338 Sherman Brass

[elkaholic]

Did I read wrong on your website that you had brass for the 338 SS? I could just be wishful thinking....

yas, there is 338 ss brass. You need to neck it up but it has the correct head stamp

 

[couesaddict]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the 338 I believe I'd just start with a relatively light load and jam the bullets into the lands a ways to set headspace rather than working the brass all the way to .35 and back?? Maybe I'm overthinking the brass thing but that seems to me like a lot of stretching of it. I necked up and back down to form the false shoulder on my 270 sherman though and it worked good.

 

[elkaholic]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the 338 I believe I'd just start with a relatively light load and jam the bullets into the lands a ways to set headspace rather than working the brass all the way to .35 and back?? Maybe I'm overthinking the brass thing but that seems to me like a lot of stretching of it. I necked up and back down to form the false shoulder on my 270 sherman though and it worked good.

You can do it several ways but my preferred way is a false shoulder and still jam the bullet with a moderate load

 

[nksmfamjp]

Why do you prefer the false shoulder? It seems like jamming cheap bullets with a light load is easiest...., right?

 

[elkaholic]

Why do you prefer the false shoulder? It seems like jamming cheap bullets with a light load is easiest...., right?

Its easiest, yes

 

[CjC73]

Found some Norma brass... $90/100. Now to get is sized up to 35 cal

Now... barrel length? 24" or 22"? I'll put a brake on it for sure.

 

[DocDoc]

The false shoulder is the best guarantee that the headspace is correct and you get uniform brass. Yes it is more work, but the uniform brass is the result.

 

[couesaddict]

Found some Norma brass... $90/100. Now to get is sized up to 35 cal

Now... barrel length? 24" or 22"? I'll put a brake on it for sure.

I'd do it in steps for sure. .270-.308 as a max step. .308-338 then 338-358. Those are the biggest jumps I'd do.

 

[elkaholic]

The false shoulder is the best guarantee that the headspace is correct and you get uniform brass. Yes it is more work, but the uniform brass is the result.

+1

 

[CjC73]

What barrel length would suffice for the 338 Sherman? 22 or 24"

 

[elkaholic]

What barrel length would suffice for the 338 Sherman? 22 or 24"

You only lose about 10-12'/inch so shorter barrels aren't much of a performance loss.

 

[CjC73]

You only lose about 10-12'/inch so shorter barrels aren't much of a performance loss.

22 it is. Thanks.

 

[CjC73]

I know you said to start with 270win brass. Why couldn't you start with 30-06? I'm just curious.

 

[elkaholic]

I know you said to start with 270win brass. Why couldn't you start with 30-06? I'm just curious.

Its too short!!