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Originally posted by SDhunter:
They are not located next to HS Precision/Pepsi plant.

They are located north of Cabelas though. I will be stopping in Monday morning before work to see if they still have any 9.3x64 brass.

Will wonders never cease?
Jamison/Captech is neighbors to Cabela's?
Location, location, location.
Cabela's in Rapid City, SD now too?
Been to the one in Mitchell SD, and Sydney NE, and St. Louis (Hazelwood) MO, Kansas City KS, East Grand Forks MN, etc., etc. ... and coming soon to Louisville KY ... It's about time!

I was hoping for .577 Tyrannosaur brass. We need a supply of decent brass after A-Square is no more.

Jamison makes 600 Overkill.
I wonder if they would supply "basic blank" 30-06 brass that is +2.5" to use in forming 400 Whelen and such?
I have inquired.

Here is the .338 Lapua Magnum fully formed and the "basic blank" that seems to have a diameter out near where the shoulder will be formed,
that is identical to that of the 500 Mbogo Short/50-12 and the 12.7X68/49-10.

Initial measuring and weighing shows that Jamison is even more uniform than the best of best Lapua brand, though it is lighter than Lapua,
it is just 0.9 grains heavier than the excellent Hornady.

I will not bore with anymore actual measurements, until specifics about a certain wildcat come up on another thread,
except to add that the "blank basic" .338 Lapua brass is exactly 2.750" on average, +/- 0.001" in length,
and weighs 325.6 grains on average, which is 14.2 grains heavier than when it is fully formed, trimmed, and headstamped to .338LM.

Stopped in this am and picked up some 9.3x64 brass. Definitely up and running, and asked if there was any other obsolete brass that they could produce.

So if you have any requests, give them a call.

Ron that basic brass looks nice; seems like the perfect solution for the 50-12 and 49-10 plus everything else from .40 caliber and above...

I look forward to your measurements and evaluation of the brass in the cartridge specific threads...

Hi Ron between Jamison producing great brass and Hornady making great .474 bullets, the wildcat future is looking good. Just received a couple of boxes of the 500 grain Hornady bullets and they sure seem to have built them tough. How many projects do you have on the go?
Take good care
Dave

Hi Dave,

Good to hear from you. Glad you are still kicking. Me too.

How many projects do I have on the go, you ask?
Heh, heh, too many, since I never get finished with one before I start another ...

The latest four I am still working on are (forget for now the many more from the past I need to complete load testing):


1. .375/404 Jeffery Saeed of 2012: Loading some ammo for this now, finally got the reloading dies a few days ago from Hornady.


2. 400 Whelen (a "me too" with Rusty McGee doing the workups in his M98 rifle, and building one for me on a Ruger Hawkeye ... one of these days)


3. 12.7x68/49-10: .500-caliber on the .338 Lapua Magnum case. Needs to finish some load development.


4. 500 Mbogo Short/50-12: .510-caliber that is the latest startup, pictured here, formed from Jamison brass,
trimmed from 2.750" blank basic 338 Lapua to 2.700" maximum:




Did I mention that the Jamison finished .338 Lapua Magnum brass is even more uniform than Lapua brand,
in linear and weight dimensions,
and intermediate in weight between Hornady and Lapua brands?

From the 500 Mbogo Short thread:

Chris Freeman, production manager at Captech International:

Says the Jamison International blank basic brass will be offerred again in 2013, whenever they make another run of it.

Sounds like they will offer any blank basic that they routinely make, whenever they make a new batch of it,
and wildcatters can buy it, routinely,
if they get you on the wish list with office manager, Kathy Greenhaw.
Contact info above.

The blank basic is made as a preliminary step for each of the finished brass they make, of course,
and that includes .416 Rigby blank basic that is +2.945" for use in the 470 Mbogo. They do have the bunter for "Mbogo 470" headstamp."

I am on the wish list for blank basic 30-06 and 338 LM.

Maybe Dave could review with us how he previously got a bunter made up for his own use, at home, with a hydraulic jack to headstamp his own "470 Mbogo" blank basic brass, please?

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Originally posted by RIP:
Did I mention that the Jamison finished .338 Lapua Magnum brass is even more uniform than Lapua brand...

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Originally posted by RIP:
TOM,
That is the best history of the 9.5x70 Magnum yet to be found on the web, thanks.

JI/CI brass is incoming.

I also need to ask about 30-06 cylindrical basic for use in 400 Whelen and such. maybe 2.6" long?

@RIP,@ michael458,

to finally finish the 9,5x70 Project i´ve send the complete Data to Pacific tool&gauge (Dave Kiff). He´s made a Set of Reamers/Gauges for my Gunsmith. So if anybody is interested contact Dave the usual way....

Best
Michael the other one...

... and the 9.5x70 headspace gage is the same as for the .338 Lapua Magnum.
And likely the official reamer is a short-throated one meant for long range target accuracy with VLD bullets,
to which I could add a .3756"-diameter/1*7'-leade free-bore extension with a separate reamer?