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25-06AI case forming
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<blockquote data-quote="Old teacher" data-source="post: 771465" data-attributes="member: 48420"><p>Rich: You are quite right about the case length. When I read your earlier answer, I checked my reloading manuals for case dimensions, and by the time I got from my gun room upstairs to my computer downstairs I apparently had a senior moment and got them switched, thinking the 270 was shorter. My humblest apologies for questioning your expertise. I knew my cases shortened when formed, but never thought about using another case. I appreciate the suggestion. My cases always end up the right length because they stretch when fired, but as you pointed out, damage is being done to the chamber and throat of the rifle while I am waiting for the case to get long enough. I agree with you on trimming the minimum. I also am, after extensive experimentation, a firm believer on seating bullets very close to the lands. I bought a Weatherby Mark V without doing my homework, and I have never been as disappointed in a rifle in my life. The action and the clip are so short that you are condemned to seating bullets very deeply to allow them to feed, plus the Weatherby has a long throat, so the bullet basically goes on vacation before it gets to the lands. It makes a pretty good single shot, but I would sell it cheaply to anybody who wanted it. I read an article about the Mark V and it talked about very heavy bullets actually bending before they can get out of the case since they had to be seated so deeply. That sounds a little whacked out to me, but that is what it said, true or not. Thanks for all the info; you have helped me in a number of areas. I appreciate your offer on the reamer and dies. I need to research the Sherman and see if it is something I want to get into. I have so many .30 calibers, from a .308 all the way up to a couple of Lazzeroni Warbirds that I don't know if I want to build another one. But I appreciate the suggestion. Many thanks. Denny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old teacher, post: 771465, member: 48420"] Rich: You are quite right about the case length. When I read your earlier answer, I checked my reloading manuals for case dimensions, and by the time I got from my gun room upstairs to my computer downstairs I apparently had a senior moment and got them switched, thinking the 270 was shorter. My humblest apologies for questioning your expertise. I knew my cases shortened when formed, but never thought about using another case. I appreciate the suggestion. My cases always end up the right length because they stretch when fired, but as you pointed out, damage is being done to the chamber and throat of the rifle while I am waiting for the case to get long enough. I agree with you on trimming the minimum. I also am, after extensive experimentation, a firm believer on seating bullets very close to the lands. I bought a Weatherby Mark V without doing my homework, and I have never been as disappointed in a rifle in my life. The action and the clip are so short that you are condemned to seating bullets very deeply to allow them to feed, plus the Weatherby has a long throat, so the bullet basically goes on vacation before it gets to the lands. It makes a pretty good single shot, but I would sell it cheaply to anybody who wanted it. I read an article about the Mark V and it talked about very heavy bullets actually bending before they can get out of the case since they had to be seated so deeply. That sounds a little whacked out to me, but that is what it said, true or not. Thanks for all the info; you have helped me in a number of areas. I appreciate your offer on the reamer and dies. I need to research the Sherman and see if it is something I want to get into. I have so many .30 calibers, from a .308 all the way up to a couple of Lazzeroni Warbirds that I don't know if I want to build another one. But I appreciate the suggestion. Many thanks. Denny [/QUOTE]
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