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Re: 7.92 K98 mauser

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:18 am
by Andy632
.30-06 cases easily convert to 8x57 if you have any trouble finding decent cases for reloading.

Re: 7.92 K98 mauser

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:26 am
by Sandgroper
Andy632 wrote:.30-06 cases easily convert to 8x57 if you have any trouble finding decent cases for reloading.
Just curious, as I don't shoot either, do you run the 30-06 through an 8x57 FL die first and then trim?

Re: 7.92 K98 mauser

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:43 pm
by Andy632
Sandgroper wrote:
Andy632 wrote:.30-06 cases easily convert to 8x57 if you have any trouble finding decent cases for reloading.
Just curious, as I don't shoot either, do you run the 30-06 through an 8x57 FL die first and then trim?
Yup, I annealed first then run it through the 8x57 die, then trimmed.

Re: 7.92 K98 mauser

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:54 pm
by Sandgroper
Cheers, Andy. :good: