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.25-06 AI Fireforming
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<blockquote data-quote="BillR" data-source="post: 492507" data-attributes="member: 462"><p>Quote: How far did you turn the necks? All the way to the shoulder taper? I was told that if you go too far into the shoulder taper, then there is nothing to head space on. And that seating the bullets long into the lands doesn't cut it. So in that case, leaving just a bit of the original neck would be a good thing...something to head space on.</p><p></p><p>Did you spoil any cases during forming? Thanks for any insight.</p><p></p><p>I went back till it just touched the shoulder with the Forrester. I had taken the cases down from once fired .30-06 LC brass that I have had for years gathering dust and used them as a trial just to see how it worked as I had never fire formed prior to this or neck turned either for that matter. I resized, trimmed, turned, primed and loaded. Just like I would do for a standard .25-06 and then fire formed. Out of 100 cases I lost around 5 and from what I could tell those were due to mainly the neck and shoulder/neck work hardening. About 1/3 of the way through I pulled the brass down and annealed the necks and then reloaded them and never had another problem. The gun is used mainly for hunting so it does not get shot much and so far I am on my 3rd reloading and no problem. This makes one heck of a Antelope/Deer gun with 115 Burgers and Retumbo powder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillR, post: 492507, member: 462"] Quote: How far did you turn the necks? All the way to the shoulder taper? I was told that if you go too far into the shoulder taper, then there is nothing to head space on. And that seating the bullets long into the lands doesn't cut it. So in that case, leaving just a bit of the original neck would be a good thing...something to head space on. Did you spoil any cases during forming? Thanks for any insight. I went back till it just touched the shoulder with the Forrester. I had taken the cases down from once fired .30-06 LC brass that I have had for years gathering dust and used them as a trial just to see how it worked as I had never fire formed prior to this or neck turned either for that matter. I resized, trimmed, turned, primed and loaded. Just like I would do for a standard .25-06 and then fire formed. Out of 100 cases I lost around 5 and from what I could tell those were due to mainly the neck and shoulder/neck work hardening. About 1/3 of the way through I pulled the brass down and annealed the necks and then reloaded them and never had another problem. The gun is used mainly for hunting so it does not get shot much and so far I am on my 3rd reloading and no problem. This makes one heck of a Antelope/Deer gun with 115 Burgers and Retumbo powder. [/QUOTE]
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