Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

Today I'll be converting 200 factory primed 7.62x39 steel Norinco cases to 6.5 Grendel.....easy as, & makes shooting the Grendel a lot more pleasurable when one doesn't have to worry about cost of shells. Just flick them out into the grass & keep chasing the goats.
I'd like to try them on Wally jumpers to see how effective the cal was.
Steel reloading is just as easy as brass.....but cheaper.

Originally Posted by Tararua Phil

Today I'll be converting 200 factory primed 7.62x39 steel Norinco cases to 6.5 Grendel.....easy as, & makes shooting the Grendel a lot more pleasurable when one doesn't have to worry about cost of shells. Just flick them out into the grass & keep chasing the goats.
I'd like to try them on Wally jumpers to see how effective the cal was.
Steel reloading is just as easy as brass.....but cheaper.

I asked this elsewhere..no reply.... what sort of pressure are those steel cases rated for??? same as or more than brass??? do they ever just "let go"....hope they go well for you...would be interesting round on wallabies indeed.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I asked this elsewhere..no reply.... what sort of pressure are those steel cases rated for??? same as or more than brass??? do they ever just "let go"....hope they go well for you...would be interesting round on wallabies indeed.

Greetings @Micky Duck,
As far as I am aware the steel cases are not rated for higher pressure than brass. They are just a cheaper material for cases. Cases from different manufacturers could be quite different in hardness and more important ductility. I doubt if reloadability was high on the manufacturers list of importance.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I asked this elsewhere..no reply.... what sort of pressure are those steel cases rated for??? same as or more than brass??? do they ever just "let go"....hope they go well for you...would be interesting round on wallabies indeed.

Not sure on the pressure specs, but have found that they've given me no problems in the field (29gns of original 7.62 x39 powder behind a 90gnhp Nosler TNT for about 2850 fps) & hold together well....no letting go @ all. In the USA they get factory steel cased ammo shooting 100gn fmj/sp that were/are manufactured originally in the Combloc countries so have used that as a baseline quality control measure. There is a ytube listing that shows a Brunel hardness testing experiment that shows that the hardness of brass & steel are about the same (I'll see if I can find it & put it up) & I've found the resizing effort is also about the same. I can reload the steel 3-4x before I get split necks, but normally when I have to follow up game quickly I just leave the steel shells on the ground.
Accuracy is still good enough for me (1.5-2inch & 100yds) through my Howa Mini action stainless.
If anyone wants to try a few I can send some pre primed shells for you to try.....you pay post or call me on 027 7175260.
Phil.