8x50R Lebel Case Forming

The following is based upon the Handloader article by Stransky and Stockwell and relates my experiences trying to simulate their efforts.



Caution

One thing I noticed is that the formed brass does not have the double shoulder that is so distinctive of 8mm Lebel. This appears to be irrelevant, as the case will most likely obtain this when the brass forms to the chamber on the first firing. Being paranoid, it bothered me a bit the first time, but I got used to it.


Also, the Handloader article mentioned that the rim on the .348 brass is smaller than the normal 8mm Lebel. This is true, but I experienced none of the extraction problems they describe in their article. YMMV.