To BP and JL, thanks for once again highjacking a post. Makes me think of Dr Maynard......... uuimmmm trolll errr, anyway. To the others who provided information pertinent to my quest, I say, Thanks!!! Now back to the regularly scheduled program, I have the capability to make brass, I just need some info. I do believe I need to disconnect from forums loaded with crotchety old men whom live to do keyboard combat with other like minded old men. Start your own forum and leave my posts alone. Thank you in advance, moodyholler

waterman wrote on Mar 30^th, 2017 at 1:57am:


WATERMAN:
    I'd try turning the web of the case to the appropriate size, assembling a split die around it, and, using a rod thru the case mouth, pushing it thru.   Probably have to anneal it a bit first, and use an arbor press.  I bet it would work, but I'd also bet that one wouldn't get it to work the first time he tried it!

CHRIS
RGChristensen

JLouis wrote on Mar 29^th, 2017 at 10:03pm:

The fella you are thinking about is Bob Hayley, Seymore, TX 940-888-3452, dba Hayley's custom ammunition.  I'm not sure if he is still active in this.   
Hope this helps.

It is 10+ years ago now that I was making 22 Lovell from .223 brass.  It took a hydraulic press and some interesting tooling, and some careful lathe work on each case. Believe or not I used the neck portion of a commercial 7mm die for the major swaging operation.   

So I suppose the .30-06 to .28-30 would be possible, but it might take an even bigger press. It would require large primers, which wouldn't be optimum, I would think.  The neck of a .348 Winchester die might do it.  Primer pocket distortion will be very significant.

The last time I spoke with Huntington's about 6x70, they told me that they had sold the very last they had, and that they did not expect ever to see any more.  That was also, I admit, several years ago now.    The few that I have came from Norma.

I built my wife a 28-30-120 on a 044 1/2 action many years ago. It was designed to breach seat a 131gr Barnett bullet. While waiting for the kangaroo brass, I turned one on a lathe, anealed it, I borrowed a sizeing die to finish the job, loaded & fired it many times.
Mike

My written in 2nd grade English WISH is for drawn brass not turned but hey, thanks for the obvious! moodyholler

I just saw an old advert for Bertram that said specifically that 28-30 cases were drawn.  Anyhow, if you are patient & careful, annealing first, they will work.  But they are UGLY.

I am building a fixture to stage '06 to 28-30 after turning base to 38-30 dims. I'll add a pin in a pin to protect primer pocket and flash hole. Then two cylinder s from the side to mash together forming the swage then a pin into case mouth pushed by another pin and cylinder. Out will come a piece of brass needing some prep work and annealling but should work. Opinions and/or disagreements? Thanks, moodyholler