Naw, the brass is but a vessel ta hold the powder. Base is/will be nearly completely encapsulated
Naw, the brass is but a vessel ta hold the powder. Base is/will be nearly completely encapsulated. Altho the 375 Winchester brass is thicker webed then 30/30... Maybe thru using that brass.
I made up a couple dummies. Cant get a taperd case tho.
Come on Man....So you mean I can use those old balloon head .45 Colt cases for my Ruger-only loads after all?
Well, yes you can but they will break. Nothing bad will happen unless you scratch the cylinder trying to dig the broken pieces out. So far I have gotten three reloads out of them with 38 grains of FFF and the Keith bullet.So you mean I can use those old balloon head .45 Colt cases for my Ruger-only loads after all?
Come on Man....
That's what I was thinking when I quoted you. The action doesn't seal very well when the case head fails or the primer pocket collapses and primer blows out because the brass was too soft and/or thin to support more pressure than it was designed to. Even if the design of the gun protects you from that gas, it's still a mess and at the VERY least ruins cases. So far we don't have facts on this new cartridge's design pressure but I bet it's a lot more than an actual .30-30 case is designed to take to get the numbers they're supposedly getting. If so, that nixes safely being able to use full-power loads in reformed .30-30 cases most of us have in abundance. That's a bummer from my standpoint because I'm cheap. I'd probably own a 350 Legend upper if I could make proper brass from .223.