The cartridges in the pix appear to me an earlier model of the M1906 blank shown below. They are not gallery practice rounds. The powder-filled paper bullet is designed to disintegrate on...
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The cartridges in the pix appear to me an earlier model of the M1906 blank shown below. They are not gallery practice rounds. The powder-filled paper bullet is designed to disintegrate on...
1. It looks odd because it's "Metford" rifling, featuring rounded grooves.
2. All those bullet brands normallly feature gilding metal (copper alloy) jackets with lead cores. Few of them expand on...
"Not sure what you mean by "GROOVE""
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Probably a "chamber mouth" issue, though breech-face and extractor are also suspects. See this article for some solid suggestions - Tuning the M1911 for Reliability | An Official Journal Of The NRA.
Per Wikipedia - "Reloadable cartridge cases may be produced by resizing and trimming 9mm Winchester Magnum brass." Can you find that where you are?
In actual practice, a bit of extra force on bolt downturn will "re-size" the .303 shoulder enough to chamber the round fully in a U.S. Krag. Firing it would definitely not be recommended primarily...
Seems to me it's more likely, as hinted in your last sentence, to be a US Model 1917 than a "P'14" (which would be a .303 and not have the red stripe). Also, let's clarify that the .276 rifle was the...
The big wooden part fitted under the action and barrel. AKA forestock. Part #66 in the schematic found at post #5 on this thread.
Symptom is typical of trigger mechanism that has been altered by a previous civilian owner. If not too badly molested, 2-stage pull may be restored by reducing height of lower "hump" (AKA "rib") on...
Before going crazy over headspace, take a look at this article - https://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=296-Headspace-101-for-.303-s
FWIW -
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This topic is muddled by the use of "head size" for "rim diameter".
For those who don't know, the .284 Win. is a...
Wording actually is indicating that the rifle it fits was manufactured by/for "U.S. Military" - just reflecting how Numrich organizes their website. Detail copy clearly indicates it's a reproduction.
Numbers on rear sight are assembly numbers, not intended to match rifle serial.
Swedish Knife Bayonet for M/1894/14 Carbine and M/1945C SMG
The M/1914 bayonet got produced by Eskilstuna Jernmanufactur AB og Carl Gustaf Stads Gevärsfaktori in Sweden. The number of produced ...
The shorter anvil means it's likely to need a deeper impression (stronger strike) to ignite. That's probably how the #34 gets its reduced sensitivity.
Beware of internet assertions that the CCI #34 is a "hard" primer. There is credible evidence that the cup is the same as other CCI primers but that the anvil is in fact shorter....
Here's CIP dimensions for 8x57 - and SAAMI, too -
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Be cautious if forming 7.7 Arisaka cases from 8x57 Mauser. There are significant dimensional differences, notably the...
Lubricating inside neck is standard procedure - and makes withdrawing case over expander much easier (and quieter - squeeek!). To avoid having powder stick inside neck (and maybe be...
I suspect we're seeing some misunderstanding of a conventional neck-sizing die. A properly-dimensioned neck sizer is cut large enough everywhere but the neck to avoid touching body and shoulder of...
Common steel packing bands. Maybe .025" thick?
Didn't save an interior photo, but here's the outside of a handguard I made from scratch a few years ago. The clips were easily fabricated from steel packing bands, riveted with cut-down common...
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Of course,...
That "summary difference" card perpetuates an erroneous myth about pressures - likely the result of confusion between crusher and piezo measurements. The 62,000 psi figure cited is the current SAAMI...