Reeder Custom Guns - I think the necks were too soft, sholders too

WB
I think the necks were too soft, sholders too
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 15:18

I was trying to make 6mm PPC from .220 Russian. Not a difficult task at all. Open up a .22 to .243. Well, you see some of the unique challenges. This benchrest brass is sort of raw, special stuff, made to neck turn to the closest 1/2 thousandth etc. I noted the top half of the cases were a nice blue hue.

I did load many cases but had about 15% failures on some level. I was pulling my hair out. Those telescopes were simple attempts to neck up with an elliptical expander ball. I still do not know why other than too soft shoulders. I've necked up a .22 to .416 just this week! But sometimes the bear gets you!

Sometimes when it's too much to bear - WB, 2019-10-29, 14:33
- Forming 220 Russian to 6 ppc - Mike Casselton, 2019-10-30, 11:38
- there is a solution to that problem. Throw those old - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-29, 15:37
  - Throw them in a large can with all the others - Jim Taylor, 2019-10-29, 15:57
    - It's not that at all, you got me wrong - WB, 2019-10-29, 16:57
      - Lmao (nm) - Sid R, 2019-10-29, 17:44
    - AMEN Jim. crying over spilt bourbon. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-29, 16:25
      - since 1978 I have crushed, dented, collapsed, - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-29, 17:01
- Oh....I’ve crush crimped my share! (nm) - Drdougrx, 2019-10-29, 15:07
  - Lee Collet Crimp Die eliminates the possibility completely - Huey, 2019-10-29, 15:11
    - Me too Huey. I had Lee make me one for 300GNR and 429GNR (nm) - Drdougrx, 2019-10-29, 18:00
    - I think the necks were too soft, sholders too - WB, 2019-10-29, 15:18
- LOL Only my mistakes were not kept. (nm) - Sid R, 2019-10-29, 14:38
  - Not to make reason of my tinkering - WB, 2019-10-29, 17:06
    - LOL. I hear you with the SL'r. - Sid R, 2019-10-29, 17:39