I wish to God this man was my next-door neighbor!

Thank you Mr.GunBlue490 for your videoes. I am very thankful for your content.

I learn something practical and realistic every time I watch this guy. There is so much bad information out there, but this guy is gold.

When it comes to chamfering , there's no cutting corners.

Nothing but wisdom comes from this fine gentleman :)

Thank you. I am educating myself on resizing brass. I just had a 25/06 Ackley Improved made and I am told I should use good 270win brass to resize.

Reloading does come in handy

Great video as always, you are my guru for guns and reloading information

Thanks very much. Very good to be here.

Wow,ive been reloading for 20 yrs,this guy is on a different level.

Grasshopper always seeks the wisdom of the Master. So much so I even watch your videos on changing Toyota parts when I've never owned anything but Ford trucks!

Thank you very Much for your tips. . .! God Bless you and Yours !!! & that rascal Mr. ~Benny.~

You are a great deal of knowledge for all reloading categories. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.

Thanks so much for your experience. I have been reloading since 1951 when my father gave me a 22 Hornet rifle and the Lyman 310 "nutcracker" tool and bags of components. He did not want me to waste ammo. I grew up in New Mexico with the great hunting in the desert and in the mountains.

Let me say first I have so much to thank you for and have the utmost respect for you. Myself I'm 62 an started hand loading in my room with a Pacific press an did the family's shot gun ammo soon friends an graduated to 17 Rem an Rem 22-250 no2 i load 27 different cartridges benchshoot. So my point is I'm old school an set in the ways you have taught and instructed me alot. I believe Lee has the best equipment for hand loading except for Short Action Customs least there Dies. So I cannot believe I may have a better way or something that is a common occurrence with Lee shell lub. First it's a lengthy process for us guys that work away from home an try each night to process ammo for the weekend or stay up very late Friday night. I believe your set in your ways as well but in the last 5 to 10 years there are some awesome products out there that are way quicker an leave a very slight coating in the pours of the Brass. So if you wash your ammo or brass with a degreaser an leave to dry an do not shoot your ammo right away or your hunting ammo that may sit a year in a humiditified atmosphere it can or will end up with rusted cases. with that said you may want to wipe them down with a protection covering. Seems any longer than 3 months, and you will notice the change. With components so hard to come by these days you should protect your investments an make them last Just a tip an I thank you for your wisdom your time an money with what God has gifted you an us with. And I pray by his grace you keep it up an he gives you more ideas to teach us. I fall asleep most nights listening to your videos wish somewhere longer when it comes to dozing off ha ha. LORD BLESS YOU.

My son and I love your videos! Clean and so informative are a rare combination. Keep up the good work sir and God bless!

Thank you. I shoot one obsolete and two unique calibres which need brass to be reformed. Every bit of additional advice is much appreciated. They are the classic old 9x57 (9mm Mauser) which I best form from 8x57, quite easily. Then a 330 McFarlane, where the 9,3 Brenneke (9,3x64) is necked down to 8,4mm (the .318 Westley Richards bullet) And the 440 McFarlane where a 404 Jeffrey cylinder is necked to 11,2mm calibre instead of the 404s 10,75mm.

The way you explain and then actually do it is fantastic mate. It is all so easy after checken in with you. G'day from South Australia. 👍

Hey, I am glad that you decided to purchase an -06. Furthermore, loading optimal deer cartridges for the -06 comes at the ideal time since deer season is right around the corner. Your shooting and reloading videos are topnotch. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Thank you for showing exactly how you apply Lee case lube. I’ve been using it after you recommended it and was using it very sparingly but clearly I have been applying way too much!

Another great video Sir! Thanks so much! I am really looking forward to the next video. BLESSINGS in CHRIST

I reformed .223 to 6.5 TCU, it worked great. It seems as if sizing up, works better than sizing down.

I cannot wait for some 30-06 videos, I just had mine out earlier today with some hand loads. I found out I need to practice more behind that particular rifle.

Thank you for passing on your knowledge

I've reformed a mess of 223 brass for my 3 different variations of 300 AAC Blackout weapons.I concur, lube can cause problems if over used. I am looking forward to your new 30-06 rifle and your videos to go with it. God bless you, the Mrs. and Benny.

