Any belted mag brass ie 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag etc can be formed to 6.5 Rem Mag with the correct form and trim dies. .350 Rem Mag brass can be necked down as well but I imagine it take a few steps down and possibly some neck reaming as well though I am not sure about the last. Sean
Posts: 537 | Location: Vermont | Registered: 04 March 2001
Start out with your bullet seating die... take the guts out... back the die out untill it barely touches the case (you are using .7mm cases right?) Lube the case Size the case in steps, half a turn on the die at a time Trim to proper lenghth Full lenghth size with you FL die
Will probably have to neck ream.
I have made .22/250 cases from .30/06 brass this way just fooling around. It can be done, just takes a little time.
I used to make 6.5 Remington from .264 Winchester with one pass through the die then a trim. 7mm Remington should do as well. Since most factory chambers are very loose in the neck, you likely won't have to ream, but only trial in you actual chamber will tell.
Posts: 13263 | Location: Henly, TX, USA | Registered: 04 April 2001
I've been using 6.5RM brass I get from Graf and Sons. I shoot two 6.5 RM's and a .30 x 6.5 RM so I go through alot of brass. A little on the expensive side but worth all the fun when people ask what I'm shooting and most people have never even heard of this cartridge. The 6.5 is "The Orignal Short Magnum."
