homemade 7.62x39 brass?

[m-134]

has anyone here had any luck on making there own 7.62x39 brass using another caliber? i know RCBS makes a custom sizing die to turn .30-06/.308 brass into 7.62's but the die is $609. using a old hornady die i almost made one using a .308 win brass but the base is to fat so it wont resize properly
are there anyother calibers that are cheaper and almost the same as 7.62x39 that can be re-sized?

 

[SHPRAC]

Nothing off the top of my head. I think you might be best to just buy x39 brass

Tony

 

[Hotwheels81]

Not many cartridges share the #12 shell plate with x39... My Lee chart shows PPC and 220 Russian.

 

[tiriaq]

6x5x54MS and 6.5x52MC can be sized and trimmed.
Doesn't help much.
.220 Russian and 6mmPPC are 7.62x39 based, but that is no help either.
Fortunately 7.62x39 ammunition and components are readily available.

 

[lejarretnoir]

There's no point in forming 7.62x39 brass from anything. Brass and military surplus are cheap and easily available.
You'll have to turn down the case heads and rims to match from .308/30-06 cases. It's a long way around with expensive forming dies on top, then case and neck annealing.

 

[m-134]

not surprised but its still disapointing. i was hoping to find a way around the somewhat high price of X39 brass, but all i found were higher prices. still cheaper and esier to buy the x39 brass

 

[lejarretnoir]

You think the brass is high priced? $40 or so per hundred?

 

[m-134]

well its abit higher compared to others, i was just looking for a possible cheaper way around the $48-$53/100pc

You think the brass is high priced? $40 or so per hundred?