resizing 30-06

[caster456]

hello all just looking for a little help. I want to resize my 30-06 brass to 270.
i was wondering if the way you resize brass is to run a 30-06 shell through my 270 sizing die?


Thanks C

 

[H4831]

30-06 to 270

Yes.

 

[caster456]

thanks C

 

[dan belisle]

And when you notice that your new 270ised 30-06 brass is a little shorter then factory 270 brass, don't worry about it. - dan

 

[SuperCub]

Use lots of lube!



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[caster456]

thanks for the info.

C

 

[dan belisle]

Use lots of lube!



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Just like a bad date! - dan

 

[Why not?]

Use lots of lube!



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But, not enough to dent the shoulders!

 

[caster456]

will the shorter case harm the bore?


C

 

[sunray]

"...will the shorter case harm the bore..." The closest the case comes to the bore is the chamber. Otherwise it doesn't touch it.
You'll have to ream the case neck, inside and out, when you neck down to .270.

 

[Why not?]

I have resized hundreds of 30-06 to 270 and 280, and used them in perhaps twenty different rifles over the past 40 years.

Never had to ream a case neck.

Ted

 

[caster456]

You'll have to ream the case neck, inside and out, when you neck down to .270.[/QUOTE]

what do you mean by reaming is that just like deburring

C

 

[303carbine]

hello all just looking for a little help. I want to resize my 30-06 brass to 270.
i was wondering if the way you resize brass is to run a 30-06 shell through my 270 sizing die?


Thanks C

Why???? especially when there is 458 zillion 270 brass around.

 

[brobones]

Personally, I'd be finding someone that is willing to swap 30 06 brass for 270 brass, or going and buying myself a bunch of 270 brass. It is going to be short in the neck department, which in turn is going to do terrible things to your bullet when you fire it, and it is swaged into the gap between your case mouth and bore. One thing is for sure, you'll never have to trim it.

 

[caster456]

its not a need for brass i have lots of 270 brass, i have just been reading about alot of people doing this and i wanted to give it a try. i just wanted to make sure i was doing it right.

Thanks C

 

[caster456]

Why???? especially when there is 458 zillion 270 brass around.

reason for doing it is to try something new that is all.

C

 

[John Y Cannuck]

"...will the shorter case harm the bore..." The closest the case comes to the bore is the chamber. Otherwise it doesn't touch it.
You'll have to ream the case neck, inside and out, when you neck down to .270.

Sorry sunray, I've done it, you don't need to ream unless you have an exceptionally tight chamber..

The cases will eventually grow to length, if you get that many loads out of them.

 

[Ganderite]

If you use commercial brass, it will make good 270. Military brass might be a bit thick in the neck.