Forming 219 Donaldson Wasp

[Hammer]

My 219 Donaldson Wasp brass precedes the Bay of Pigs. Beginning to get some split necks.

So have broke down and started case forming some new ones using Redding case forming dies. No problems so far.

But you'd think that my original brass would have lasted a little longer. It has outlasted multiple rifles, but the brass should have held up a little longer.

Hammer

 

[Cheechako]

Hammer

Yeah, they just don't make things like they used to.

Ray

 

[ISS]

Woof! I had a Marine buddy that was at the Bay of Pigs...

 

[Cecil S.]

Love the Wasp I tried to purchase one before I left NY. Deal fell through . But i love the history of this round.

 

[tred1956]

Love the Wasp as well

 

[Cecil S.]

The Wasp that I tried to purchase had a Unertl scope mounted on it with loaded rounds and lots of empty brass formed to the gun, everything was mint (i had cash) and seller decided not to sell. Missed a good one. But I got to hold a piece of shooting history in my hands.

 

[snert]

If you had not used it so hard it might have lasted to 2061...

 

[Webster]

My 219 Donaldson Wasp brass precedes the Bay of Pigs. Beginning to get some split necks.

So have broke down and started case forming some new ones using Redding case forming dies. No problems so far.

But you'd think that my original brass would have lasted a little longer. It has outlasted multiple rifles, but the brass should have held up a little longer.

Hammer

Are you annealing?

 

[Adam in WI]

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