.30 Carbine Cases From Any Other Case?

[345 DeSoto]

Forgive my ignorance (again), but can .30 M1 Carbine cases be easily fabricated from any other readily available cases?...

 

[rcmodel]

No.

It is a head size of it's own.

Nothing else even close.

rc

 

[ReloaderFred]

Nope. Nothing else even close.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[medalguy]

You could always fabricate them from loaded ammo. Works for me.

Seriously no.

 

[Swampman]

If you could just remove the "readily available" part from your post, I've got an excellent candidate!

Simply neck up 5.7 MMJ or .22 Spitfire cases and you're good to go!

Unfortunately, the only way to obtain either of those cases these days, is to neck down .30 Carbine brass.

On the plus side, Prvi Partizan .30 Carbine ammo is fairly inexpensive and the brass seems to be excellent.

 

[rondog]

This is why I buy any .30 carb brass I can when the opportunity comes along. It's out there, I just found another couple hundred locally two days ago.

 

[345 DeSoto]

Yea...I've got a small stash, but I'm afraid of losing cases in the grass. I guess I'll just dig them up as I find them. Thanks, again, guys...

 

[Lee Roder]

Define "easily fabricated".

FWIW, 30 carbine blanks are commercially made from .223 cases so it's possible to reform more readily available brass into 30 carbine.

Just may not be "easy" or "economical" (for you or your purpose).

 

[Carl N. Brown]

.223 Remington Base diameter .376 in (9.6 mm)
.30 Carbine Base diameter .354 in (8.99 mm)

Sizing the case down by .022 in (.61 mm) sounds like a lot of work for someone with a home reloading set. I have no doubt it can be done with industrial strength equipment starting with the same size brass blank disc .

 

[greyling22]

it's not good solution, but there is an outfit that makes a brass catcher for an m1 carbine. http://www.elmfg.com/store/brasscatcher.html I like the idea, but it does not look like the execution is very good. here is a video review I found. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOYwBojus78

 

[Rule3]

They are easily fabricated from cash, mo, plastic credit cards, gold or silver.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1601197823/remington-reloading-brass-30-carbine

 

[Captaingyro]

Can you say, "Out of stock, no backorder"?

 

[Rico567]

H'm. If there's a problem finding .30 M1 carbine brass, my Econ 101 prof would say there's economic opportunity here.

 

[Swampman]

IN STOCK!

The price seems a little high to me, but it's apparently unfired US Military pull down.

http://www.polygunbag.com/.30CarbineBrassLargerView.html

I've dealt with them in the past, aside from somewhat higher than normal prices, I've got nothing negative to say.
They ship quickly and give an honest count.

 

[rondog]

I've bought from Polygunbag many times. Never brass, but thousands of various bullets from them. Always been happy, and I'll always go back. I forgot they have brass.

 

[dut44]

.30 Carbine Blanks for sale

I have 145 rounds of .30 Carbine Blanks if anyone is interested.

 

[mdm]

it's not good solution, but there is an outfit that makes a brass catcher for an m1 carbine. http://www.elmfg.com/store/brasscatcher.html I like the idea, but it does not look like the execution is very good. here is a video review I found. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOYwBojus78

Call me strange, but for some reason I like being able to use my sights. It seems to make hitting my target a bit easier.

 

[carbine85]

Sometimes you just have to buy virgin ammo to get the brass. I did that for the 8MM and 7.62 x 54R.

 

[Catpop]

Afraid of losing brass? I've got a fellow reloader who solved that problem by blocking off the gas port, fabricating a forearm hooked to the slide, and shooting it like a slide action. Pretty cool as he doesn't like chasing brass either.