Dropping Off Fired Case with Smith?

[General RE LEE]

Question,

I have a bunch of 6.5 Creedmoor brass (Alpha, Lapua, Hornady) left over. I dropped off my Tikka for a rebarrel. Dumb question but can I give the smith a fired case so that I can chamber the used brass in the new chamber/barrel? I would prefer not to start all over.

 

[waspocrew]

I’m far from an expert, but unless it’s the same exact reamer, I don’t see how giving your smith a piece of fired brass would help.

I could be wrong though!

 

[HandgunHTR]

Yeah, dropping off the case itself doesn’t really do much other than give him a basic measurement to set your new barrel’s headspace. However each piece of different brass is going to have slightly different springback, so they all might not be the same.

That being said, giving them a dummy round with your chosen bullet seated to your chosen OAL is very helpful as it allows them to set the throat length to an exact specification.

Most people just go with standard specs and work up their loads from there.

 

[sndmn11]

Question,

I have a bunch of 6.5 Creedmoor brass (Alpha, Lapua, Hornady) left over. I dropped off my Tikka for a rebarrel. Dumb question but can I give the smith a fired case so that I can chamber the used brass in the new chamber/barrel? I would prefer not to start all over.

How are you sizing?