1870/87 Vetterli Vitali reloading

[soonerfan66]

Anyone got info on reloading 10.4x47R without having to invest in the pricy special order dies ? Is it possible to use other more common dies ?

[browningautorifle]

I used .348 Winchester brass cut off at the shoulder and made a black powder blank, wax plug contained it. Then used a .44 bullet on top and they shot fine out to 200Yd. So they were two part ammo but no special requirements...

[Sapper740]

That would be an expensive work around today Jim. The few boutique ammo manufacturers that still load .348 Win. are charging upwards of $6.00/round.

[browningautorifle]

That would be an expensive work around

I suppose but the illustration is to look at a cartridge for base and that was how I managed. There have to be others...

[browningautorifle]

Here's a thread about it, I'm not so far off either. I also found a die set for $188USD, others are near as much as $488USD.

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