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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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It can be difficult to tell the difference between the early large caliber rim fires and the Benet primer cartridges used by the US Military during...
I was given 140 30.06 bullets awhile ago. 50 look to be reloads in various brass (TW, SL, DM, LC, FC, R-P and REM UMC) with the 180 gn lead tip flat...
I have a couple of boxes of Japanese Nambu ammunition that I will be looking to sell. Can anyone give me a fair value on what I have? Pictures are...
Hello, I have a cartridge I haven't been able to ID. There is no headstamp. thanks
In terms of range shooting, how much difference is there in POA/POI between these two bullet weights out of a Mauser?
I had a few questions about these. I got these last weekend at a yard sale. I know the manufactures are remington and lake city. They are ball and...
I have a crate of 7.62x59 ammo. I believe it is Czech. What can you tell from the crate labeling? With what rifle can this ammo be used?(s)? Is it...
I finally got smart and bought a neck sizing die for my 303,s as I have 9 of them and have found that with full length resizing I only get about 3...
For a very long time I have loaded my 303's with 174 SMK's and driven them at or near 2,440FPS which is the velocity the standard Mk VII ball round...
Does anyone know of a loading reference which compares the pressures of the semi-smokless powders shotgun powders produced from the mid 1890's...
Hello to everyone. Newbie here with a question about Berdan primers. I would like to reload some 6.5x53R Dutch ammo. It had a single flash hole, so I...
I just bought sight unseen a Remington RB carbine. It was advertised as.50 calibre and ‘good for its age’. On first examination it looked pretty grim...
I have five rounds of FA (Frankfort Arsenal) 33 (1933) cartridges for the M1903 rifle and am seeking information as to their rarity as these are the...
Good evening gentlemen, roughly 20 years ago I bought a hand loading system for the Carcano. At that time I had no experience with reloading,...
Hey Gents, This is a repeat from the Carcano page,but Fyi, Graf & Sons carries Prvi Partizan .268 fmj bullets and brass; but not loaded rounds....
Hello All, Investigating this case of two spam cans of apparently Russian surplus 5.45x39 and I have two questions: - date of manufacture...
I found these in my collection and thought it might be interesting to post a photo. As these were used in single, double and combination rifles...
Many who reload the Carcano use the Hornady "0.268"" bullet (in fact it measures 0.267"), and are aware of the strange loading requirements...
Back in the early 1960's, 7,62mm surplus just was not around except in small amounts, rifles such as the West German FAL and some HK variations were...
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