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Hans,
My internet skills are also limited. All my postings, on this site, are also doubled, and I've noticed others also with double postings. You didn't know mine are doubled, because I finally learned how to delete one of them everytime. You have to hit "edit", then "delete" in three different places.
I'm a little bit confused about the interference. If it is in the last inch, by the rim, the 38-55 die should work( because the 38-55 is smaller than the 9.3--.422" vs .427"). If it is in the inch by the case mouth, the 35 Rem. should work, the bullet being smaller. I mentioned above about removing the expander from the 38-55 die; but you should also remove it from the 35 Rem. die, but for a different reason. The die sizes the case more than necessary, then the expander button expands it back to a couple thousandths smaller than bullet diameter. It is starting to look more and more like it is chambered for something other than 9.3x72R, after all. I really wish you could post a photo of a fireformed 38-55 orig. length case and the chambercast. I would be no help, but if you emailed photos to one of the other members, that have posted photos, I'm pretty sure he would post them for you( someone might volunteer ). If you don't mind sacrificing a Norma 9.3x72R case, you could shorten one to a little less than 57mm and fire form it, after running it through the 38-55 die. The fireformed case should tell you if the chamber is either 9.3x57R or 9x58 1/2R S&S. If, at the same time, you fireform a 30-30 case, it should show you if it really is 9.3x48R, as you thought. Also, be sure the case is marked 72R and not 74R( the difference is more than length, it is also diameter). If you do have to swage the heads, I have some experience doing that for other calibers, and can help.
Mike
My internet skills are also limited. All my postings, on this site, are also doubled, and I've noticed others also with double postings. You didn't know mine are doubled, because I finally learned how to delete one of them everytime. You have to hit "edit", then "delete" in three different places.
I'm a little bit confused about the interference. If it is in the last inch, by the rim, the 38-55 die should work( because the 38-55 is smaller than the 9.3--.422" vs .427"). If it is in the inch by the case mouth, the 35 Rem. should work, the bullet being smaller. I mentioned above about removing the expander from the 38-55 die; but you should also remove it from the 35 Rem. die, but for a different reason. The die sizes the case more than necessary, then the expander button expands it back to a couple thousandths smaller than bullet diameter. It is starting to look more and more like it is chambered for something other than 9.3x72R, after all. I really wish you could post a photo of a fireformed 38-55 orig. length case and the chambercast. I would be no help, but if you emailed photos to one of the other members, that have posted photos, I'm pretty sure he would post them for you( someone might volunteer ). If you don't mind sacrificing a Norma 9.3x72R case, you could shorten one to a little less than 57mm and fire form it, after running it through the 38-55 die. The fireformed case should tell you if the chamber is either 9.3x57R or 9x58 1/2R S&S. If, at the same time, you fireform a 30-30 case, it should show you if it really is 9.3x48R, as you thought. Also, be sure the case is marked 72R and not 74R( the difference is more than length, it is also diameter). If you do have to swage the heads, I have some experience doing that for other calibers, and can help.
Mike
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