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Safety would be my real concern creating a "rebated" rim by fireforming. Blown up rifles almost always begin with catastrophic case failure. If the case is somewhat compromised it doesn't take excessive or even normal pressure to rupture.
Thickness of the sidewalls .shouldn't be a problem but rather the ductility of the thicker brass in the web area. Can it readily reform without fracture? As in a "press brake" thicker material will always fracture easier than sheet metal when trying to form it to the same contours. The "bending" of the interior web outwards may initiate an interior and unseen "tear". That's why I mentioned sectioning (spitting) some fired cases for inspection.Safety is always the concern. I like math so I do it before playing around with cartridges, I just don't post everything. The .017" increase in diameter only equates to a ~3% increase in circumference. The walls were ~.030" on the last piece of brass I cut and measured, so the walls will still be ~.029" thick. plenty imo. Again, if you don't hear from me for a few days, call the coroner
I'd rather put a mustache on the Mona Lisa with a sharpie than cut a piece of good Lapua brass .... but ok. I'll take a 3x fired piece and post some pics of it cut
Back me up on the math. Don't want you guys worrying about me
Wssms will outperform by a lot
You can do that for sure, but the goal was to maximize the 6br case. Resembles a dasher or 6br-dx
Makes me think you will still be around to help me with an Idaho hunt some day.
It's safe. My rum type hybrids required much more math and cautionMakes me think you will still be around to help me with an Idaho hunt some day.
Nothing scary looking so far.
Carry on.....but be **** careful my friend.
these little guys aren't too badThat looks sweet
