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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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Hatcher's Notebook Author: Julian S. Hatcher Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947) ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover...
With thanks to member Ian Robertson, here's a interesting document he uncovered titled Some Facts and Figures on 7.62 Ammunition and Barrels …...
U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
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16 May 2011 ETA: see also the thread link below as it will tie into this one: Japanese Ammuntion and Rifle Testing As part of an...
Hello everyone!:wave: Just got a very nice Arisaka Type 38 and I was wondering if I could fashion some brass for it from another caliber. Since it...
Way back in 2018 i put a post up on the forum about a German Model 71 Mauser my buddy had because I didn't know what it really was or the actual...
any 6,5 carcano ammo out there. would like milsurp so I can get some chargers with them. luckily a member on another forum is sending me one so I can...
I want to start reloading 6.5 Carcano using the Hornady .267 bullet. I only have an older RCBS 6.5 die set that has a .264 expander ball. I would...
Gentlemen- I'm trying to develop a decent load for my Carcanos using lead bullets. The biggest ones that I've found are .266", which is just too...
HELP, What is this???I picked out of the dud box at my range some gold. Original 6.5 Jap "Gallery rounds". No head stamp at all. Looks, to the common...
hello all, for spring blackbear I decided it might be fun to take my Arisaka type44 out and see if I can bring smokey home with it. so far all I've...
Just found two of these in a box of "Mystery" ammo from the clearance of a family deceased estate. The owner demised almost a decade ago and his...
Hey there just wondering if anyone knows anywhere to get affordable/cheap/bulk ammo? I picked up an ag42b and at $1.00 a round I would like to find...
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Anyone here reloads 6.5x58 Portuguese?
I bought a 20 round bag of 6.53 rimmed Dutch ammo yesterday at a gun show. Everything looked good at the time, converted 303 cases. On bringing...
Gents, Been reading this forum and learning a lot. But time for my first post and my first question. Looking for about 20 rounds of original 6.5mm...
Hi guys. Bought a Arisaka T38 Carbine. Any load recomented? And are some loads better for the carbine than the long rifle? I have new Prvi Cases...
Hello, I recently purchased a Type 38 rifle and was planning to reload for it. Considering the potential for bulged cases, is it okay to neck size...
I want to reload for my M96 swede.I would like to use hornady RN 160gr.Does anyone know a good load useing this bullet
Hello all, I am trying to work up a load for an upcoming coyote hunt. I have a Carl Gustav 1900 M96 (long barrel). No stock disk but a good...
Does anyone have a handload that approximates the original military load for a Swedish ljungman? Roger
I have about 140 rounds of what I believe to be 6.5x55 training ammo with red wooden bullets that came with some gun gear I bought from a friend. My...
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