Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Well I cut down a 348 case to 1.595 then sized the neck with a 45 then a 44 spl sizer die. The rim fits great, the body is large even after running the case into the 348 FL sizer die. I used my drill press to spin the case to reduce diameter from.553 to .542 which still a bit to large. I can tap it in but the 8 mm Lebel looks to be a better fit.
The 8mm Lebel rim is .621 compared to the 348 at .610. It looks like the Lebel rim will work fine. The body of the Lebel is .536 which looks like a good fit.
There doesn’t seem to be any step into the bore. The casting doesn’t show any. I still haven’t looked with the bore scope yet.
Graf & Sons has Lebel brass in stock so I think I’ll place an order. I will slug the bore first to see about sizers and molds
The 8mm Lebel rim is .621 compared to the 348 at .610. It looks like the Lebel rim will work fine. The body of the Lebel is .536 which looks like a good fit.
There doesn’t seem to be any step into the bore. The casting doesn’t show any. I still haven’t looked with the bore scope yet.
Graf & Sons has Lebel brass in stock so I think I’ll place an order. I will slug the bore first to see about sizers and molds