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U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
Hatcher's Notebook Author: Julian S. Hatcher Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947) ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover...
Complete Guide to Handloading: A Treatise on Handloading for Pleasure, Economy and Utility Philip B. Sharpe Format: 468 pages Published 1937 by...
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I'd like to hear what loads people have cooked up for their M1's. I'm using 46.5 grains of IMR 4895 with 155 Matchkings and A-max. I've been trying...
Can anybody help these folks. They need 40's .303 lead and tracers. Guy named Dark Alley Dan on CGN Exchange of Ammo & Reloading is restoring a...
i pikced up a bubba'd 1889 for $30 and found a box of norma ammo and some dies at work for an equally low price. i know the norma stuff is waaaay too...
i have a 1895 Winchester lever action in 7.62x54R, and am wonderinf there is anysafe factory load i can use in it. i know the surplus stuff is out of...
A Swedish poster, dated 1947 (Edition 42), in mint shape. A real prize for a Swede collector like me, especially with interest in the 8x63mm Swedish...
I have started shooting cast bullets out my nagant sniper with poor results. About 6"groups at 100 meters. Load consists of 210 gr.lyman gas checked...
I have a box of Norma ORYX, 7,5x55 20pcs. No.17510, 180 grains soft point. Is this 7.5 Swiss ? Can I use it in a Smidt Rubin K 31? Thanks Pete
Not in the too distant past, someone had posted the correct number that corresponds to Russian Sniper ammo, does anybody recall what that was and if...
Hi guys, I've got 140 rounds of Turkish 8mm ammo on stripper clips. This ammo is in what looks like cotton fabric bandoleers. I've had this stuff for...
Anyone have experience with the polymer coated wolf .223 in an AR 15? I hear it is supposed to be safe for these rifles, not having the lacquer that...
Just like it says anyone found a source for collectable ammo? Straight walled and obscure surplus is my thing.
I have a 1905 Mk ll***, one of the ones sent to the U.S., and would like to work up some loads for it. I have seen some references in old posts that...
Would any of you folks out there know the bullet path's of either or both the Standards 7.92 X 57 and or the 7.62 X 54r, especially at say 1,000...
I have a sporsterized enfield as above and am currently using Win 180 SP factory ammo for deer and moose. Can anybody share their favourite hunting...
As a cartridge collector(very small time)I have allways had a love affair with the .303.This past week I obtained a 1916 Vintage DAL .303.Do we have...
Am lookingfor a good deal on .303 ammo. I'm just stating daily practice w/ my newly aquired Enfield Mk4.- sporting good outlets are extremely...
where has all the 8mm service Ammo in Canada, or is there any large stocks in the U.S.A any help will be great The Kernal
hey guys, I'm looking for advice, recommendations, and any cautionary notes you might have on reloading 8x57 ammo for my k98k. does anyone...
Since this is my first post on this forum off i'd like to say hello to everyone. I'm new to Military Surplus Rifles. I currently only own one of...
For those of you who might want to reload your berdan brass... save yourself a lot of trouble and get the RCBS tool, it works like a charm :thup: ...
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