Nagoya type 45 Siamese Mauser 1903

[Merle]

A friend of mine recently showed me a cartridge he formed out of a Mosin Nagant shell for the 8mm Siamese rifle he has. I am not sure if he had an 8x50 or 8x52. He said the reloading dies are available but it would take a couple of form and trim steps to finish a shell. I could post a photo of the cartridge later.

If it was formed from a M-N then it should be an 8x50R. You start with 45-70 for an 8x52R. The only way to be absolutely sure is do a chamber cast.

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Because most of the 7.62X54R cartridges out there are steel would they make a good candidate for reforming?

I used Sellior & Belloit to form 8x50R Steyer, which is very similar. Just avoid the surplus & the cheap Russian imports.

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