Wow wow wow who makes that pull string case turned thing?!?! I’ve never....oh and also thank you so much for yet ANOTHER amazing video my education is sky rocketing with your help! God bless and keep up the good work brother!

Thank you for the excellent information! I always feel I learn so much from your videos. Would that all YT presenters could be this knowledgeable and present information this clearly and concisely! :-)

Great video! Loved the presentation and clarity of instruction. Good health to you and your family during this very interesting times.

I have been converting .223/5.56 brass to 300 AAC Blackout. It is a somewhat lengthly process. You have to cut the shoulder and the neck off of the old cases, tumble them to clean and polish them, reform with a die, trim them to the correct length, and on some you need to turn down the thickness of the brass at the neck.

Excellent instructions Sir, I perform a similar operation making cases for my 6.5 Spence from .257 Roberts. God bless you.

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!

So many people have time on their hands to do so many things. There really is no excuse, to say, it's not worth the time. IT IS WORTH THE TIME, IN MANY CASES AND SITUATIONS, TO DO THINGS YOURSELF OR WITH HELP. I am unemployed for now, and do many things without income. It makes a considerable difference, when you are not lazy.

excellent information. I started reloading with an Ideal tong tool a very very long time ago, but I never stop watching and learning so thank you for you work and sharing your knowledge.

I wish I didn’t have to watch sixteen ads to watch his videos! It’s over the top.

I do the same but with .308 to .7mm-08. Love GunBlue and wish he also had a book!

Thank you for all your great video's and God Bless you and your wife and Benny also.

Another fantastic video from the best gun channel on KZfaq...keep up the great work👍 God bless.

Thank you! Very informative and I appreciate your time / effort in making this video 👌 fantastic 👏 👍

Great 👍 video 🇺🇸

Thank you GunBlue,. Another video textbook. The Annealing video you made awhile ago is epic, and is a great companion vid with this one.

Thank you for posting all this info on youtube, it is helpful for a lot of us. Congrats on the new rifle.

Terrific. Thanks. 'The Reloading Room' is a good take on shooting verbiage.

Great video, I routinely convert 270 to 30-06 or vice versa. This is a good thing to know how to do, some folks loose their minds over this

Great video as usual. Thank you for taking the time to develop these videos and share your knowledge. I believe I have watched all or most of your reloading videos. Great information. You raised a great point in this video about the head stamp on resized brass being different or wrong once re-sized. Would you share your thoughts and procedures on how you organize your used brass (once fired, twice fired etc.) and resized brass (wrong head stamp). Thanks again.

Thanks for sharing your information and videos.

Great videos you are the reason I reload you give the information or where to get it. Thank you

Learning so much from your videos. The main thing I've learned is " to be prepared " so before I will purchase my first reloader ( a Lee Classic Turret System ) I've ordered TheModern Reloader Manual by Richard Lee to read and study. And Congratulations on the new 30.06 .

For many years I used .30-40 Krag cases, fireformed to .35 WCF and .405 WCF which resulted in cases with a short neck or short case length, but I seated bullets to the OAL for .35 WCF and .405 WCF and they worked perfectly in my grandfather's old Model 1895 Winchesters. The short neck/case makes no difference unless you need to roll crimp the cases, which you do not have to do in the box magazine of the Model 1895. I also used fireformed .30-06 cases in .35 Whelen rifles. Since then I picked up some factory cases in .35 WCF and .405. .35 Whelen is also now a factory made cartridge. Great video, thank you. Maybe you should do one on fireforming cases to enlarge neck size. I always used a light charge of a fast burning powder (Red Dot, for example), filled the case with corn meal and plugged the case with wax. These "blanks" perfectly formed cases. FYI...they are LOUD when fired. Take them outside and fire them in some area where you will not alarm the neighbors!

Thanks for what you do. I'm enjoying your videos very much

always great stuff!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, love your videos. Lee water based case lube is very effective but if I have to use it I allow it to dry before putting it through the die. Being a water based paste, I find if left in the dies it does cause rust up near the junction of the pin and nut. Fond regards from us here in Africa.

