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Re: Fire forming new brass
Reply #15 - Sep 19th, 2026 at 3:37pm
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calledflyer wrote on Sep 19th, 2026 at 2:45pm:
OK, I wondered about that earlier post- it sorta sounded like it was  next thing to a full safari with porters and all. I never tried to aim a forming load (not that I did a zillion of them), just up in the air at the range and retreat to home.



Grin  No, usually they're shot at card table distances.  I guess I've fireformed hundreds of rounds over the years.  We've always lived on acreage so it is step out the door and fire.

Last year there was more squirrels than I ever remember and I hunted squirrels for 67 years.  They were of Biblical proportions.  Standing just off my front porch I killed over 60 and it didn't look as if I made a dent.  So it's easy to shoot here.
  
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Re: Fire forming new brass
Reply #16 - Sep 20th, 2026 at 10:56am
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For those interested it a cutoff saw as shown in Marlinguy's post here is the one I use from Harbor Freight. I have used it hundreds of times without problems.

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Re: Fire forming new brass
Reply #17 - Sep 20th, 2026 at 4:33pm
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Same here.  I’ve used that HF cutoff saw to trim thousands of pieces of brass.  I make jigs to bolt to the saw a king it easier to get precise cut lengths.  When I say thousands of pieces of brass, I mean thousands.  A few years back I converted an entire 5 gallon bucket full of LC 5.56 brass to .300 Blackout.  Every piece was cut on my HF cutoff saw.
  
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Re: Fire forming new brass
Reply #18 - yesterday at 2:10pm
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I have the small V block I made up that serves to hold the cases, and also sets the length I want to chop the cases off. I clamp it using the built in vise on the HF saw, and just hold the case down as I chop them off. Works very well, and cuts them very fast also.
I bought a pack of extra blades when I bought the mini chop saw a decade ago and they're still brand new in the package as I can't seem to wear out the first blade.
  

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