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256 win mag

varianvarian Member Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭✭
edited April 2014 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Is anyone making brass or ammo for the 256 win mag? I can't find any and what I'm making from 357 brass isn't turning out the best.
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  • varianvarian Member Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    is it possible to make 256 win mag cases out of 357 mag brass for this round. is it reasonably easy to do. thanks
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    varian,

    According to the practitioners, anneal first then use a .30 Mauser die to start the neck and finish with the .256 die.

    Best.
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  • 62fuelie62fuelie Member Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Be sure to use brass cases not nickle plated ones, you'll lose too many in the neck down. I did this for my Marlin lever gun 30+ years ago and with fresh brass and light lube was able to go straight into the .256 die without the intermediate step. One trick I found was that after the round was loaded I needed to pass them thru a carbide .357 die with the center spindle removed for easier chambering.
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