Thanks for the good info, I have tried reforming brass with no tools by scaring it straight but it never worked.

Gunblue490, I'd like your opinion on a topic, and I am sure others would like to hear it as well, about your opinion of Col. Jeff Cooper and his Scout Rifle concept from the late 80's. Back then, this seemed very interesting. It is said by some that the popularity of AR and M4 clones, which were American made and much cheaper, reduced interest in the Scout in favor of the AR platform. To me, it seemed a kind of apocalypse gun with an international supply of 7.62 ammo, light weight, integral bipod and magazine storage, and sighting system redundancy, Being too expensive for a guy with three growing boys, it was out of my reach. Eventually, I felt that the scout would have been more popular if an American company had produced it rather than Steyr of Austria. Also, Cooper had very strong opinions about everything to do with firearms and we folks that shoot them. I really enjoyed the "Cooper's Corner" article at the back of Guns and Ammo magazine every month. What say you? Was he a hard headed blowhard or insightful gun guru? What would he have thought about today's explosion of AR variants and calibers?

Like your videos, thanks…. Having said that regarding straight wall cases and cast Bullet loading. I would not trim .010. Short of max nor would I trim before fireforming in the rifle to be used as the brass length will shrink in the process. If the brass is shorter than the chamber a ring of lead will form in the gap between the end of the case and the end of the chamber in the case body and adversely affect accuracy.

Great advice in here and works very well for 6.5 creed to 6mm creedmoor as well.

I have been using the Lee lube people and he’s right! It’s excellent!

ALWAYS AWESOME INFORMATION!! Love learning from you!

If I can’t find .338Win mag die I use 7mm Rem mag brass. Run it over a 30 caliber sizer as a first step then final in a .338 Win mag die. Presto .338 Win mag brass. I usually anneal the necks after doing this to increase case life. I also make all my .260 Rem brass from necking down 7mm-08 brass. One step and down.

Great video, great instruction! I can only take a guess as to who disliked this video...........

Excellent content. Would love to see a video of you talking in depth about some of your handguns and the reason you chose the caliber for it.

a wonderful tutorial. thank you.

? For you..do you have a video on neck tension or reaming necks? I've just started a few months ago watching your videos and I agree with everything you've taught. I've reloaded for around 25years and a few years as a kid helping my dad reload..lol..not reloading punching primers, trimming the simple stuff trusted to a young man who is now pushing 60 years now. Thanks for your videos!

been loading a long time but never saw one of those handy dandy chamfering/deburring tools. that's a handy looking gadget. looking forward to seeing your '06. i shoot a rem.700 in 270 win. and a weatherby vanguard[Howa] in the '06 cheers from idaho

Reforming brass is not something I would likely do but nevertheless an interesting video. Thank you sir. Regards from Australia.

Hey Mr. Gunblue, I was wondering if you could do a video on camouflage. I'd like to hear your opinion on the effectiveness of camouflage and whether you believe it is even necessary for a successful hunt. Maybe compare older camo to newer camo. It'd be cool if you could comment on the effectiveness of large print patterns vs. small print patterns. You could also talk about the effectiveness of leaf suits and whether they are legitimate or just a waste of money. I'd also like to hear your opinion on using plaid as camouflage. Thank you

A good, instructive video. Thank you!

It should be noted that preformed brass can yield impressive accuracy results, even before fireformed to the new chamber dimensions.

I have an RCBS for Die set made specifically to convert 308 to 300 Savage. Haven’t used it yet but I’m hoping it works well.

Thank you very much ! Sir!

I had to subscribe AGAIN.

Thank you Sir. GOD bless you also.

Lolol. You just said a 3006 was ... 😲🤣 yeah i hear ya. Want to get into reloading in the next couple years.. (yeah im that backed up in projects. Lol) (but a ton of used brass) Have a 3006, 270, 22hornet for bolt guns. (44-40 & 30-30 lever) and am deciding on a 308. With your help i will have great fun experimenting. Thanks for the vids.👍

I've did this to .243 to .308

Hi there, Could you please do a video about how to get (form) 6mm Remington out of different available size case. I’m sure all of that people like me that owns 6mm rem will appreciate a lot. Thanks for sharing your experience

Another great video but you probably meant that you resized 308 cases to 22-250 cases rather than 30-06 cases! Please correct me if I am wrong and you really used 30-06 base cases! You are certainly old hands at what you are doing and presenting and I love your concise rhetoric presentations.

