RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

I do it all the time the only difference is .270 cases formed from 30-06 brass will end up slightly shorter than the factory .270 brass.A normal .270Win FL die is all that's needed.If you have a surplus of 30-06 brass trade or use it up .Just don't get it mixed with someone shooting a 30-06.Accuracy was the same or better using 30-06 brass! Harold

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

ok...thanks guys i really appreciate it.....

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

What do you guys think that the best and easiset way of trimming them would be?

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

It was a Lee die. And I just used the One Shot Lube by Hornady. I dont think that the die is totally trashed, but I do think that I should send the decapping rod back for exchange since I nicked it with the grinding wheel. I dont blame the die either, since I was the dumbass that tried resizing the 06 down on a whim without researching how to do it properly. There might have been a better way to get the stuck case out too, but I broke the cheap press so it was stuck on that half of the press too lol with no way of leveraging it out.

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

You won't have to trim them for at least 3 reloads as they will be shorter than the .270 Win to start with.Lube the insides of the necks [Q-tip] if you want less hassel and more mileage out of your brass.................Harold[ I make .308 Norma Mag out of .338 Win Mag brass as well]

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

Yep, when sizing down brass, need some good Lube. Also, lees are a little rough. I use one shot alot but try some imperial next time. Slick stuff

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RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

As indicated above, sure you can neck down .30-06 brass to .270 Win...but it's really a waste of time since the .270 is a standard and popular cartridge and brass is readily available from all manufacturers and is cheap. If you have a bunch of once fired .30-06 brass you'd be better off IMO selling it (some gun shops will buy it, or you could put it on Ebay) and buying new .270 brass to start with.

But if you don't mind the time and effort required to neckdown, resize and possibly neck turn the -06 brass, then it'll work just fine. If you were contemplating a wildcat like the 6.5-06 then it might be a different story, but I wouldn't do it though for a standard cartridge though.

Mike

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

one other important item not mentioned is when down sizing it is a good idea to anneal the case necks, since the heat from firing them makes the hard. then working them in the dies to cram them down to a smaller size can cause them to split and then they are junk. as everone else said just buy the .270 brass there is tons of it on ebay for cheap.

RE: 270 brass just a necked down 30-06?
 

............JUst to give you an idea, my brother-in-law tool several hundred once-fired 270 brass to a local gun show awhile back, and couldn't even get anyone to talk to him about it......