Do NOT use .30-40 brass to make .6mm Lee Navy.

Sorry Andy, I don't have an empty. Just two originals...

The problem really is he followed someone's recipe without doing enough of his own thinking and double checking.
I saw the photos. He would have blown up that rifle with any brass. He did something to cause the high pressure.
It might have been a too light powder charge with a heavy bullet. Unfortunately the only way he can trouble shoot his mess is to put the
barrel on another rifle. I am glad he is ok. Glenn DeReuiter was not so fortunate and his demise should have been a warning.


>>>The problem is, like I said he followed the recipe in AR to the tee except for the brass.<<<

I have a French drawing from 1898 of the "6mm Lee". Interesting thing is the headstamp shown in this drawing is W R A Co / 236 U.S.N.

I will attempt to post it.[IMG]E:\WORK STUFF\AMMO AND BALLISTICS\6mm Lee Navy\6mm_ Lee Navy 2[/IMG]

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Originally Posted by Bruce_in_Oz

W R A Co / 236 U.S.N.

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I have one like that.

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Originally Posted by ireload2

The problem really is he followed someone's recipe without doing enough of his own thinking and double checking.
I saw the photos. He would have blown up that rifle with any brass. He did something to cause the high pressure.
It might have been a too light powder charge with a heavy bullet. Unfortunately the only way he can trouble shoot his mess is to put the
barrel on another rifle. I am glad he is ok. Glenn DeReuiter was not so fortunate and his demise should have been a warning.

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Yup, sure thing.

The .236 indicated approximate bore diameter, like .303 does your Enfield, .236"=5.994mm. Groove diameter of the Lee is .243, don't let the conversations of those who don't know on the other forum make you think "wrong size bullet". Actually, it's close to the bore diameter of most modern 6mm barrels, Obermeyer 5R barrels being the exception, they have a bore diameter of .233". European made 6mm barrels have a bore diameter of .237"