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Forming 6.5 ss from norma 300 saum
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 828614" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I finally got a little time today to see what i could do with the new Norma brass which I was really hoping would work in the 6.5 SS. It looks like it will and without any interior doughnut! I started off with a rcbs 7 saum die cut off about 1/8". I pushed the shoulder back .010" farther than the formed SS case will end up.I stroke the press a few times with the expander in place to iron out the case neck. I then trim the case to 2.955". Next, I turn the neck with a Hornady turner with the neck still at .284". This gets rid of the doughnut which is all on the outside of the neck and turns out nice and smooth. I then run the case thru the SS die leaving just a touch of the .284" neck to headspace on. You can then either load a bullet and fire or use the COW method. Below are pics of the process.....Rich[ATTACH]23536[/ATTACH] case on left COW formed, case on right with bullet.</p><p>[ATTACH]23535[/ATTACH] Hornady neck turner removing doughnut.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]23534[/ATTACH] L to R.....norma 300 saum, necked to 7 and shoulder pushed back, trimmed to 2.955", neck turned to .015" thick to true and remove doughnut, necked to 6.5, fire formed case</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 828614, member: 13833"] I finally got a little time today to see what i could do with the new Norma brass which I was really hoping would work in the 6.5 SS. It looks like it will and without any interior doughnut! I started off with a rcbs 7 saum die cut off about 1/8". I pushed the shoulder back .010" farther than the formed SS case will end up.I stroke the press a few times with the expander in place to iron out the case neck. I then trim the case to 2.955". Next, I turn the neck with a Hornady turner with the neck still at .284". This gets rid of the doughnut which is all on the outside of the neck and turns out nice and smooth. I then run the case thru the SS die leaving just a touch of the .284" neck to headspace on. You can then either load a bullet and fire or use the COW method. Below are pics of the process.....Rich[ATTACH]23536[/ATTACH] case on left COW formed, case on right with bullet. [ATTACH]23535[/ATTACH] Hornady neck turner removing doughnut. [ATTACH]23534[/ATTACH] L to R.....norma 300 saum, necked to 7 and shoulder pushed back, trimmed to 2.955", neck turned to .015" thick to true and remove doughnut, necked to 6.5, fire formed case [/QUOTE]
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