Many stock makers prefer Bayerische Backe to the German Backe; not for technical reasons, but because it is easier to cut the rear part and yet it is often an extra cost option (they are cut with a draw knife after roughing out with a straight bandsaw cut, much faster and easier than gouges, chisels, and rasps/files).
Raimey,
I didn't worry about bringing many 7mm bullets back because American 175 grain round nose bullets work perfectly for 11.2 grams. I brought back a few H mantel copper hollow points because I have a 7x57R sighted for it. Recently I acquired a 7x65R that was also sighted for the same bullet, so I should have brought more back but I concentrated more on harder to find bullets. I haven't converted any 7x57R or 7x65R because I was able to buy once fired brass from Heym at scrap price and Walter let me pick through his fired cases at no cost. I would use 7x65R or 9.3x74R to make other cases by preference because 7x57R is based on the slightly larger M93 case head and is harder to make the other x57 cases from it. It is easy to convert the other x57R cases to 7x57R (5.6 and 6,5 cases may be shorter after expanding, however). My cousin got an 11x65R double barrel and we were not able to convert 7x65R to that caliber because too many necks split in expanding. We were successful with 9.3x74R but it took several fireforming loads and annealing's to straighten the cases out. Once finished, they work and look great.
Mike
Last edited by Der Ami; 02/19/25 11:05 AM.
