The .256 win mag

SINGLESHOOTER · September 6, 2011, 12:08 AM

Anyone here know of a Video showing how to form .256 Win Brass from 357 Magnum cases? I have (2) sets of RCBS dies for forming these cartridges but very little on the procedures. I checked out YouTube with no success. Written procedures would be just fine but after pouring through hundreds of magazines I have accumulated over the years... I still came up short. A good primer on case forming would be fine but I cannot locate one and have spent several hours perusing the WWW only to become frustrated. Any Help?

DWFan · September 6, 2011, 07:35 AM

From Ron Reed at Reed's Ammo:
"Forming .357 down to .256WM is a simple chore. Anneal the mouth down to where the shoulder will be, lube and run into the FL die. That is the way we do it by the thousands, case loss is less than 1%."

He can be contacted here:
[email protected]

September 6, 2011, 12:08 AM	#1
SINGLESHOOTER Junior Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Location: N. CA Posts: 4	The .256 win mag Anyone here know of a Video showing how to form .256 Win Brass from 357 Magnum cases? I have (2) sets of RCBS dies for forming these cartridges but very little on the procedures. I checked out YouTube with no success. Written procedures would be just fine but after pouring through hundreds of magazines I have accumulated over the years... I still came up short. A good primer on case forming would be fine but I cannot locate one and have spent several hours perusing the WWW only to become frustrated. Any Help?

September 6, 2011, 07:35 AM	#2
DWFan Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 305	From Ron Reed at Reed's Ammo: "Forming .357 down to .256WM is a simple chore. Anneal the mouth down to where the shoulder will be, lube and run into the FL die. That is the way we do it by the thousands, case loss is less than 1%." He can be contacted here: [email protected]