That won't work. The 303 shoulder and body is fatter than the 7.62x39 one. You will smoosh your cases trying. The collet die works well for a few firings until the brass starts springing back too...
Liked On: 26-06-2025, 10:27 PM
Only one way to find out bud....be a bit of jiggling to get correct amount of case neck sized only but slowly slowly catchee monkey. I would remove seating stem and start with die really high,bring...
Liked On: 26-06-2025, 10:27 PM
Me too, no need for pistol primers if you lightly crimp I think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 16-07-2024, 04:58 PM
So one accuracy hack for the 22 hornet , is use pistol primers ( not rifle primers ) , seems to be better for the small case , this is a hack most older shooters know about . I also use a Lee...
Liked On: 16-07-2024, 04:57 PM
I have a Mannlicher in 9.5x57 which is 100 years old.
Liked On: 13-07-2024, 10:32 PM
Still trying to find a Savage Model 25 in 25-20 and 22 Hornet. One day.....
Liked On: 11-07-2024, 10:39 PM
if thats all you want it for just upgrade your scope
Liked On: 11-07-2024, 10:29 PM
Old news, I saw videos of Elmer Fudd using one of those years ago.
Liked On: 11-07-2024, 10:17 PM
Check for carbon ring/buildup in the neck/throat area
Liked On: 08-07-2024, 06:45 PM
You run out of room in the case for more powder lol. Poked a 63 grn sierra semi point soft point into shoulder of red stag today.he poleaxed.shot again in neck as was thrashing around a bit.big OLD...
Liked On: 11-06-2024, 08:34 PM
My guess would be it happened only after the sizing stroke and when the expander plug was pulled back through the sized neck. Either the neck's interior surface wasn't lubed or was insifficiently...
Liked On: 01-05-2024, 09:32 PM
Water won't deactivate modern primers. They're surprisingly hard to kill.
Liked On: 30-03-2024, 09:04 AM
Brilliant, thanks for all the info. That all makes sense to me. I’ll slug the bore and start piecing it together from there. I’ll be sure to be in touch at some point! There are a number of black...
Liked On: 27-03-2024, 08:29 PM
Australia is a completely different market to NZ, even though it is just across the ditch. NZ is called a monopoly. You would be very lucky to see any 7x57R brass in NZ. There was some Norma a few...
Liked On: 19-03-2024, 08:20 PM
Yes you can make 7x57 from .270, fireforming loads not necessary if you don't want to. I've formed 6mm Rem, 7x57, 8x60, 7x60 from from .30-06 & .270 (and .35 Whelen just to see if I could)...
Liked On: 19-03-2024, 08:19 PM