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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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Hatcher's Notebook Author: Julian S. Hatcher Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947) ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover...
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...
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I'll be reloading for a No4 Mk2 Enfield soon. I understand that these rifles had "generous" chambers and if one reloads for them case life is... not...
I'm just getting started in casting and I want to size all my bullets. The book says to size to .308 but someone told me to size .309. I'll be...
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Is it possible to slug the barrel of a progressive rifled barrel? I have 6.5 Vetterli and attempts to slug it come up smooth at .258 with no...
Howdy again http://www.smartreloader.com/ Ive seent hese creeping into some shops around where i live. Anyone have an experience? Would be...
Ok, so I have a heap of PPU 174gr FMJ factory ammunition just as starter ammo for the new old rifle and I plan to keep the PPU cases to reload as...
Hi, I was looking into buying some snap caps for a Schmidt-Rubin 1889 I have for display and demonstration purposes. The original 7.5x53.5 ammo...
For any of you snider shooters, there is a set of snider dies available in ebay #120599996571 for anyone who wants to start reloading them. good...
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...
So what is is this stubby round I seem to have acquired? The RG .303 Mk7 is just for comparison. I am afraid my ammo knowledge is pretty limited.
I see the manufacturer, year, made of steel. But what are the numbers I have under "180"
All, Took a mild gamble and bought a can of this: 30.06 MILITARY SURPLUS AMMO - Southern Ohio Gun Anyone have any experience with it? I'll...
hey everybody, i got this 3 rounds from friend, and he told me that was from his father's old colt gun (revolver of course). as you can see they...
I got around to photographing some specimens of my modest collection of 303 ammunition that may be of interest to some members, there are few ...
I had these for a long time and could use some help to identify the last two cartridges with the colored bullets (I knew what they were but since...
Thought I would share some 303 rounds nothing real fancy a few early M F's and CAC rounds interesting that the CAC 07 & 08 are marked with a C for...
Hello Again However late your posting this, I thought that I'd share with you all some of my initial attempts with cast bullets in two Mauser...
Firstly sorry for the poor pics I will endeavor to improve as I am new to this camera stuff normally I would use my I-phone the 303 round for scale...
These three cartridges are factory Holland and Holland cartridges, test your knowledge and guess the calibres
Was at the range today, and some idiot threw away factory new once fired 45-70 brass. (Picked up 18 rounds out of the 20 in the box);)
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