Copy that, thank you. I found some ADG 7 saum brass today
Making 6.8 Western Brass
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Copy that, thank you. I found some ADG 7 saum brass todaythe only dumb question is the one you don't ask and results in problems. just keep measuring your headspace or adjust your die so your brass chambers easily without over sizing.
back up your die about a quarter turn size brass and check in chamber and just keep adjusting your die until the brass chambers easily. go slow with small adjustments at a time
rechambering to a 270 wsm doesn't solve any problem because their brass is even harder to find and can't be made from another case easily.
just stick with the western and saum brass
Jam a bullet into the landsSo I finally got the gun back! Ready to start building loads. I sized and trimmed the seven saum brass l, however when I load a piece of brass and close the bolt it chambers fine but when I open the bolt it is not caught and does not pull the brass out of the chamber and eject it. Any ideas?
Ok, thanks. These were empty pieces of brass I was trying to chamber just to make sure they would fit and the bolt closed before I loaded themJam a bullet into the lands
So, I resized some 7mm SAUm brass and then fire formed it. After the fire forming and FL sizing it, I'm .023 short of the trim length for 6.8 Western brass. I'm going to reload them anyways and give it a try.IIRC 7 SAUM is a couple hundredths shorter to the neck than 6.8 Western. That could be your culprit
From what I'm seeing 7 saum starts out at 2.035 long and 6.8 western is to be trimmed at 2.020 so I'm curious how your brass is that short? Am I missing something? This is my first time fire forming.So, I resized some 7mm SAUm brass and then fire formed it. After the fire forming and FL sizing it, I'm .023 short of the trim length for 6.8 Western brass. I'm going to reload them anyways and give it a try.
Ok. I must have had sleep deprivation when I measured. Anyways, the trim length I found for 6.8 Western was 2.000" as actual case length is 2.020". The resized brass prior to fire forming was trimmed to 2.007". After being fire formed and pushing that shoulder out to where it is, my case length is 1.999" according to my calipers. I know this, I just went and remeasured everything.From what I'm seeing 7 saum starts out at 2.035 long and 6.8 western is to be trimmed at 2.020 so I'm curious how your brass is that short? Am I missing something? This is my first time fire forming.
Wow, so they got shorter after pushing the shoulder out....... Shoulder expanded and it pulled the neck back?Ok. I must have had sleep deprivation when I measured. Anyways, the trim length I found for 6.8 Western was 2.000" as actual case length is 2.020". The resized brass prior to fire forming was trimmed to 2.007". After being fire formed and pushing that shoulder out to where it is, my case length is 1.999" according to my calipers. I know this, I just went and remeasured everything.
Here is another brass option that appears very simple
