280 GNR

Grover Sr
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 19:41 (3177 days ago)

Just wondering how simple/complicated resizing the 405 brass for 280 GNR is. Is it all done with the 280 GNR dies or multiple dies in several steps?

Thanks

you only have to do it once but it takes 3 steps

Gary Reeder
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:01 (3177 days ago) @ Grover Sr

40 caliber to 375, then to 338, then 308, then 7mm.

Should he anneal the brass first, if virgin brass?

O' Gary
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:03 (3177 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

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Hornady 405 brass has already been annealed

Gary Reeder
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:17 (3177 days ago) @ O' Gary

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Do you sell brass already sized?

Grover Sr
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:21 (3177 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

I don't have 40, 375, 338 or 7mm dies.

I guess I should have just said

Grover Sr
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:43 (3177 days ago) @ Grover Sr

I don't have 375 or 338 dies. I assume the 280 GNR die dies the 7mm sizing

.405 is smaller than the 06' case body

WB
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Saturday, December 30, 2017, 09:17 (3176 days ago) @ Grover Sr

So that means if you have a set of .358 Win. dies laying around, .375 H&H too, you can use them to start the neck down process. For fireforming you only need the shoulder pushed back far enough to chamber and a 7mm neck into the .280 chamber. Firing blows the rest out to fully form.

Sometimes you might get an uneven neck but that can be trimmed square. I get a split sometimes but that too can be trimmed out for use over several firings. For maximum case life just bump the shoulder back to chamber easily and size the neck to hold the bullet, no crimp needed. I chamfer only, to fit bullet into cases.

I look around for any other die sets I own that might be useful for necking down. A .44 Mag is basically .30-06 size so a .356 GNR would even help necking. Get creative and lube well. .338 Win. (if it reaches), .308, .30-06, 7mm Mag. & Mauser, etc. The more steps the less stress on the brass but it's not that critical. You have to get that neck in the chamber and the action closed on it. The rest will fill out.

A minor .280 split, brass temper related, fresh fireformed.
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The .356 GNR is on the .41 Mag. not .44

WB
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Saturday, December 30, 2017, 09:23 (3176 days ago) @ WB

A correction, but you get the idea. Used dies off the net are a big help too.

Thanks WB I have 356 GNR dies

Grover Sr
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Saturday, December 30, 2017, 12:25 (3176 days ago) @ WB

And 308 but nothing between 356 and 405. Gonna go to ebay to ser what sizing only dies I can find

you don't need 40. The 405 brass is already 40

Gary Reeder
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Friday, December 29, 2017, 20:48 (3177 days ago) @ Grover Sr

you need some 375 sizer die, it doesn't have to be 378 GNR. You need some 338 die and then a 30 caliber die. The final die is the 280 die which is 7mm. And I don't sell any brass or loaded ammo. You might check with Colorado Custom Cartridges. They load the 280, so they may also sell sized brass.

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