LeveRevolution brass too short???
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unstableryan
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Please forgive my ignorance, but there isn't a real problem reloading these right?
I always thought overlength is real bad as it can spike pressure really high but a little shorter would be ok?
Isn't the classic case of making .270 cases out of '06 cases just like this? They are shorter than they are supposed to be?
Sorry, just a question that came to mind wandering around here learning.
Thanks,
Ryan
I always thought overlength is real bad as it can spike pressure really high but a little shorter would be ok?
Isn't the classic case of making .270 cases out of '06 cases just like this? They are shorter than they are supposed to be?
Sorry, just a question that came to mind wandering around here learning.
Thanks,
Ryan
I think you have it back wards, if you put the same amount of powder in a .38 spl case as you would in a .357 case what do you think would happen? I remember reading an article in American Rifleman where they loaded a .38 spl with a certain amount of powder and then proceeded to seat the bullet farther in the case. They would shoot it in a lab universal receiver and they measured the pressure and as they moved the bullet farther in the case they would try it and record the pressure. It was astonishing that as little as 1/4" farther down that what a bullet is supposed to be the pressure more than tripled.
I have reloaded the .444 marlin brass that a friend gave me and what I did was just loaded the bullet out farther so it would cycle thru the action and get some kind of accuracy. I have made up a few specialized .44 bullets specifically made for just an occasion and they work wonderfully. I sent a drawing off to Lee and had them make up a 6 cavity mold for me and a few buddies. Basically it is a 429640 that was spec'd to drop at .432 (best for Marlin barrels) and it has 2 crimp grooves and a nice lube ring as normal, drops about 270 grn with normal Lyman #2 lead. I also use the same bullet in my Super Black hawk and my model 29/629's and load as normal, all of them love it. The handguns I size to .431 and the marlin is sized to .432 for best results.
I have reloaded the .444 marlin brass that a friend gave me and what I did was just loaded the bullet out farther so it would cycle thru the action and get some kind of accuracy. I have made up a few specialized .44 bullets specifically made for just an occasion and they work wonderfully. I sent a drawing off to Lee and had them make up a 6 cavity mold for me and a few buddies. Basically it is a 429640 that was spec'd to drop at .432 (best for Marlin barrels) and it has 2 crimp grooves and a nice lube ring as normal, drops about 270 grn with normal Lyman #2 lead. I also use the same bullet in my Super Black hawk and my model 29/629's and load as normal, all of them love it. The handguns I size to .431 and the marlin is sized to .432 for best results.
The biggest problem I have with the short brass is that most of the time with the .444 you have to have a compressed load to get a level of accuracy and power that I and the rifle like. With the shorter case there is no physical way to put the same amount of powder in the case and I really don't want to because of the obvious over pressure it would create. Start off on the low side of the tables and work up slowly observing pressure signs and you should be OK.
