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HEAVY METAL 1

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I ppicked up some 1x fired 280 Remington brass...is it easily converted to 6.5x55, 8x57 or 30-06? I don't want to waste my time so i am seeking the wise council of the membership:)
 
I would have to agree with that.^^^ Also you would have correct head stamped brass if you traded. You know reforming brass can be time consuming and usually not worth it for commonly available brass. I would even prefer to use 30-06 brass to make 8X57 rather than the 280 Rem brass if I had the choice.
 
280 to 30-06 is just size and trim. I like a fire forming plinking load befor building hunting ammo with it. I have reworked .270, .280 and .25-06 range pickup into 30-06 with no problems.

Because of headstamp issues mentioned above, I stopped when my son purchased a 270. The possibility of ammo mix up is too great.
 
I have reworked .270, .280 and .25-06 range pickup into 30-06 with no problems.
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sizing these up to .30-06 gives you a 1:1 ratio. since .30-06 is more plentiful, i would think that you could get a better ratio by trading for .30-06.

i pick up some -06 almost every time i go to the range. .270 is also a fairly common find, but i've never found any .280 or .25-06.
 
For readily available brass, it's a LOT of work, has the wrong headstamp, etc, etc.

The only caliber I reform is .223 into 7.62x25.
You just don't find reloadable 7.62x25 brass layin' around
 
To me it doesn't make sense to reform something relatively rare into something relatively common. Just trade it with a .280 loader.
 
Hey !!!

Wow !!

Don't do this with the 6.5x55.

The 6.5x55 case is .476 to .480" at the case head or so and the 30-06/.308 or 8x57 family cases are .470. Do you see the problem here ??

Edit: I note you are seeking the wise >>>>>

I would read any reloading manual first.
 
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