forming cases

[Kurt]

I just finished loading some .30-40 Krag cases to form .38-50 Rem Hepburn cases for my new rifle I should have soon.

I annealed 200, primed and loaded them with 15 grains of Unique powder and a 1/4 teaspoon of corn meal and sealed it with a lube wad to make loading easer without spilling the load in the case.

This sure makes loading a Blk powder round a lot less time consuming and a lot easier.

I fired one round in the .40-70 to see if I had enough powder to get the shoulder shot out with this load and it looks like a factory short .40-70 case. Perfect! Now to shoot then in the new rifle and get them trimmed and reloaded with lead and elk powder.
I really don't think a second forming load will be needed from looking at cases Arnie formed in his .38-50 and the case that came out of my .40-70. This case I shot today blowing the shoulder out is the same diameter as the ..40-70 cases I been shooting in the .40-70. I expected to see way undersized case necks with the corn meal load, but it didn't happen. They are right on.

Kurt