30 Luger Cartridge Conversion

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Rick W.

Did the 308" reamer suffice with your RCBS sizer die?

Yes; in fact, if you look at the last pic, the crimp is a bit too pronounced...but I did these three just for S&G...I'll adjust my crimp later, when I start running batches through...

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

The blue dot load you used...05 grains..did you ever fire one? That might be pretty weak from what I remember about Blue Dot!

...5.0 grs... I think it was Hugh's data I was looking at and 7.5grs was suggested...I wanted to go low for starters, but 6.0grs looked like it might be a compressed load, so I backed off a grain...Both gun shops were closed yesterday [New Years] and today, I couldn't get any other powder and Blue Dot is all I had left here...

I'll fire these three off today or tomorrow...I was going to try a water shot too, and recover the bullet to see what it looked like...