The .270 Winchester is indeed just a .30/'06 case necked down to hold bullets of .277" in diameter. In the necking-down process, the case neck gets slightly longer; however, the '06 and the .270 use the same set of headspacing gauges...... You missed out on this deal by about 82 years, as the .270 Win. cartridge dates from 1926.......

You need nothing special to do this, a .270 Win. FL die will do it - I have done it. As a matter of fact, I have made .25/'06 brass the same way, but I ran it through a .270 FL die first, then a .25/'06 FL die........

I've used military 06 brass to make a LOT of things, including 270 win. Just full length size it in good set of dies and you're good to go. Cases formed this way actually come out with slightly shorter necks than factory 270 brass...but it doesn't matter. After you fire it 3 or 4 times, it will be the same length.

i agree with big country. it should have never ruined the die. was the die dirty. try cleaning them in the tumbleronce in awhile to try to prevent a stuck case or different lube.

The fastest way to ruin a reloading die is to stick a case in it and then try to extract it with a hammer and screw driver or some such. RCBS Stuck Case Remover Kit should be a MUST for every reloader. In my 50 years of reloading I've stuck about a dozen cases and it always sends me into a foaming at the mouth rage. But the RCBS tool has always saved the day.

Cases stick (in any good reloading die) for only one reason...........not enough lube. (Or I've seen one that had a bad rim.)

For $75.00 you can get 500 once fired emptys here.


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At one time I use to run 30-06's through a 270 die and them run the reshaped case through a 25-06 to get casing for my 25-06. They always worked fine but after they came available through the sporting good store, I just buy the new casing. Easier!!!