30x357 maximum

[Mjshell]

Hammie,
interesting that 357 max brass is more available in South Africa than here. I just placed an order with Starline on back order.

JA,

I too have been contemplating a 256 max. I have a 256 mag. Sometimes you just want what you want.
i think you can initially neck down the brass with a 30 Mauser die.

[J A XSP]

Hammie,
interesting that 357 max brass is more available in South Africa than here. I just placed an order with Starline on back order.

JA,

I too have been contemplating a 256 max. I have a 256 mag. Sometimes you just want what you want.
i think you can initially neck down the brass with a 30 Mauser die.

Yeah...we can't always justify our projects. :) When I was looking at an "in between" caliber for Contender handgun, I ended up going with the 25-45 because of the cheap dies and availability (at the time, at least) of properky headstamped brass. I haven't been disappointed but I really, really prefer rimmed cartridges for Contender. I don't think it's likely that I'll change directions at this point but if Max brass was more available, I think it would make sense to have a whole line-up of Contender-friendly wildcats based on it, like the TCU chamberings. :)

[Hammie]

Hi, yup, seems like that will have to do...

[BT]

i think you can initially neck down the brass with a 30 Mauser die.

I believe that is correct, too.

[Steve The Chimney Sweep]

Would this be the same as or similar to the 300 Ham'r? Are the cases more straight walled than the slightly tapered case or the Ham'r?

I ran a 357 max case into a 300 Ham'r die and it looks really good. I am thinking of getting a barrel for my contender because of the ability to use small rifle primers which I have many but very few large rifle primers. I already load for the .30-30 barrel and will be loading for my 308 encore barrel and want to conserve my limited number of LRP. Looking at the data on Hodgdon's web site the 300 Ham'r is very close to 30 Herrett performance with less powder, but at higher pressure using available SRP's.

Thanks,
Steve

[D. Sanders]

Gary Reeder chambers barrels in .30x357 Max. but he calls it .307 GNR. He has load data in his data book. I have the book. Let me know if you want the data.

[Steve The Chimney Sweep]

That would be great. I would love to compare the 30X357 max to the 300 Ham'r. Could you send the data by PM?

[bsekf]

Since I like rimmed cased in my break open guns, I have wished for a family based on the 357Max case. I would think a 22/max would be about like a 222 rem. and a 6/max would be a little under the 6/223. But with a rim.

[D. Sanders]

That would be great. I would love to compare the 30X357 max to the 300 Ham'r. Could you send the data by PM?

If you text, PM me your number and I'll send you screen shots of the data. If you don't text, let me know and I'll PM it to you. Texting would be much quicker and easier.

[Steve The Chimney Sweep]

I can't seem to find a way to send a PM. My e-mail is in my profile if you want to try that.