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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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I have a bunch of Lake city brass that I have shot,and with the surplus M1 getting scarce, i bought reloading equipment, finally came up with some...
Not sure if this the right place to post, but here is some ammo...I was told not to shoot it.. what is it? Roy
Ammo question please. I have been purchasing 6.5x55mm SWEDISH for my Swedish Mauser and 7.7x58mm JAP for my Arisaka. Is 6.5x55mm the same as...
I find this ammo is fairly accurate, reliable, and cheap ($400 per 1,000 rds).I have read some warnings about it damaging M14/ garand type rifles....
What is going on? I recently reloaded some 7.62 x 54r for target work with my MN. I was using winchester brass, standard large rifle primers and...
Hello all. After a shoot last week a fellow member suggested that i keep the cases for reloading seperate for my SMLE and No.4. He also added that...
I have two Mk1* lee enfields in pretty good nick with good , early deep rifling in both barrels . I have shot commericial jacketed ammu . with 06...
I ordered the 880 round case of 7.62x54r ammo from Classic Firearms & they came today, is there a way to know whether they are Russian or Bulgarian...
I have 6 boxes of factory .338 Lapua Match Grade HPBT FMJ ammo I want to sell, as well as 10 Boxes of factory .280 Rem hunting ammo, but I hate the...
This is about a method to tumble clean cartridge cases and have them come out looking like new inside and out in 3-4 hours time. The only caveat is...
I would like to know when and how this was used. Thanks
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I just came into possession of several thousand rounds of Cartridge, Caliber .30, M2, Ball made at Lake City. The ammunition was purchased from the...
Good day. I successfully reloaded my first batch of 10 cartridges (.303 British) and I have a question regarding the stripper clips - The...
Some years ago, for reasons which are still unclear to me, I bought one of the Dillon 2001case cleaners. The 2001 holds a whopping 42 cups (2.75...
I'm a "repeat offender" in this category. Did a half-day road trip with a friend today, and the only notable find was a set of .56-50 Spencer dies....
A friend gave me a large sandwich bag of 8MM this morning. Can anyone identify the country of origin? Brass case and FMJ. Probably corrosive.
Would like a very simple reloader for .223 and .308. Never did it before and I have limited space. What do I need? Powder type? Bullets? Primers?...
Ok guys I picked up so old 06 stuff today with some unique head stamps EW 43 DEN 43 Ok I got that one ---Denver SL 43 SL 4 FMCS 1951 FN 57...
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