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Low cost 6.5mm Bullet to use for fireforming.
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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 2430293" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p>It is very easy, and there are a few videos on YouTube. I use WST powder (or similar burn rate pistol powder) in fireforming mine from .35 Whelen (.270 win/.280 Rem) to .30 Gibbs. As far as how much powder to use, you might have to experiment. There is also a video by a British shooter that explains it. I started with 15 and ended up with 20 percent of the full load to get the right shoulder impression off the chamber, i.e., if a full load calls out 57g, it is 8.55g of WST at 15% and 11.4g at 20%.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337878[/ATTACH]</p><p>From L-R</p><p></p><p>1 - Virgin .35 Whelen brass</p><p>2 - Establishing false shoulder using the .30 Gibbs die</p><p>3 - After COW fireforming</p><p>4 - After full load fireforming off the chamber</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338008[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VxBbzr8cGls:3[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 2430293, member: 14204"] It is very easy, and there are a few videos on YouTube. I use WST powder (or similar burn rate pistol powder) in fireforming mine from .35 Whelen (.270 win/.280 Rem) to .30 Gibbs. As far as how much powder to use, you might have to experiment. There is also a video by a British shooter that explains it. I started with 15 and ended up with 20 percent of the full load to get the right shoulder impression off the chamber, i.e., if a full load calls out 57g, it is 8.55g of WST at 15% and 11.4g at 20%. [ATTACH type="full" alt=".30 GIBBS fire-forming progress.jpg"]337878[/ATTACH] From L-R 1 - Virgin .35 Whelen brass 2 - Establishing false shoulder using the .30 Gibbs die 3 - After COW fireforming 4 - After full load fireforming off the chamber [ATTACH type="full"]338008[/ATTACH] [MEDIA=youtube]VxBbzr8cGls:3[/MEDIA] Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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