I just got 100 7-30 Waters cases for a very small price in a yard sale (Who knew??). While I have great respect for Ken Waters, I don't have a 7-30, but I do have several .25-35s, and it LOOKS to me like a 7-30 case would be more easily re-formed into .25-35 than the .30-30s I've used in the past.
Anybody tried this? Results? Problems?
7-30 Waters to .25-35?
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
They would work great for 25-35 AI. The shoulder is farther forward than 30-30 so I would think it would have more brass to move than a 30-30 cartridge. Won't know without trying .
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
I shoot and reload the 7-30 in my Contender pistol. It is a super cartridge in a Contender. I'd buy that brass off of you if you're trying to decide what to do with it.
Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
It didn't work well for me. Anneal, get the lube just so and then be disappointed. Bought .25-35 brass and was done with that problem. .30-30 worked better.
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
Yea, beside of all of the above, you might run into large case webs. I have yet to be able to run a 30-30 case into a 25-35 fls and get it to work in a half dozen 25-35's I've played with. I've always needed to size them down with a .219 Zipper case former.
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
Howdy,
I sure hate to see you mess up 7-30 waters brass.. I just called "Gunstop", a reloading shop
in Minneapolis to check stock.. They have some! Better grab it!
800-645-7644
http://www.gunstop.com/Store/Rifle%20Brass/Winchester®
Paul
I sure hate to see you mess up 7-30 waters brass.. I just called "Gunstop", a reloading shop
in Minneapolis to check stock.. They have some! Better grab it!
800-645-7644
http://www.gunstop.com/Store/Rifle%20Brass/Winchester®
Paul
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
That's a great shop.pshort wrote:Howdy,
I sure hate to see you mess up 7-30 waters brass.. I just called "Gunstop", a reloading shop
in Minneapolis to check stock.. They have some! Better grab it!
800-645-7644
http://www.gunstop.com/Store/Rifle%20Brass/Winchester®
Paul
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Re: 7-30 Waters to .25-35?
thanks for the address, Paul--I'll hang onto it. But I traded the 7-30s for some factory-loaded and some once-fired .25-35s at my gun club's swapmeet. Problem solved.
I think you need special RCBS forming dies to make .30-30s into .25-35s efficiently. And then you have some trimming and reaming, and maybe fire-forming to do. Worth it if you can't get .25-35 brass any other way; this "obsolete" cartridge has come into its own with modern bullets and powders (I use it only in 2 single shots and a Savage 99, so have a wide choice of bullets. That helps.).
I think you need special RCBS forming dies to make .30-30s into .25-35s efficiently. And then you have some trimming and reaming, and maybe fire-forming to do. Worth it if you can't get .25-35 brass any other way; this "obsolete" cartridge has come into its own with modern bullets and powders (I use it only in 2 single shots and a Savage 99, so have a wide choice of bullets. That helps.).