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With thanks to member Ian Robertson, here's a interesting document he uncovered titled Some Facts and Figures on 7.62 Ammunition and Barrels …...
Complete Guide to Handloading: A Treatise on Handloading for Pleasure, Economy and Utility Philip B. Sharpe Format: 468 pages Published 1937 by...
Hatcher's Notebook Author: Julian S. Hatcher Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947) ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover...
U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
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Well...I turned 40 yesterday. A bit depressing. Before all the curmudgeons jump in and curse me over it with "wait till you're <insert age>",...
Ok fellows......need some help here. Going to order reloading dies........they are going to be carbide dies and will be either LEE brand or...
Found this on the back cover of the July-August 1970 issue of "Handloader" magazine. Some years back, I scored over a hundred of these magazines,...
I know not try a factory Tokarov round through a C96 but would it be feasible to break down some Tokarov rounds, reusing the case/primer and bullet...
I found some original, still in the sealed boxes M2 Ball ammo for my 03A3. My dad had bought thousands of rounds of surplus ammo throughout the years...
I am intrigued by the idea of casting bullets for my No.1 Mk.3 and have accordingly slugged the throat and determined it to be .314. So, in order to...
I recently purchased a Hornady 9mm Luger/9X21 Custom Grade Titanium Nitride die set #546516 and once I clean, de-prime, and size I am not able to...
Here we are. In the SHTF thread I posted a few pictures taken after shooting with a new “toy”. I bought a pack of 6 .38 Special shells for shooting...
I have a 03A3 complete rebuild with Criterion barrel. Here in crappy Kalifornia, .30-06 is not to easy to find. I don’t reload yet. There is a local...
one of my buddies called me yesterday to tell me about a gunshop that had Small Pistol Primers. So when I drove over there this morning to grab some...
Before the 5,56mm there was the 224E2 Winchester designed to be used in a larger M1 carbine design. Also the 222 Remington Special which did become...
So what is is this stubby round I seem to have acquired? The RG .303 Mk7 is just for comparison. I am afraid my ammo knowledge is pretty limited.
Anyone had much to do with this cartridge and the revolvers?
Back when different cartridges were being tested for NATO adoption, the engineers at FN in Belgium developed an interesting cartridge. They took the...
Hornady load data shows using a .308 bullet for 7.62x54R . But rifle uses a .311 bullet . Powder is BL-C2 . Can this cause high pressure or any...
Hello Everyone, Thanks for accepting me as a new member.!!! I came across a few boxes of what appears to be Russian hunting ammunition. The box is...
Was not able to stock up on my preferred powder H4895 but have gotten a few others before it all became hard to get and over priced . One was BL-C2...
Dumped a can of IMR 4895 in my hopper and I see something poking out of the top. Tweezered it out and it's a piece of light gauge wire. Glad it...
Is on sale incredibly cheap at Natchez and I just finally broke down and bought one. With shipping and tax it's $372 total. That's still $50 cheaper...
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