The Rodney
Senior Member
Always told myself I would get back into reloading one day like I did when I was a teenager. So a few years ago I started to keep brass I now know I will never use. I have about 100 once fired brass from 30-30, 243, 7mm-08 and maybe some 30-06.
I figure I can find a good home for them on the GON marketplace as a trade for some live rounds? I need to stock up on rifle ammo as I did about five years ago but at $2/rd these days I am going to wait.
Anyhow, one of my ideas was to make some lapping rounds for 30-30. I have a 115 year old 1894 with a rough barrel and I think some fire lapping might be the ticket as Hoppes just isn't doing it... and a few long soaks in PB Blaster (the bore). As reloaders do you ever make rounds for hire? If so, has anyone made lapping rounds for a 30-30. I don't have any friends who reload so thought I would look here. Or, can you just buy factory lead cartridges and roll them in the lapping compound?
Thanks for any insight.
I figure I can find a good home for them on the GON marketplace as a trade for some live rounds? I need to stock up on rifle ammo as I did about five years ago but at $2/rd these days I am going to wait.
Anyhow, one of my ideas was to make some lapping rounds for 30-30. I have a 115 year old 1894 with a rough barrel and I think some fire lapping might be the ticket as Hoppes just isn't doing it... and a few long soaks in PB Blaster (the bore). As reloaders do you ever make rounds for hire? If so, has anyone made lapping rounds for a 30-30. I don't have any friends who reload so thought I would look here. Or, can you just buy factory lead cartridges and roll them in the lapping compound?
Thanks for any insight.