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Unread 03-25-2009, 11:09 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by dtu2179 View Post
Anybody know a good source of 7.65 brass?
At the risk of starting a flame war...For my 7.63mm Mauser and 7.65mm Lugers, I use new cut-down .223 Remington unprimed brass cases (not 5.56mm Military). Run the cut cases through the 7.65 Luger ("30 Luger" in RCBS) reloading dies to form the bottleneck case.

The .223 Rem is about ~.010" smaller diameter at the base than 30 Luger, but fire-forming with a light load will expand the cases to fit your chamber.

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