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Another batch of Brass
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 5:12 pm
by adamjp
Promised a bloke at work I would do a batch of brass for his new 6.5 SAUM. I say the stupidest things at times....
Two days later, 100 Norma cases are necked down (3 steps), expanded, trimmed to 2.010 inches, neck turned to a consistent 14.5 to 14.7 thousanths of an inch, ultrasonic cleaned (get oil and crap off them) and then annealed.
Re: Another batch of Brass
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 5:18 pm
by Seddo
good job. Annealing is something i have to have a go at soon, im finally getting through some brass a few times so i will look at it later in the year.
Re: Another batch of Brass
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 5:24 pm
by adamjp
Hornady production 6.5 SAUM brass will be available in July/August. I reckon I could find a home for about 1000 of them between me and a few others.
It is quite a good cartridge.
Re: Another batch of Brass
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 6:28 pm
by Rigpig
That's a neat little machine very consistent as well looking at the end product
Re: Another batch of Brass
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:25 pm
by adamjp
Rigpig wrote:That's a neat little machine very consistent as well looking at the end product
It is still a prototype, but generally works well. More work needed on the feed mechanism, timing the two wheels is a PITA and I would like to mount the gas torch more effectively.
The last 20 or so took a bit of work as the gas bottle was running low and the flame started to diminish. That is why the colouration varies a bit more than it should. You could set a ruler by the first 50.