KAL case stretcher

[Jeff Michel]

I'm looking for some opinions on the KAL case stretcher. I'm considering ordering one due to the lack of 45-100 brass, I have plenty of 45-90 brass and I'm concerned that the stretching of the case won't make up the difference or have a case life issue due to thinning. Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

[powderburner]

Baco used 2.6 cases to make 2.8 for years. And it worked fine. Starline 90 brass is thick so it should be aboutthe same.

[semtav]

The KAL stretcher will turn a 2.4 case into a 2.45 case, but it won't turn a 2.4 case into a 2.6 case.

You need a lathe or something else to do that.
MDeland could have helped you there but he no longer comes here.

[powderburner]

What if you cut down some of the stretched 2.8 starline. Back to where they were?

[JonnyV]

In going back and looking at my 45-90 cases now that they have a couple firings on them, I'm noticing a lot of cases that are up to .010" short of 2.4". I have not resized any brass or trimmed it either. I got one of these case stretchers and after watching the video a couple times and trying it out, it seems easy enough to use.

My question is this: Once I stretch out my brass, I will need to trim it back to uniform length. My chamber measures 2.410". Is there any advantage to trimming the brass a little long, say 2.405", or, should I just stick with 2.40"?

Thanks!!

[steveu834]

Johnny,
After reading numerous posts in this forum I have decided to trim my brass to .005” short of the max case length for both pp & gg bullets. My 40-65 gets trimmed to 2.110”.

FWIW,
Steve

[steveu834]

The advantage is no paper or lead rings in the chamber to cause other problems. My 40-50 sbn was about.040” short and I had little fingernail like clippings of lead when I swabbed the chamber between shots.

FWIW,
Steve

[Blackstone]

I'm looking for some opinions on the KAL case stretcher. I'm considering ordering one due to the lack of 45-100 brass, I have plenty of 45-90 brass and I'm concerned that the stretching of the case won't make up the difference or have a case life issue due to thinning. Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

I'm currently streaching 30-40 kraig Winchester brass from 2.270 to 2.520 in one pass with a k tool

[Kurt]

The KAL stretcher will turn a 2.4 case into a 2.45 case, but it won't turn a 2.4 case into a 2.6 case.

You need a lathe or something else to do that.
MDeland could have helped you there but he no longer comes here.

Mike had a lot of good shop work posts.
Wayne (TexasMac's) had a lot of foresight saving Mikes nibbing cases. They can be stretched to a good length if it's done properly.
TNX. Wayne for your great web site.
http://www.texas-mac.com/Lengthening_Sh ... amber.html