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FIELD TESTING SHERMAN SHORT ADG BRASS
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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 1458151" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>OK, tore into my 20 pieces of test brass today. My initial findings show promise.</p><p></p><p>ADG brass headstamp "6.5 Sherman Short". Nice!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_153516_zpsham52z77.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_153516_zpsham52z77.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Weight: 217.9 to 219.5gr. One @ 217.9, one @ 219.5. The other 18 were between 218.2 & 219.1. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154029_zpsk2p9ea3b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154029_zpsk2p9ea3b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154021_zps7aerje2p.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154021_zps7aerje2p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Base to shoulder using a .420 Hornady comparator: 1.5285" to 1.5305".</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155309_zps1fy4lklr.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155309_zps1fy4lklr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155320_zpsjh7fibqz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155320_zpsjh7fibqz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I had one really weird one @ 1.537".....oops. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155333_zpsc1vfyw3r.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155333_zpsc1vfyw3r.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>7SS brass. Won't bother me a bit. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155344_zps905zms7t.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155344_zps905zms7t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Neck thickness: Rich turned mine before sending them out, and they are all exactly .0155".</p><p></p><p>OAL: 1.958" to 1.9605".</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155647_zpspnywi1xk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155647_zpspnywi1xk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155712_zpsthxmtqax.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155712_zpsthxmtqax.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Outside neck diameter is all .3115". I ran them through my 6.5SS die to neck down to .291" outside, which is what I run my Norma brass at as well.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_161359_zpsjo3ikxcg.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_161359_zpsjo3ikxcg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I have all 20 pieces in the tumbler now. Will chamfer inside and out and anneal before I load them up. Hopefully, tonight.</p><p></p><p>I will be using CCI BR-2, H1000, and 150 SMKs. </p><p></p><p>To be continued....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 1458151, member: 68875"] OK, tore into my 20 pieces of test brass today. My initial findings show promise. ADG brass headstamp "6.5 Sherman Short". Nice! [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_153516_zpsham52z77.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_153516_zpsham52z77.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Weight: 217.9 to 219.5gr. One @ 217.9, one @ 219.5. The other 18 were between 218.2 & 219.1. [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154029_zpsk2p9ea3b.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154029_zpsk2p9ea3b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154021_zps7aerje2p.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_154021_zps7aerje2p.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Base to shoulder using a .420 Hornady comparator: 1.5285" to 1.5305". [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155309_zps1fy4lklr.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155309_zps1fy4lklr.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155320_zpsjh7fibqz.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155320_zpsjh7fibqz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I had one really weird one @ 1.537".....oops. [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155333_zpsc1vfyw3r.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155333_zpsc1vfyw3r.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 7SS brass. Won't bother me a bit. [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155344_zps905zms7t.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155344_zps905zms7t.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Neck thickness: Rich turned mine before sending them out, and they are all exactly .0155". OAL: 1.958" to 1.9605". [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155647_zpspnywi1xk.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155647_zpspnywi1xk.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155712_zpsthxmtqax.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_155712_zpsthxmtqax.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Outside neck diameter is all .3115". I ran them through my 6.5SS die to neck down to .291" outside, which is what I run my Norma brass at as well. [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_161359_zpsjo3ikxcg.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/6%205%20SS%20Rebuild/20180707_161359_zpsjo3ikxcg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I have all 20 pieces in the tumbler now. Will chamfer inside and out and anneal before I load them up. Hopefully, tonight. I will be using CCI BR-2, H1000, and 150 SMKs. To be continued.... [/QUOTE]
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