The 32-20 is a good conversion for the 310 Martini Cadet, however the groove diameters in the 310s are excessive by 32-20 standards. My groove diameter is .316 and that is tight compared to other...
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
The 32-20 is a good conversion for the 310 Martini Cadet, however the groove diameters in the 310s are excessive by 32-20 standards. My groove diameter is .316 and that is tight compared to other...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have two 310 cadets. The first had been rechambered to 32-20, and, as expected, its .316 groove diameter did not stabilize a .311 bullet. I contacted LBT (lead bullet technology) who made me a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I just returned from the range where I shot my Model 38 Husquarna 6.5 X 55 Mauser. I am using IMR 4198 behind a 140 grain hard cast gas check bullet cast from a Lee mold. I started at 15 gr and have...
Your post is 3 years old , so i imagine you have found what you want, but I use 7.5 grains of 2400 with the 311008 cast soft (1:50) in my rolling block. I found harder bullets and some powders...
Forum: Group Buy Results
I was just going through 310 Cadet posts, and when I hit on this one I saw it was about exactly what I wanted to report. I am fortunate to have two Martini Cadets. One was rechambered to 32-20, and i...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I am fortunate in owning two Martini cadets in 310. The one still in military configuration had a small problem in that at the lowest sight setting it would hit about 4 or more inches higher than...
Forum: Military Rifles
I just read your experience with the bullet hitting high at 50 yards. Mine hits about 4 inches high on the lowest sight setting at 50 yards. i love the open rear sight, so i am not going to muck with...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have two 310 cadets. The barrel has to be pulled to chamber it for 32-20. My groove diameter is.316. This excludes the standard diameter bullet for a 32-20. So i had a custom mold made for a 100gr...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have not heard of the Quick Buy bullet. Is this something on the market? I use CH dies for loading the 310 and have had no problem with having to overflare the case mouth to seat the bullets....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I saw some older posts on this caliber and rifle but nothing recent.
I have two BSA cadets. One is in the original 310 caliber and the other was rechambered to 32-20. One is in the original as...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |