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Can I just trim the cases to lenght and run them through my die.I have not been able to find any 7-08 brass I have lots of 308 brass
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Size first, trim later if necessary.
You can set up the size die so you make a "false shoulder" when sizing down the neck.
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Can I just trim the cases to lenght and run them through my die.I have not been able to find any 7-08 brass I have lots of 308 brass I have tons of hand loads 260 rounds that say 308 on the bottom of them....so the 7/08 should be even easier...
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After sizing .308 to 7-08 you will likely never need to trim a case. Sizing them down to 7mm shortens the neck.
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After sizing .308 to 7-08 you will likely never need to trim a case. Siing them down to 7mm shortens the neck. Yup. I've done this to countless 30-06 turned .270 cases in the past. Trim to true up the case mouth and make them all the same length.
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Thanks for the input I will give it a try.
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Don't shorten the cases! Run them through the die, load up and shoot.
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After sizing .308 to 7-08 you will likely never need to trim a case. Sizing them down to 7mm shortens the neck. you sure of that? I would think it would make them longer,but also,I think the 7-08 case is longer than the 308.
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7-08 brass is .020 longer than .308 brass, so when the .308 is necked down to 7-08 it comes out short.
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