rtsj
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Is brass easily obtainable and what's the going rate for it?
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First custom rifle is here and i think its a keeper!!!!!
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MudRunner2005
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Midway sells it for $147.99 per 100 pieces. It's made by Norma.
It's much cheaper than any other magnum brass I've seen right now @ only $1.50 per new case.
elkaholic
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It isn't always available, but then what is these days? I think you can get RWS too, which is really tough brass. All the Euro brass is spendy, but worth it in my opinion.......Rich
p.s. You might think about getting some Norma .270 brass for your Sherman, It's good stuff....
rtsj
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What is the 8x68 exactly? What diameter bullet ? Any one got a pic or a blueprint?
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elkaholic
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It is 8mm (.323") google wikipedia for 8x68 RWS and there is a diagram with specs. It has been wildcatted a lot and I'm sure you could find info on that. It has 87 gr. capacity. I considered it when I designed my 30/375 S.I. but wanted more capacity and easy to get brass......Rich
rtsj
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elkaholic
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It is one I developed a couple years ago based on the beltless 375 Ruger case. The case design is very similar to other Sherman designs (like yours) only it has a .530" diameter head and holds 96 grains of H20. I can reach 3100' with the 215 Bergers and it shoots one hole if I haven't had too much coffee!
MontanaRifleman
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Here ya go.
Norma USA Reloading Brass 8x68S
For actual dimensions log into Ammoguide.
Rich, I'm not sure RWS makes it anymore. I couldn't find anyone selling it, in stock or out of stock. In fact I could hardly fins any RWS rilfe brass anywhere. Midway does not list any.
rtsj
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How difficult would it be to neck the 8x68 down to .284?
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MontanaRifleman
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Not very, you'll probably want to do in several steps with a bushing die. You could get one from Whidden. You might have to do a little turning and reaming when done, but I necked down a 300 Dakota case to 6.5 and it doesn't look like it needs turning to me. But I definitely think reaming them after would be a good idea.
elkaholic
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The 8x68 has approx. a .299" neck length. If you simply necked it to .284" with no other changes, you might have a little shorter neck than you want. If you changed the shoulder angle to 40 degrees, you would gain some neck length back. The bottom line is, if you didn't get into the case shoulder with the new neck, you shouldn't have to ream but just neck turn......rich
MudRunner2005
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This easy.....
Another one of my new designs that's destined to be a masterpiece... I call it, the 7mm Malum.
MontanaRifleman
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Rich, According to Ammoguide, the 6x68 has a .328 neck. Necking down will shorten it a bunch if the 15* shoulder is not sharpened.
I suppose if you didn't get any shoulder into the neck, reaming might not be necessary, but I think I might to, to remove any irregularities after sizing down. You know more about it than me.
elkaholic
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I was reading some really fine metric print! Could have been my eyes, or my metric to std. conversion
At any rate, I haven't done the math but I think you would still end up with an acceptable shoulder?.....Rich
