08-08-2022, 01:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-08-2022, 03:27 PM by lazyengineer.)
Dave Nowlin Wrote:How much luck have ya'll had making 6.5 Grendel out of 7.62 x 39 brass?
There are countless threads on this. For me, I've had great luck. There are no additional processing steps required, and you don't need to fireform before calling it good. Basically adjust the die a touch and just run it. Can get about a 10% initial loss rate of collapsed necks sometimes - oh well. As to life, I'm on 6th cycle now with some of it. A couple tips:
-Case capacity is significantly different - it needs it's own load data.
-Brand variability is quite large, segregate by headstamp for sure.
Some of the best accuracy I've ever gotten was with once fired 7.62x39 brass that wasn't even fireformed yet.
I really don't know why people treat it with such disdain - it's as easy to process as Grendel Brass and shoots as well.