nhenry
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- Feb 7, 2022
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You've all heard of fireforming 280 Remington brass to make 280AI brass, but can you FL size it back down to 280 Rem brass?
Just something I'm curious about.
Just something I'm curious about.
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I was just curious is allUnless you were dealing with brass that was very hard to find or some uncommon wildcat, why would you want to do that? I would think case failure rate would be high going from 280ai back to "standard" 280.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.I was just curious is all
I don’t own standard 280 dies and Google wasn’t answering my question so I asked y’all
If you were able to locate a FL die and was curious enough to see if it worked, anneal and lube well then try it. One piece of brass won't break the bank. Then you can share your results with us. Make for a rainy-day bored experiment. Dan.I was just curious is all
I don’t own standard 280 dies and Google wasn’t answering my question so I asked y’all
Might have toIf you were able to locate a FL die and was curious enough to see if it worked, anneal and lube well then try it. One piece of brass won't break the bank. Then you can share your results with us. Make for a rainy-day bored experiment. Dan.
I was just curious is all
I don’t own standard 280 dies and Google wasn’t answering my question so I asked y’all
I appreciate the response! I may have to try it eventually. I don’t have a set of 280 dies, only the AI. My dad used to own a Rem mountain rifle in 280; I might ask him if he still has the diesI don't believe you could just run the AI version into the FL .280 die. If you had the dies, and the brass held up, you could neck it up in a 30-06 die or something then neck it back down tot he 280, but most likel;y still need to fireform it. Not sure, but it would seem that way "to me". I say try it, but put a lot of Imperial Sizing Die wax on it!