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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 saw these the other week and couldn't resist them. It's 100 rounds of .303 Brit with softwood (thumbnail test) bullets The label appears to say...
It seems to me that (by appearance) rifle primers and large pistol primers are the same size . Are they interchangeable , and if so , what...
my new hornady loader comes with free 500 bullet offer. only choice for 30 cal is 150g soft point----good or bad for garand end use 100y reduced ...
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...
:sos:What Gives? I love my super accurate 1909 swedish mauser and have been shooting 120 grain match kings over 35.5 grains of Varget, or for...
What is to be considered when using primers for reloading. Pistol primers should never be used in rifle cases though as many have discovered...
I purchased some hornady .308 FMJBT bullets. In the load data book it has them listed @ 3.185 COL......now my question is. I built a poormans OAL...
Hi all! Take it easy on me, my grandmother gave me several guns. One seems to be a British 1952 model of some sort, I would have to double check...
There have been a couple of cartridge quizzes on a forum above, thought this might be a good forum for one. There are some scarce ones here, good...
1938 manufacture with cartouche stamp in cardboard box, clip 10 rds. Excellent condition. Was given to me for assisting a friend clear/move his late...
I have a .455 Webley and have had it to the range and it shoots quite well. But the ammunition cost!!! I've seen it at the gun shows where...
I picked a few boxes of this up on the weekend. The date is 1958.
Hello Gents, I'm going hunting again for the first time in many many years. I have a short time frame to get a rifle set up with a hunting load....
Back when the problems with the AYR M2 AP ammo with caked powder & corroded cases came up, I pulled the bullets & separated the cases, powder &...
Hi all, just picked up a kit, like new , my camera battery is low, so the pictures are a little blurry. I never had this kit in all my years...
Far left is a 303 soft point: Next is 500/450 Nitro, 475 No 2 Nitro, 470 H&H, 505 Gibbs, 500 Eley and 577 Nitro
I have a garand that dings the rim pretty good..... 1. Is there a rim conditioner of some sort 2. How do you judge if the ding is to much
Am looking for a good source of info regarding the .303/6.5 or any other based 303 wildcat in 6mm range, anyone know what book to go for etc ?
Sorry, I was wrong.
I just scored 45 lbs of this brass. I was sized twenty years ago and left to rot with the lube still on it. What a mess the lube dried out but...
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