Thomas Turner, Birmingham, Snider
Today I received my Thomas Turner Commercial Snider. It is in wonderful condition. Unfortunately the 24 ga. Magtech brass shotgun shell I trimmed down to 2" will go no farther into the chamber than...
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I have no experience with the plastic cases, but what you are experiencing with the brass cases is normal. They need to be ran through the FLS die first so they can chamber. After they are fireformed...
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Have you reformed the brass using a Snider die yet? The Snider chamber is straight walled but usually tapered to some degree. If you don't size the brass down, it probably won't go in very far. The...
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I do not have a Snider Die or a large enough press to screw it into. A .577 minie ball fits in the muzzle so I don't think I have the 4th rifle. I live in SW Baltimore County, MD 21228 near UMBC....
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The 24ga brass is very tough. It definitely requires annealing. If you email me your address, I'll send you some 24 ga plastic shells that might solve your problem.
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"If I can get hold of the proper die and prelube the case before sizing, why must I anneal new brass? " The MagTech brass tends to quite work hardened as it comes from the factory. Annealing is very...
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Thanks Joel, Again, you have been a great help. I would certainly like to eventually make some properly annealed formed brass shells, but it would be nice to see if the plastic will fit in the...
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My question to PommyB: I noticed that the interior base of the Magtech brass does not have a built up area around the indented primer hole. Once one has trimmed and formed the Magtech brass,...
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Various stages to form 24ga to 577 Snider. You can see why trimmed to 2" won't go into the chamber.
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The MagTech brass cases are referred to as semi-balloonhead, & that is what you are seeing with the raised primer pocket area at the bottom of the case. No, there is no need for a base wad. While...
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Thank you Wallace. A picture is worth at least 100 words.
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