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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 must say there's no 7,35 rifles in the stable yet, so I'm certainly no "expert"! Have shot one and was really impressed by the good accuracy and...
Hi Everyone, I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. I put about 60 rounds through it. I noticed the spent brass (30-06) had a little bit...
Need a good accurate load for an M-1 with 168 gr. HPBT match Sierra. Thanks in advance.
Hello,:dunno: Has anyone ever seen a crimp die that would produce the correct 5 pedal crimp like the USGI M3 grenade launching round? I've seen the...
My sons and I shoot in a vintage military rifle silhouette match every month. The match consists of 10 rounds each fired at chickens @ 220 yards,...
can someone refresh me as to the number for 30-06 SAAMI minimum cartridge headspace - not the chamber but the cartridge - I'd like to size my brass...
Made my introduction to this forum and am now ready to work up some reloaded ammo. Right now I will be using new Rem. cases with CCI 34 primers...
Hello, Can any of you guru's ID these 30.06 rounds. I think the tips are lead. I just can seem to get my head around the plastic sabot part. What...
Im looking to 1. purchase a loading press. I am leaning twards a turret style ? 2. What or whos dies are the best? 3. Which loadinf manual has the...
Some forums I visit have an "ammo alert" thread to keep fellow users posted on good deals, or simply ammunition availability when things get really...
I've recently acquired 500 Steel Core.308 147gr FMJSC-BT w/c. They are pulled with little or no marks and have been resized from Russian 7N13 Bullets...
A guy in another forum tipped me off to these. They are not listed on the Lee website so I don't know why Midway has them listed but Lee doesn't. But...
I have some bullets that I bought from Bonaduce/polygunbag.com that are pulled from 7.62x54R rounds. They're 180 grain, .310 diameter. Their site...
I just looked over some load testing that I had done on some USGI NEW Brass which I got some years back from Jeff Bartlett. It's RA 64 new. I was...
An easy question if you know, but can anyone ID these? I've only the four rounds. Some sort of odd charger as well, very sharp bends. ...
I am looking to upgrade to a turret press. Any suggestions for someone who will reload less than 100 cartidges per month? By the by, I reload .303...
for those reloading , does it matter to you which brass you prefer to use? i'm not talking about military brass suppossedly run through machine guns...
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Anybody know where I can find 7.35 Carcano ammo? I hate to own a gun that I've never fired.
Bumped into this Site while searching for some answers on "Spam Cans"...and it appears that jes' maybe, someone here can help me out! I have a...
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