30-30 mystery

[Win1892]

I have some 30-30 brass of unknown origin, mixed headstamps, that has been fireformed to some unknown caliber. Obviously handloaded with the same primer but like I said, mixed headstamps.

Anyone recognize the profile? 30-30 on the left for comparison.

 

[Galil5.56]

30/30 Ackley Improved?

 

[Gik-tal]

Its hard to tell from the picture but if that case neck is expanded out to about 35 caliber it could be a 357 Herrett

 

[Kernel]

Looks like a .30-30 Ackley Improved.

 

[Steve Marshall]

The neck is too short to be a 35-30. The shoulder looks a little too sharp for a .357 Herrett. But that's probably it,

 

[Win1892]

It is a 30 caliber neck. I'm thinking 30-30 Ackley AI is correct. It mics out to slightly over on all dimensions, after being fired that would be about right.

They were tumbled, sitting on a shelf above my cleaning table in my garage. That means I got them in the last 6 months. I don't shoot 30-30 so I would generally remember someone handing them to me.

I've left a message with the person I think they came from to see if she has any fired cases from her Model 94 to see if hers is rechambered.

 

[DWFan]

.30-30 Ackley

 

[JimKirk]

30/30 Ackley

 

[Supertac45]

.30-.30 a.i.

 

[Win1892]

Got the Model 94 from the owner and the unknown case chambers, so it is an AI chamber. No external indication that the rifle was rechambered.

I do not wish to buy a set of AI dies so I'm thinking I can resize the neck only with a Hornady 30 cal neck sizer and seat with a New Dimension seater die and be careful not to contact the neck.

$50 bucks versus $85 bucks. Unless I could find a AI die set for sale used.

 

[ants]

Some lever rifles won't chamber a neck-sized case. Some will. Some will only neck size once. I have two rifles that take neck sized brass for 5 or 6 firings before the neck needs to bump back. It depends upon the rifle. I think I would try to find a proper set of AI dies which (along with the rifle) will last a lifetime.