4patches, I purchased 2,200 cases,1,400 for .01 cents each and 800 for .03 cents each, after allowing the dirt dobbers to hatch in the 1.400 and removing the links on the 800, I took 200 of the cases and sized them to 35 Whelen, I was told the brass, all military made after 1941 andbefore 1958, was tooold and brittle because of use and age, none split, the 35 Whelen case and dies are my second favorite, the 280 Remington case is my all time favorite, there is one problem that is created when sizing a 30/06 case to 35 Whelen, the case is compressed when the neck is expandedas much as .035 thousands, this means theneck of the case allows a gap between the mouth of the case and throat of the chamber, (the gap can be as much as .045) the same gap exist when using 30/06 cases to form 270 Winchester cases, some expander balls require less effort, I have used graphite, mica and lube, in my opinion the mica is the least effective (waste of money), cleaning the neck with a lubed wire brush is most effective and reduce resistance to sizing.[/align][/align]Measure case length before and after sizing. [/align][/align]fguffey[/align]