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I can't find, buy or trade for it so guess I can make it. What would be the best case to cut, size and form from. I have some 416 Ruger I could use as the base to cut size down. It would basically be a straight walled cartridge being sized down. My guess it I'd have to step it down. I made 300 BLK years a go when you couldn't find it, but a 404 case is going to be moving a
lot of brass. Thoughts? Suggestions? Full Member Minuteman
I’d recommend patience...
ADG just had a run of it lot long ago. Full Member Minuteman
I was able to trade for once fired so I have some to start playing with. Now I am going to fool around with forming from 416 as a parent to see if it can be done. I do this a lot with obsolete cartridges, but there is going to be a heavy shoulder angle from straight walled case. I am also going to have to make a jig for hold the brass for cutting it down. I am also going to have
to step it down. COVID and time to burn.
Lapua available on backorder from creedmoor sports and euor optic. As far as forming, the 300 RCM is technically the parent case. I believe it is longer at the shoulder and would require some working and neck turning. By the time you buy the brass and the equipment....well, I'd just wait for a backorder or preorder to come in. In this case the 6.5 PRC is more popular
than the parent cartridge, so I see little benefit to forming long term.0002s
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Have you tried their resellers?0002s
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Joined: May 2017 Posts: 856 | I've made it from 300 RCM brass. It worked but the neck needs turned and the bolt still closed hard until it was fire formed. I never annealed the brass. I think doing so would make the job easier. I luckily ran into a good supply of PRC brass shortly after so I gave up on the project. I have some RCM brass I'll send you for the cost of shipping if you're interested in trying it. Good luck, Todd |
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Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 17,638 | Check SPS a couple times a day. They have had some short lived runs of blem over the past few months. What I have noticed is that the brass will come out from manufacturers in massive batches. Lapua pumped a crap ton onto the market recently. That happens, then things run dry for a long while. I'll try to remember to shoot you a message when I see some. Last edited by PaulBarnard; 09/16/21. |
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Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,111 | There is 4 boxes of Laupa on the shelf today. I'll send you a P.M with the location. I consciously elevated the energy field and entrained to a theta state before making this post. |
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Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,111 | There is 4 boxes of Laupa on the shelf today. I'll send you a P.M with the location. If he's not interested, hit me up. Will do. I consciously elevated the energy field and entrained to a theta state before making this post. |