Hard rock
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Man I hate too hear that he is who barreled up my 25-284 last year , he was really a nice man and easy too deal with . He did a great job , or had one of his employees do the work , but I think he did the work.
25-06 Ackley Improved velocities
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That's to bad to hear about Stan Taylor. I have used their barrels in the passed, and they there job of me. No complains about there barrels.
Phil Rizzo
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Did you look at the .25 Sherman by chance?
No I didn't and wasn't aware of it either. I kind of like the powder compacity there. Plus I have about 1000 case in Peterson Brass in 280AI.
Phil Rizzo
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I fire-formed Lapua and some new '69 Lake City match brass, but the downside is a shorter neck. HARD to kill the primer pockets with either of these two types of brass. I used 14g of Bullseye and cream of wheat to fire form with. Accuracy was stellar with both brands of brass at warp speed pushing high pressure.
Forming the brass is a good Wintertime project. I got a 40-gallon trash can, cut a 3/4" hole in the bottom, wound up a roll of Finger Foam and placed that in the trash can. Finger foam is the type that is used in beds to keep old folks from getting bed sores. I fire-formed the brass right in my garage, turning the trash can upside down, and placing the muzzle about 6" down in the finger foam. This produced a very quiet fire forming.
The Lapua brass is particularly tough in the case head, and the Lake City is no slouch either.
All of this fire forming is a tad bit of work, but a guy that likes to tinker needs to stay busy.
To keep doughnuts from forming, I neck turned at 30 caliber, then necked down, never had a problem with doughnuts as part of the thinned neck became part of the shoulder. Neck turning would not be a bad practice for a guy that is necking down 280 AI brass either.
Since I never shot full-length necks, the carbon issue in the necks was never an issue, but a few twists with a brush .015 larger than the neck kept the carbon to a non-existent issue.
I shot that barrel out on Coyotes, rock chucks, and long range jack rabbits. I never wore the brass out. 100 '06 lapua cases and 100 New Lake city brass lasted the entire barrel.
Forming the brass is a good Wintertime project. I got a 40-gallon trash can, cut a 3/4" hole in the bottom, wound up a roll of Finger Foam and placed that in the trash can. Finger foam is the type that is used in beds to keep old folks from getting bed sores. I fire-formed the brass right in my garage, turning the trash can upside down, and placing the muzzle about 6" down in the finger foam. This produced a very quiet fire forming.
The Lapua brass is particularly tough in the case head, and the Lake City is no slouch either.
All of this fire forming is a tad bit of work, but a guy that likes to tinker needs to stay busy.
To keep doughnuts from forming, I neck turned at 30 caliber, then necked down, never had a problem with doughnuts as part of the thinned neck became part of the shoulder. Neck turning would not be a bad practice for a guy that is necking down 280 AI brass either.
Since I never shot full-length necks, the carbon issue in the necks was never an issue, but a few twists with a brush .015 larger than the neck kept the carbon to a non-existent issue.
I shot that barrel out on Coyotes, rock chucks, and long range jack rabbits. I never wore the brass out. 100 '06 lapua cases and 100 New Lake city brass lasted the entire barrel.
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Do have any spec or dimensions on the Sherman case? I have seen some loading in the Sherman case in different calibers. I download them into a file. I didn't see anything on 257cal. I'll have to go back and take a look. Interesting.
Phil Rizzo
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Does Rich sell dies?
Phil Rizzo
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Yes.
i did read about you fireforming your cases. I had the smith order a 2nd action to set for fireforming my cases. I have an extra stock from to place the actions into to do the work. I'll find two barrels in the calibers I going to use and have them reamed to those case dimensions. I'll just change out barrels as needed. My sons will be set for life.
RUFFIAN R - NY
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Used LC Match brass from the 60's to do my 6mm-06 AI and my 25-06 AI Thats all we had back then. Now have factory brass so sweet. Good luck out there with your toys. Shot straight and often.
