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Message started by Rebel-Yell on May 7th, 2017 at 4:03am

Title: Re: 30-40 Krag case necks are splitting
Post by Rebel-Yell on May 8th, 2017 at 1:30am
Thanks, guys.

I've not had to anneal rifle case necks before. Most were straight wall 38-55 or 45-70. The .260 Remington & .308 never gave me problems with splitting, just experienced splitting with the .303 British and the .30-40 Krag.

I did full-length size the .30-40 brass for use in both rifles. The 1895 needed it. I'll segregate the brass now into two batches and neck size the Krag's. The Hornady annealing kit is now out of print, so to speak. I've been looking for components to make my own. The drill spinner idea sounds good to me. Saw a spinner pair online that gripped the primer pockets, but not sure how that would work.

I will need to full length size the 1895's brass, though. Fortunately, I did score 100 new brass cases and 100 rounds of 180 grain commercial loads recently, so have more to go with the cases I already on my bench.

Again, thanks.

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