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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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Hello, my name is dlumpkin, am trying to find jap ammo 6.5 x51. Have tried 6.5x50 it blew primer out ,6.5 x52 bolt will not close ,have tried ammo...
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...
Dale Woolum of Charlottesville, VA has made and markets custom bullets for bench rest shooting. In particular, he makes a flat based 187 grain...
P. Ganidel in his 1873 work, recommends the adoption of an improved Chassepot cartridge rather than a metal cartridge conversion. The proposed...
I am looking for opinions on what would be the best mold for my Westly Richards martini. its a standard commercial Mk3 with a 464 bore. I want to use...
Looking for recommendations. I tried some X-treme 110 gr. RN's last year. Loaded up 7 batches of about 20 each to test. Shot them at 100 yards/ 5...
I have some old 8x57R ammo. It's made by Povazske Strojarne and comes in red boxes of 10 cartridges each. It's oxidized a bit but no corrision. ...
Hi Guys, Just scored 200 odd 303 rounds from an acquaintance, have been going through them and came across a couple i can't be sure of, if anyone...
Just picked up one of the CTD Greek .303 crates, plus have a 1944 box of DI Canadian. All are packed 48rds to the box. Why was .303 packed 48 to...
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...
Enclosed are two photos showing the cartridge and the headstamp. I believe this is a New Zealand headstamp ? any information would be appreciated....
Got a box of this in a trade today and would like to know what it is, whether I should shoot it or keep it. The box has seen better days but is...
I busted the ball on my handle because I have to beat the thing with a dead blow hammer to get the cases off the swager. I'm new to loading 5.56 so...
Anyone had problems with the cups burning through with Winchester WLR primers? I've had this happen 4 times here lately with 2 different rifles and...
Hi All, my first post about a topic and hopefully I've placed it in the appropriate area. I've got some powder that I'm not sure what it's for, black...
Say it's time to anneal some brass, is it best to size then anneal or anneal then size? Said brass is splitting on the next firing so it's at its end...
Hello all. Probably an in-depth subject, but here goes... Did different Countries and Muaser Rifles have there own Military preferred COAL to...
I just got my first Webley in the original .455 and am looking for some ammo for it. I know it is not the most common stuff in the world. I was just...
I have some nive commercially manufactured 230gr RNL bullets with a hollow base that are .453 in diameter. I have resized the .45 ACP brass and...
A friend of No.1 son has just bought a K-98 to start shooting "service match". He wanted a Schmidt Rubin, but the prices are even sillier than K-98...
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