Skinnedknuckles
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This is probably one of those "you can but why would you" questions. I have a lot of .270 Win brass and no rifle and I have little .30-06 brass and one rifle with another on the way, so I'm wondering what the downsides might be resizing the .270 to .30-06.
I first checked SAAMI and the headspace lengths and shoulder angles are identical. I checked a piece of .270 brass in my .30-06 case gauge and it checked OK for headspace but overall length was long.I liberally lubed the inside of the neck and carefully worked the brass into the resizing die. After sizing, the brass looked good, it gauged OK again for headspace and was still a little long - nothing the Quick Trim won't fix.
So, am I heading for trouble or just more work? Or does someone have a cache of .30-06 brass and want to trade it for once-fired .270 brass?
I first checked SAAMI and the headspace lengths and shoulder angles are identical. I checked a piece of .270 brass in my .30-06 case gauge and it checked OK for headspace but overall length was long.I liberally lubed the inside of the neck and carefully worked the brass into the resizing die. After sizing, the brass looked good, it gauged OK again for headspace and was still a little long - nothing the Quick Trim won't fix.
So, am I heading for trouble or just more work? Or does someone have a cache of .30-06 brass and want to trade it for once-fired .270 brass?