The 7 Steps to Brass Case Conversion

By Tom McHale

By Preston Bankson,
Learn how to resize range pick-up brass into obscure and expensive calibers.

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- I was at a crossroads last fall when considering a new rifle. I wanted something that would allow me to get into the long-range shooting game as well as harvest medium-sized game — mostly whitetail deer. I settled in on the 6.5mm bore diameter but had to decide which particular chambering. As I was definitely going bolt-action, I figured I’d get what velocity I could before approaching magnums as I didn’t have the need (or budget) for them.

The now ubiquitous 6.5mm Creedmoor was looking like the obvious cartridge to select. Before I could pull the trigger, I found out about the .260 Remington, whose parent case is the .308 Winchester. After some reading and shopping around, I found out that there are still a number of rifles chambered in .260 Rem, that the cartridge is reliable, and has slightly more capacity than the 6.5mm Creedmoor. On top of all that, I could use .308 Win brass. Pause. I could use my nearly endless supply of .308 Winchester brass? …Read the Rest

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