Can you form 38-55 and 375 Win from 30-30?

[Glamdring]

If so what do you need (forming dies?) and how hard is it?

This would be for Single Shot not lever gun.

 

[sensop]

Glamdring,

My opinion: the 30-30 brass is just too thin at the front of the case for that. I have an old H&R .357 Max rifle barrel that I rechambered with a 30-30 AI chamber reamer. The 30-30 brass is opened up to .357, for a long (untrimmed) version of the .357 Herrett, but that's as far as I'd go with it. I get about six reloadings from a piece of brass and it isn't a high pressure load, either.

 

[Mike Irwin]

You can make .38-55 cases from .30-30, but they're short. Seating the bullet out a bit can make up for it.

As for .375, NO. The .30-30 case simply isn't strong enough to take the pressures generated by the .375 Winchester.

Cases for both, however, are available, so you shouldn't have to worry about making your own.

 

[Glamdring]

Where to go for 375 Win brass?

 

[KP95DAO]

Midway has it at www.midwayusa.com. Around $18.00 per 50 plus ship&hand.