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2152hq
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Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)
01/06/18 01:12 AM

My rifles chamber won't accept the slightly larger dia head of the Swede 6.5 case, so I went to 8x57 brass which I had. I've used some 7x57 commercial brass also.

I use a cut down 6.5 Swede die set (Lee) for forming and loading, neck sizing only after the first firing. The shoulder fireforms to bit of a different angle from what the 6.5Swede FL die leaves it in sizing and forming. But I use the first process to just get a shoulder set into position well enough to feel some resistance when I close the bolt.

I must first run the 8x57 brass up into a 303Brit FL die (w/o decapper-expander). This in order to decrease the case diameter up at the shoulder and just below it.
It's an educated push into the die but easily done.
If I don't do this step first, the 8x57 brass (or any of these types I've tried) will be a touch to wide in that area and hit the side walls of the chamber giving a false headspace reading as you are pushing the shoulder back in the cut down 6.5Swede die.
I found that out with the first few rounds I made up.

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6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	Rolf	27/05/18 11:28 PM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	lancaster	28/05/18 12:20 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	darwinmauser	01/06/18 09:41 PM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	Rolf	18/06/18 11:39 PM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	kuduae	28/05/18 02:06 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	Rothhammer1	28/05/18 03:34 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	Rolf	28/05/18 04:39 PM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	DORLEAC	30/05/18 04:16 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	2152hq	30/05/18 07:28 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	kuduae	31/05/18 03:50 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	2152hq	01/06/18 01:12 AM
Re: 6,5 x 54 Mauser (not Mannlicher)	DarylS	28/05/18 03:16 AM

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