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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 …...
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'm trying to decide which to go with... For the reloader out there, which do you prefer and why?
So I was talking to an old friend that is thinking of trying his first 20 round batch of reloaded 7.62x54R. At first he thought he was OK, but now...
With the prices of powder and availability I have been thinking about casting some of my own rifle bullets and using some of the Red Dot that I...
Huge puff of smoke out pf my type 53s action after firing this round and complete case split. This is from a gunshow bag of ammo. I've shot a lot of...
I need some tried and true 30-06 loads for the M1 Garand using H4895 and IMR4895 powders with a 168 gr bullet. I am most interested in the load...
Got up at six am and headed to the range after coffee and loading the truck. Set up a target and settled in at the 25 yd sighting line. Aimed at the...
I don't know if this has ever been addressed before on this forum but I think it may be worth bringing up again if so. We have all used at one time...
I bought a RCBS case forming die for the 7.65 Arg for my 1891 Argentine. I formed the cases from WWC 30-06 new brass and then ran them thru a Lee...
thinking about buying some surplus 7.62x54R. what is the best solvent to use so i don't have to worry about pitting in the bore. thanks.
Hi guys. I have a worn milsurp barrel for 1941 Johnson. Failed the bullet test so I put a .308 projectile down it and it went through the barrel...
I have some 6.5x53R cartridges that I'd like to clean before firing them. What is the best method? They look like brass but I'll check in the...
I have been reading several posts, concerning loads for the M-1 Garand rifle. There is alot of discussion of slow burning powders which causes high...
Has anybody done any loads for their Snider-Enfields using smokeless? If got a couple duplex loads that I'm told work well, but I've got soooo...
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...
Since i recently pulled down a bunch of .270 bullets, I was looking for new brass. Went to both graf's and midway, and both out of winchester,...
I'm curious what you guys think might have happened to this shell case. I found this up in the hills the other day where a lot of locals go to...
Have a 1893 Spanish Mauser and it shoots the 7mm 160gr round nose load very good . I decided to try a 175gr soft point bullet and had heard they...
I'm getting a little jig that's supposed to blast out old Berdan primers using water pressure. If I works, I'm going to try to reload my 7.62X564R.
My father has an unopened 8lb container of surplus M2 30-06 Ball powder that he says he'll never use. He offered to give it to me for loading 303...
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...
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