Can anyone spare a few fired 6.5-284 cases?

[jwallen]

I need a few fired 6.5-284 cases that I can resize with my own dies for my gunsmith to use for headspacing a new build off of. Does anyone have a few I could buy and pay for shipping on? Thanks!

 

[marioq]

Do you know how to thread a case to make it work for a overall length gauge? I can send you a few to 84s if you could thread a 280 ackley I will send as well.

Let me know

 

[jwallen]

I'm sorry I don't have that ability.

 

[Bart B]

What's wrong with head spacing the chamber to .284 Win minimum SAAMI spec with a GO .284 gauge?

You'll have to use a case headspace gauge either way to properly full length size fired cases bumping their shoulders back a thousandth or two. The die can be adjusted to do that. It's been done that way for decades.

 

[Nimrodmar10]

Does it matter if the primer pockets are blown out and won't hold a primer very well? I have a few of those, I think.

 

[Wedgy]

That's actually a great idea...making Hornady case gauges from cases with loose primer pockets. That I can do but I already have two.

 

[jwallen]

What's wrong with head spacing the chamber to .284 Win minimum SAAMI spec with a GO .284 gauge?

You'll have to use a case headspace gauge either way to properly full length size fired cases bumping their shoulders back a thousandth or two. The die can be adjusted to do that. It's been done that way for decades.

That would work fine and I've done it that way for a long time but I have a reason for wanting to do it this way. I headspaced my win mag off a fired sized shell with my dies and only have to set them up to FL size and it just bumps the shoulder without all the die set up.

 

[jwallen]

Does it matter if the primer pockets are blown out and won't hold a primer very well? I have a few of those, I think.

That would work great Nimrodmar10. I'll send you a PM! Thanks!

 

[Bart B]

You could also have the 'smith chamber the barrel to a standard GO gauge then get a set of Redding's Competition Shell Holders. There's 5 of them in height steps of .002" above the .125" standard. Then, as you changed brass makes and lots (which often resize to .001" or more spread in average case headspace than another given lot), you could use the next size higher or lower with the same sizing die. That would change your sized case headspace in about .002" steps.