.300 SAVAGE Loaded Ammo & Empty Cases

[satx78247]

Friends,

I'm always interested in buying .300 Savage ammo and empty cases. - IF you have any "hanging around the house" that is surplus to your needs, please email me with what you have for sale & your price.

Note: I would also be a buyer for some 4895 or similar cans of powder.

yours, satx
texasnative46@gmail.com

 

[satx78247]

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[satx78247]

BBTTT.

 

[satx78247]

BBTTT yet again

 

[deemus]

That stuff is hard to find. If you locate some brass, please PM me. I could use a couple hundred cases.

 

[Moonpie]

I have some .303 Savage brass if you want that.

 

[satx78247]

deemus,

CABELA'S usually has it in stock as factory-loaded ammo at about 2.20 per round BUT I'm WAY too cheap to pay that much. = I may start making my own from 7.62 NATO once-fired cases.
(The re-forming dies aren't a lot of $$$$$.)

IF I start making .300 Sav cases, are you interested in some??

yours, satx

 

[deemus]

330? Or 300? I'm in on 300.


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[DubiousDan]

At a glance it looks as though all you'd have to do is run 308 brass into a 300 Savage sizing die and then trim it.

Midway has loaded ammo and empty cases though the cases cost about as much as the loaded ammo.

http://www.midwayusa.com/300-savage/br?cid=9362

 

[satx78247]

Moonpie,

YES, PLEASE.

yours, satx

 

[satx78247]

DubiousDan,

For a bolt-action, you are 100% correct.

For a lever-action, pump or semi-auto, it's a bit more complicated.

Like I said earlier, I'm WAY TOO CHEAP to pay nearly 1.50 each for cases, when I can get 7.62 once-fired hulls for FREE.

yours, satx

 

[DubiousDan]

DubiousDan,

For a bolt-action, you are 100% correct.

For a lever-action, pump or semi-auto, it's a bit more complicated.

Like I said earlier, I'm WAY TOO CHEAP to pay nearly 1.50 each for cases, when I can get 7.62 once-fired hulls for FREE.

yours, satx

It would vary from rifle to rifle. I used to make 6.5 X 55 cases out of once fired 30.06 cases that functioned flawlessly out of a semi auto rifle by just full length re-sizing and trimming them.

 

[deemus]

DubiousDan,

For a bolt-action, you are 100% correct.

For a lever-action, pump or semi-auto, it's a bit more complicated.

Like I said earlier, I'm WAY TOO CHEAP to pay nearly 1.50 each for cases, when I can get 7.62 once-fired hulls for FREE.

yours, satx

So you can make 300 Savage cases from 308?

 

[satx78247]

deemus,

All it takes is a set of 7.62 NATO or .308 Winchester to .300 savage case forming dies & a power case trimmer. - Then, imVho, you SHOULD run the new .300 Savage cases through a .300 Savage full-length sizing die before loading your new .300 Savage cases.
(NOT a difficult process at all. It is, of course, somewhat time-consuming, though I have a friend in WV that can "turn-out" about 50+ cases per hour for nearly ZERO cost, using "range pick-up" 7.62mm NATO cases.)

A personal note: I have long wondered WHY the US Government didn't just give the .300 Savage a "military designation", as there is LITTLE difference in 7.62 NATO & .300 Savage.= Loaded with a 147 grain NATO-standard FMJ bullet the ballistics of the two cartridges are nearly identical.

yours, satx

 

[deemus]

deemus,

All it takes is a set of 7.62 NATO or .308 Winchester to .300 savage case forming dies & a power case trimmer. - Then, imVho, you SHOULD run the new .300 Savage cases through a .300 Savage full-length sizing die before loading your new .300 Savage cases.
(NOT a difficult process at all. It is, of course, somewhat time-consuming, though I have a friend in WV that can "turn-out" about 50+ cases per hour for nearly ZERO cost, using "range pick-up" 7.62mm NATO cases.)

A personal note: I have long wondered WHY the US Government didn't just give the .300 Savage a "military designation", as there is LITTLE difference in 7.62 NATO & .300 Savage.= Loaded with a 147 grain NATO-standard FMJ bullet the ballistics of the two cartridges are nearly identical.

yours, satx

Good info, thanks.

 

[satx78247]

deemus,

WELCOME.

yours, satx

 

[DubiousDan]

So you can make 300 Savage cases from 308?

For the most part case forming dies are used when there are marked differences in size or the two cases in particular when going from a small caliber to a larger caliber bullet like .223 to say .260.

When you have two cases of similar size and the new case is the same caliber and the new case is just slightly smaller than the parent case all that needs to be done is to size the case in the sizing die of the new caliber making sure to lube the outside of the case and the inside or the neck.

If you compare the .300 Savage to the 308 Winchester you will see that the most noticeable difference is that the .300 Savage is just a bit shorter than the 308 and what you will notice about the 308 case after you run it into the .300 Savage sizing die is that the shoulder has been pushed back and that the neck is too long. Trim the case to the proper size and you have a serviceable .300 Savage case. If the metal of the neck is too thick you may have to either inside or outside ream the necks. This is more apt to happen if you use military brass and outside neck reaming is better.

This will not make cases that are bench-rest quality but they will be fine for deer hunting at a couple hundred yards. The best would be actual 300 Savage cases.

Or you could spend a couple hundred dollars on a case forming set.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/978883/rcbs-case-forming-die-set-300-savage-from-308-winchester

 

[satx78247]

DubiousDan,

YEP, a regular set of .300 Savage dies will make "serviceable" cases but the REAL 7.62 to .300 case re-forming dies are BEST & will make "match grade" .300 Savage cases from (my favorite brass!!) Lake City or other military brass, with just trimming for length.

yours, satx

 

[DubiousDan]

DubiousDan,

YEP, a regular set of .300 Savage dies will make "serviceable" cases but the REAL 7.62 to .300 case re-forming dies are BEST & will make "match grade" .300 Savage cases from (my favorite brass!!) Lake City or other military brass, with just trimming for length.

yours, satx

It would be cheaper to buy .300 Savage brass than to pay $248.00 for a set of reforming dies though. Hope you find some brass.

 

[satx78247]

DubiousDan,

Fwiw, I'm "negotiating with" an executor of a formerly quite well-known reloader to buy his set of case re-forming dies. = I offered 50.oo cash for the dies.
(The lawyer doesn't even know what the dies are for.)

We'll see what he says soon, as he needs to "close" the estate.

yours, satx