Recent content by chas442

You gotta love Starline Brass. I've waiting on 6.5 Grendel from there for what seems like a uear. I ordered 6.5 Grendel brass on Friday and it was listed as back ordered. I received my shipment today, 3 days later.:):):)

I just saw that Starline has 6.5 Grendel brass on backorder. Better price than any other manufacturer that I've seen. I have ordered for myself

i have so many brands, self cast ,and calibers I think I have lost count . Fortunately i marked each contaianer

Did anyone ask the real reason why they want this info?

I was curious About how much brass was left aft turning. I took a case that I had turned and increased the length of cut in 0.004" increments. I went to 0.016" total when it cut thru and separated neck from shoulder. I'm using an RCBS neck trimmer with their pilot/reamer. I'm not seeing any...

I guess it's time to hit the range and run off a few. Going to start with low powder charges/ Is there anything I should look for besides blown cases?

Thanks Does it look adequate?

Here is a photo of my most recent neck turning effort

Thanks for the input. I searched the internet and decided to check with the experts. I was concerned that hitting the shoulder would weaken the brass excessively.

I apologize if this has been discussed. I was unable to locate any info on the site. I am converting 7.62x39 brass to 6.5 grendel. I have sized and ready for firing. I measured neck wall thickness to vary between 0.010-0.014" on all cases measured. Not surprising since it was necked down. Have...

I am the process of fireforming 7.62x39 to 6.5 grendel. It appears the general consesus is to go to the minimum advertised powder charge. I did some measuring using AA 9 as it is a fine grain powder. Brand new unfired Starline 6.5 grendel would hold 33 gr of AA 9. Unfired but formed 6.5 grendel...

I had the same problem with reforming 7.62x39. I solved the problem by sizing then rotating the case 90 degrees and sizing again. No more feed problems.

Powered RCBS trim pro with 3 way cutters. Works great and consistent. Every piece of 223 brass is exactly the same. been using it for 27 years. Wouldn't trade it for any other trimmer.

Thanks for the info. 20 grs. appears to fireform compared to a starline new piece of brass.

I'm doing this in a gas gun. I plan on annealing after fireforming before sizing.