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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 know this is a long shot but want to ask I have a Trapdoor 50-70 that I would love to shot but can't find brass can someone just spare 10 pieces I...
Does anyone recognize the headstamp on these 9mm rounds? What I'm seeing is a Delta or triangle, the identification of 9mm and what is probably the...
I got this spam can for my Fiinish Mosin. The can is missing the factory code as far as I can tell. Not sure exactly what it is. Can someone help...
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Some may already have seen this. I found it a few days ago and found it helpful. I used it to follow the abbreviations to the Ammo maker on the...
My brother knows I have some US milsurp rifles, and he also likes flea markets and gun shows. He bought for me a few rounds of vintage cartridges...
A look through the new Natchez Shooting and Outdoors catalogue found only one .311" bullet offering, a 150 gr. TSX from Barnes and one Hornady .3115"...
To start NEVER shoot a low serial number 1903 before it has been thoroughly checked by a professional gunsmith. When researching receiver...
I'm in the process of trying to put together something approximating the .380 Mk IIz cartridge used by the British & Commonwealth in WWII for the...
I'm currently loading 7.62x54mmR for my M91/30 PU sniper rile with 150 grain bullets over 54.5 grains of BL-C(2). The ammunition functions fine -- I...
So this was an experiment I was very excited about. I loaded 2 flavors of rounds, unknown 405gr greased flat nose and Missouri Bullet Co #2 Buffalo...
Rifle used was a T-99 Nag S-4 . Berger . 308 190 VLD bullet . First load I-4350 52.2 c CCI-250 , OCL -3.225 Velocity 2625 FPS 5-shot 100...
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I'm finally getting around to loading up some ammunition for the Arisaka Type 99 carbine I bought in March of 2023. It came with 100 once-shot Norma...
Does anyone know if they have changed the powders from the 10th edition? I have no problem purchasing the book, I just can't look at the book...
1) 8x60 RWS 2) 8x65 3) 8x72R 4) 9,3x72N 5) 9,3x74R 6) 11.2x72 Schuler It would be nice to have a few rifles in these calibers
I have several hundred Turkish 8 mm Mauser rounds that I plan on pulling down. The plan is to load the powder and bullet into new boxer, primed...
This inert, FFE, shell was recently sold to me by an antique shop as a WW2 German 7.5 cm shell. I could tell in the shop by looking at it that it...
Somehow I managed to run out of large rifle primers for my 7 mm Mauser and similar milsurps. Any idea if large magnum, pistol primers would suffice?...
My Sierra manual (edition VI), for 220gr RN, lists IMR4350 @ 42.3gr as its accuracy load producing 2000fps. Since I have plenty of both, I was going...
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