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Post by metalmole on Jun 28, 2015 22:04:57 GMT -8
OK, so I was tryin to size some Hornady 6.8 cases with the Redding type s dies, but am using the Redding bushings, didn't realize that I should have bought the Wilson bushings instead, I was crushin cases with the redding bushing .285 , I got to digging around in my reloading die pile and found a 6mm Remington die that I don't use, so I threw it in the lathe and machined about .250 off the bottom, ran my hornady 6.8 cases threw my modified 6mm rem die and it did an awesome job, no crushed cases..... then ran them through the redding 6.8 die with .267 bushing and they are ready to go.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 2:57:56 GMT -8
OK, so I was tryin to size some Hornady 6.8 cases with the Redding type s dies, but am using the Redding bushings, didn't realize that I should have bought the Wilson bushings instead, I was crushin cases with the redding bushing .285 , I got to digging around in my reloading die pile and found a 6mm Remington die that I don't use, so I threw it in the lathe and machined about .250 off the bottom, ran my hornady 6.8 cases threw my modified 6mm rem die and it did an awesome job, no crushed cases..... then ran them through the redding 6.8 die with .267 bushing and they are ready to go..... Nice idea and good use of some no longer needed dies. I have tried the same thing using a Hornady 6 PPC size die. It worked equally well and no cutting was needed. Keep us posted on how it shoots and how you like your new barrel.
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Post by peabody on Jul 31, 2015 9:45:05 GMT -8
So I was in the midst of ordering dies and bushings for reloading 6x6.8 and found myself a bit confused. I have been shooting Sellier & Bellot ammo in my 6.8 SPC and have a that brass available. So thinking, or perhaps overthinking about neck thickness and proper tension, and getting the correct bushing sizes for necking down the S&B brass, along with which seating die to use, I took a look at the CH4D dies and opted to go that route. They had them in stock and the FL sizer with seating die was less than $100 shipped. That said, can I use the CH4D sizing die to convert the brass in a single pass? Or will I need to step the neck sizing progressively? From posts on other forums, it sounded like it is a one pass process. But I'd like to be sure. Thanks!
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Post by bobatl on Jul 31, 2015 14:19:47 GMT -8
I've only done a handful so far, but they formed in CH4D dies with one crisp pass, ok. They were new Hornady brass.
I have a bad habit of rotating the case about 60 deg then hitting it again, and again once more. It has to be hard on the brass, but it sure helps the cases load (for other chambers). Still waiting for my 6x68 barrel, should ship next week, if'n the creek don't rise.
Think that if the brass needs annealing, it might not go so well...
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Jul 31, 2015 15:38:25 GMT -8
Of all the fellows that have bought them across the net that have mentioned it none have ever said it needed more than a single pass.
I actually have a set in-transit just I can find out for myself!! LOL
Greg
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Aug 1, 2015 13:23:48 GMT -8
I received the 6X6.8 die from CH4D along with a 25X45 Sharps sizer last PM. Typical CH4D machine work. Clean and precise. I grabbed some 6.8 cases and lubed them with Imperial. One pass through the die that felt like hot knife going through butter and I had a perfect 6X6.8 case. Neck size was 0.267 so it is right on the money. I tried one with the guts removed and got a 0.263. This tells me that brass working will be low and as a bonus I will be able to use a single bushing to go down for the 22X6.8. A tremendous savings in time and effort. I can put these into my 550 and have 350 pieces in an hour. A good plenty. I can’t wait to use the 25X45 also as I have an upper coming in next week as soon as Ritch gets t built for me. I’ll report on it later. Greg To go along with the thread I figured you'd find this interesting. These are CH4D dies that came in yesterday. They are 6 MM REMINGTON SPC ( 6X6.8) and 25X223 (25X45 SHARPS) that I ordered ten days ago. They will let me do the 6X6.8 in one stroke with no bushings and the other will let me do the neck up for the 25X45 that I will be writing up in the next few weeks. I can make brass for either without breaking a sweat but have really wanted to try the 6 MM's out for about a year. CH4D makes very nice dies and you can often get one from them at half the cost of the big boys. They also don't charge extra for custom low volume numbers. The 6X6.8 came out of a print I sent them two years ago and they are getting more of my business. I'm going to introduce a little wildcat later this fall and will have them making dies and I know a barrel maker.. LOL Greg
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2015 17:26:37 GMT -8
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Aug 1, 2015 20:28:26 GMT -8
Just go to Harbor Frieght and buy a chop saw. That's all I'm saying. ..
Greg
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Post by bobatl on Aug 2, 2015 4:31:40 GMT -8
Is that saw for a barrel, or brass ? ? ..jk..
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Aug 2, 2015 6:17:55 GMT -8
Is that saw for a barrel, or brass ? ? ..jk.. Brass = Chop Saw Barrel= Hack Saw...LOL Greg
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Post by bobatl on Aug 5, 2015 16:20:47 GMT -8
Just go to Harbor Frieght and buy a chop saw. That's all I'm saying. .. Greg Maybe a specialized thumper ?? ??
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Aug 5, 2015 17:01:26 GMT -8
Just go to Harbor Frieght and buy a chop saw. That's all I'm saying. .. Greg Maybe a specialized thumper ?? ?? Thumper pequeno. Greg
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Post by bobatl on Aug 5, 2015 18:20:29 GMT -8
I'm looking at a 6.5mm can for my do-all app, bet it's to small for your mysterious thumper. So next size up is 7.62, so do I need it or will 6.5 suffice, or even bigger for más pequeño thumper ? ?
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Aug 6, 2015 5:48:22 GMT -8
I'm looking at a 6.5mm can for my do-all app, bet it's to small for your mysterious thumper. So next size up is 7.62, so do I need it or will 6.5 suffice, or even bigger for más pequeño thumper ? ? No this will be a nice little round to work with. It'll work on hogs and deer. I wouldn't use it on big deer or elk etc. 250 yard range . Nothing Earth shattering or particularly innovative. Juts a little project I've been contemplating thanks to the proliferation of the boutique mentality of cartridge design on the Internet right now. They work like a dog taking an expensive case and reforming, turning, fireforming, inside neck reaming ad. nauseam and all they end up with is the same as a commercial round that has been around for decades and is quite popular. Idiots. Many rely on Quick Load and it is nuts for most cartridges as far as I can tell. Also they will pressure test, allegedly, the rounds and when the numbers are too high they figure it has to be a technical/calibration error and when they are laughably low they crow like a roster that they helped the sun come up. No smoke and mirrors and no outrageous and dangerous pressures to be "almost as good" or "nipping on the heals" of much bigger cartridges. High pressure is great but I prefer it in a fire hose not a cartridge. Greg
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Post by bobatl on Aug 15, 2015 6:42:07 GMT -8
So is the 25x45 die a hint ? ?
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