We called it the 30 WolfPup. At the time, the minimum case capacity for HBR was 45.0 of water. We had been shortening the 308W cases to get there....this was before the introduction of the Lapua 6.5X47 case. On vacation with our wives, Stan Ware and I started pondering how much we'd have to blow a 30BR case forward to get to 45.0 gr. capacity. We returned home with some sketches on napkins (I'm not kidding

). Stan repeatedly ran his 30BR reamer into an old Lilja barrel of mine until the WolfPup was born. There's a
lot more to the story but that's the crux of it. We both shot it with success for several seasons. In fact, Stan shot it exclusively in both his HBR and VFS gun until he retired from competitive BR shooting.
When the rules changed and eliminated the case capacity rule in HBR, the 30BR became a simpler route to go in a HBR gun.
When I sent Randy Robinett a picture of the fired case and laid out our plan, he responded with the simple phrase:
"It'll never work!" If you know Randy, you'll understand that's a ringing endorsement!
Good stuff!

-Al