I was given some 308 and 7 of the cases were reformed from 30-06.

GunBlue490 you won’t believe it I found a new 35 whelen in a ruger here in Australia after watching that video last night I looked it up and it was posted for sale yesterday

THANK YOU SIR!

Why is it that as I watch your videos you have the exact same equipment as me. We must of shopped at the same place over the years. I love Hand Tools . Same block same brush holder .

Ran across you and this video while looking for videos regarding annealing. Although this came up in regards to annealing but ended up being about reforming brass, I decided to watch it anyways. lol Only question I have is, the little pull string device you have and used to chamfer and deburr the neck to save your fingers. Could you give me some more info on that little dohicky? Brand, model #, is it even still available? Thanks in advance... Never mind, I found it. And it appears it's been discontinued. Bummer.

Gonna try to make some 257 Bob's out of some 7x57 Mauser cases .. Cant find any in this country..

I reformed some Match brass from 30-06 to 35 Whelen. I had the brass and didn't have to go out and buy brass. How far are you from Riley's? I was in High School when I talked to Bill when he was still at the store. You have great videos

Very odd that my Lee 308 WIN full length sizing die has an expander ball instead of a tapered expanding shaft. Although, my die is old. It was my grandfathers die.

It would be nice if you added information about neck turning and how to deal with donuts when case forming.

Oui Oui!

Good video. Thanks. My own reforming has only been making 7x57 and 8x57 cases from .30-'06. The 7x57 are problem free, but the 8x57 are problematic. Often in the 8x57 during the final sizing operation the expander ball will pull the shoulder forward as it is extracted. I've come up with few work-arounds, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

I love Lee lube. Have you ever tried dissolving it in acetone and spraying it on? Super thin, dries super fast

What case can I use to reform into 270 WSM? I had a guy Josef Jennings steak $97.50 for 100 WSM casings. I teach science and coach in Pecos, TX and I like lab experiments like this. Thank you for your knowledge and light...

I need help, I am putting on 7mm x 300 weatherby, I will resize with 300 weatherby die, what's the easiest way to get the neck to 7mm, thanks, I think your videos are excellent, thanks.

I cant believe i just discovered this video.

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What make is your case length cutter? I like that it does not require different shell holders and it looks to be quicker to change out cases.

When reforming cases how does it affect the powder charge? Is the internal dimensions of the case reformed enough to safety use the new caliber powder charges?

Great video . I have an old 6.5 sweed with a 17.7 " barrel . Can you tell me if they have a military tappered barrel so consiquentually you can't set you distance off the lands like a civilian barrel ?

I am forming 219 Donaldson from 25-35 cases. I have used the RCBS forming dies and now I would like to know how to determine the powder charge to blow out the case. I will use the cream of wheat probably. Can i just do it with out a bullet in the case? Many thanks

Thanks for the advise. Does brass brands make a difference on loads, pressure & precision ?

Help? I just resized some 308 brass to 7mm08, and everything went well and according to plan until I tried chambering the 1st test rounds. The case necks are thick, and require a good bit of force to close the bolt on them, but it does close. The cases are a little shorter than spec, but I got the COAL to spec. I am not sure if they are safe to shoot like this. Are there any ways to thin the neck if I don't have a neck turner? I'm not sure I saw another video where your reformed cases had this issue. Admittedly, it was once fired brass, and I did not anneal it prior to resizing, perhaps annealing would have made the difference? Other thoughts? Thanks again, I've learned tons from you over the last year since I discovered your channel.

Yet another excellent and very informative video! What do you recommend for a case trimming tool? There’s quite a few options on the market, I want something simple that won’t break the bank.

Hi gunblue, I recently came into a 350 rem mag. Since I have never resized a case can I resize a 7mm rem mag to 350 with the 350 rem mag die. Thanks

What are your thoughts on the 6.5x55 swede? Im told its a sweet low recoil hunting round.