Shaun_300 Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just curious what brass you guys use to convert/resize to different calibers when reloading, or if you do at all. I didn't have a lot of brass for my .25-06 since I just got it in December. I knew I was going to be doing relaoding so I've saved all the factory shells I've shot through the gun since then, which was only 1 box. I got a 50 pack of new unprimed brass yesterday for it as well. I've been doing a lot of research on this reloading stuff for a while now, reading, watching You Tube videos etc. Lots of good info on there! I remembed seeing a couple videos on doing cartridge conversions so I decided to try some for myself. We've had several rounds laying in tubs for years that dad used to save when he did a lot of shooting and had a LOT of .270 and .30-06 brass in the mix. I ran a bunch through my .25-06 resizing die and they convert really well! Some of them take a fair amount of trimming, but it's well worth it. Puts a lot of unused brass to good use. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 That seems like alot of work just to produce a very common case. I've done conversions but not for common stuff. There's plenty of 25-06 brass on Gunbroker in the reloading section. I've bought quite abit of once fired brass from there at some pretty good prices. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Actually there's not much more to it compared to just resizing the .25-06 brass. Just have to hold it in the case trimmer for a few more seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Be sure the sizing die sets the shoulder in the proper spot. Check them with a good headspace guage. If the shoulder isn't in the right spot you'll experience excess headspace which can cause all kinds of excitement. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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