« on: January 14, 2011, 04:49:35 AM »
Hi All,
I have a 308 Win Bull barrel that was rechambered (before I bought it) to 308x444M which is almost the same as a 309 JDJ. The shoulder on the 308 x 444 is about .01 shorter than the 309 JDJ, otherwise pretty much the same dimensions. I bought a bunch of fireformed brass with this barrel but it reaching the end of it's useful life. I am no competent in annealing so I just shoot them until the neck shows signs of spliting. The load are not real high pressure so I have been able to reload with only neck size and an occasional size through the FL 444M die.
Anyway hears the deal. To size new 444M brass to 308x444 I need a 308 Win FL die and a set of 30-06 AI dies. I have to then trim about 1/4" off the bottom of the 30-06 AI dies. In that 444M brass is about twice the cost of 30-06 brass I am thinking instead of buying the 06AI dies and renting a 06AI reamer. I have studied the two chamber dimensions and the AI reamer should cleanup my barrel's chamber just fine. Also, this barrel is fitted with a muzzle brake which seems a bit of waste on fairly low recoil cartridge like the 308x444. Any thoughts or comments on things I need to consider for this rechamber?
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