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Old 01-05-2021, 02:40 PM
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Does anyone know where we can buy modified cases to use with Hornady OAL gauges here in Canada as we can't order them from the states and have them shipped up.
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Old 01-05-2021, 02:58 PM
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My Canadian Tire store has lots
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Old 01-05-2021, 03:02 PM
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I think many online retailers would carry them.
I know P&D in Edmonton has several on a rack when I walk by. Don’t use them myself so I don’t pay much attention other than that
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Old 01-05-2021, 04:29 PM
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Higginsons Powder has a bunch of them listed on their website.
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Old 01-05-2021, 05:25 PM
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P and D has them. Not sure what caliber you are looking for or where you are but give them a call.
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Old 01-05-2021, 05:55 PM
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Buy a tap and make your own is another option. Easy to do.---If you can not find a store bought one.
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Old 01-05-2021, 06:25 PM
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Buy a tap and make your own is another option. Easy to do.---If you can not find a store bought one.
Where you getting the Tap for the threads to fit the Hornady OAL Gauge?
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Old 01-05-2021, 06:26 PM
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Where you getting the Tap for the threads to fit the Hornady OAL Gauge?
I bought mine from Amazon.
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Old 01-05-2021, 06:58 PM
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Does anyone know where we can buy modified cases to use with Hornady OAL gauges here in Canada as we can't order them from the states and have them shipped up.
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5/16 ×36 tap. EXTREMELY easy to make. Buy the tap virtually anywhere.
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Old 01-05-2021, 06:59 PM
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i picked mine up from e-bay a while back. It paid for itself in no time
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Old 01-05-2021, 07:54 PM
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5/16 ×36 tap. EXTREMELY easy to make. Buy the tap virtually anywhere.
I don't think they're that easy to find, but they are out there. You could order one from Amazon. I found my tap at an old tooling dealer in Calgary. Most people hadn't heard of a tap that fine. The old guy I got mine from laughed and said he has some a lot finer too.

I tried to buy a modified case in 7mm08 but the shop was out. He said for $20 he would tap a case if I bring him one. I bought my own tap for less that half of that.

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Old 01-06-2021, 06:07 AM
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I bought mine from Amazon.
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I did also, that thread pitch became obsolete in 1904, that's why Hornady used it, in doing so it went on the ITAR list. They won't ship the Tap or even the proper lettered drill Bit from USA sources, Crazy. Amazon ones are coming from China, that's pretty much our only option.
Once you get the tap and your reload buddies who have guns that Hornady doesn't make Cases for.....
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