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I just picked up my Christmas present,a Kimber Montana in 7mmWSM. I would like to use the excellent Nosler brasswhich is available in 300WSM. Other than running it through a Redding full length die (or I suppose even a neck size die) and trimming the length are there any other considerations? Does Lapua sell WSM brass?orNorma?
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Nosler Brass is ready to load out of the box.
 
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I'd go with Norma brass. That's all I use. I neck size new brass becasue no matter how weel made a case or what the price, necks get dinged. I use it for my 270, 270 WSM, and my 300 WSM before I decided to downsize my arsinal.


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FWIW I had to go to a small base die on my 270 WSM because th FL die wasn't pushing the shoulders back to spec. If you can chamber a necksized WSM case after a few firings, great. Be aware you may have to go to a FL or even small base die.


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Converting 300 or 270 WSM brass is a conversion that I don't think I'd want to mess with. The 7 WSM's shoulder is moved further forward so that it won't chamber in 270 WSM's. You would have to Make a false shoulder and fireform the brass before you could use it with full power loads. I hate having to waste a good bullet fireforming brass when I can just buy the brass ready to load.

From the 6th edition Hornady manual. Distances from the base of the case to the BASE of the neck:

270 WSM 1.824
7 WSM 1.857
300 WSM 1.802

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