easy method that worked for me to make 6xc brass from 308, and from 6.5 Creedmoor. I would think you could make 6x47L or 6.5x47L from either of those. 308, 243, 260,6.5 Creed, 6xc etc.

 

[DennisH]

What do you mean?

I did find an easy method that worked for me to make 6xc brass from 308, and from 6.5 Creedmoor. I would think you could make 6x47L or 6.5x47L from either of those. 308, 243, 260,6.5 Creed, 6xc etc.

I never needed an alternative for 308 brass and was just wondering.

Dennis

 

[Chuckw]

as far as making .308 brass? if that's the case, I would shorten a cheap 30-06 die to get things started. you may possibly need two separate form dies with the neck on one bored out to .375 or so. you could then make the brass out of 30-06 or any derivatives. it will have a very thick neck and shoulder that would require turning though. also, the really thick shoulder can cause a "click" on bolt manipulation.

chuck