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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    Your never going to fire a size up in the wrong chamber anyway due to the diameter
    ah but you CAN fire a .308 through a .270...definately NOT recommended but it has happened a few times over the years. a 30/06 would be less stressful but still definately not a good idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidetrack View Post
    Thanks for the great replies. Good to see the voice in my head speaks to others the same way!!

    With regard to the resizing option, I’ve read that there is some advantage to passing the brass through a 7mm08 FL die first. Opinions??

    Also, I’m not setup for neck turning. Is it worth it for this onetime exercise or will it be a process that I’ll utilise in future reloading endeavours??
    take Jhon up on offer to swap....in the long run you will be happier as headstamps are correct....
    Ive done .270 into 30-06 and other way around and 270 into 25/06 but in all cases (pun intended ) it was to finish off a batch and the fired cases were chucked afterwards...

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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    .. Firing a .243 in a .260 only results in embarresmemt and endless leg pulling by all that find out about it.
    Regards Grandpamac.
    Managed something similar once at our Club. Fired off the first lot of 6.5x47 , all good. Next shoot, same wind conditions, first shot -nothing- appeared on the tablet. WTF?? same again second shot. Bigger WTF. Then realised the ammo batch was actually for my 6x47...
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    Try sizing just one. Put a projo in and see if it chambers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    ah but you CAN fire a .308 through a .270...definately NOT recommended but it has happened a few times over the years. a 30/06 would be less stressful but still definately not a good idea.

    I stand corrected I ment with the muddled up head stamps of 08 based cartridges.308 parent . I seem to remember a yarn at the handloaders in Christchurch about a 3006 spraying rounds everywhere federal blue box . It was labeled 3006 on the box and was a mix of .270 and 3006 someone muck have being comparing the cartridges in store and got sloppy putting them away. Was just a rumour though I wasn’t their
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    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    Try sizing just one. Put a projo in and see if it chambers
    Chamber the brass first as it might take several attempts to get it bumped correctly . That’s what I did anyway to the naked eye it looked mint but was a crush fit so I just kept taking it back in tiny bits until it chambered nicely then added the projectiles worked a charm

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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    take Jhon up on offer to swap....in the long run you will be happier as headstamps are correct....
    Ive done .270 into 30-06 and other way around and 270 into 25/06 but in all cases (pun intended ) it was to finish off a batch and the fired cases were chucked afterwards...

    100% this if unsure

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    Thanks for all the input. Much appreciated. Has clarified my thoughts on the subject.

    The engineer in me likes things neat and tidy and I also made a pact with myself, when I started collecting gear and components, that I would apply the KISS principle from day one and take a minimalist approach to reloading. Just have what I need and not what I want.

    I’ll swap/sell them out.

    Cheers all.
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