Still waiting for my .338 Federal dies and brass.
Build had been going for about 4 years now.
I wanted ammo to shoot as soon as my barrel nut came in (which it did today).
So, I took some commercial .308 cases, deprimed and “sized” it in my ‘06 dies, dumped some powder in, and seated some 225’s with my .358 Win seating die, expanding the case mouth while seating the bullet. Not what I’d want to do all the time, and I can’t load these cases again without at least a neck sizer, but, they pass the plunk test in my rifle, cycled fine by hand, and give me at least a few rounds (27) to shoot while I wait for dies and brass.
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The answer to 1984 is 1776