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    Use flat base bullets. Metford rifling does not...

    Use flat base bullets.
    Metford rifling does not like boat tail bullets.
  2. Thread: 8mm Nambu Loads

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    357 Sig brass is easier to reform than 40 S&W....

    357 Sig brass is easier to reform than 40 S&W.
    Run the case all the way (flush with the die bottom) into a 30-30 sizing die first (remove the decapping rod completely), to slightly reduce the case...
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    I have a T96 LMG, and eat up a lot of hand loaded...

    I have a T96 LMG, and eat up a lot of hand loaded 6.5x50sr Japanese.
    I have a swager die that converts 308 brass (commercial brass works a lot better than military brass) to 6.5x50sr brass, with a...
  4. WTS The frame/receiver is marked Model 15, but all...

    The frame/receiver is marked Model 15, but all three barrel assemblies are older model 12 or 13 assemblies.
    They are the so call "Porkchop" barrel shrouds.
    Model 14 and 15 barrel shrouds did not...
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    The switch over date for corrosive to...

    The switch over date for corrosive to non-corrosive primers in 30-06 cartridges varied from arsenal to arsenal.
    Thus, anything dated before 1952 should be treated as corrosive until proven...
  6. You realise that is a 58 rimfire cartridge....

    You realise that is a 58 rimfire cartridge.
    Where are you getting 58 rimfire?
    I have a first Allen conversion, that I have not shot in almost 60 years due to ammo being impossible to fine.
    The...
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    You have to be carefull, not to attempt to open...

    You have to be carefull, not to attempt to open the action until the hammer is cocked part way to allow the firing pin to retract.
    If you don't, sooner or later you will break off the tip of the...
  8. Do you have a cat? Especially a medium or long...

    Do you have a cat?
    Especially a medium or long fur cat?
    If so, bush your cat, and save the hair, it makes wonderful case filler for all black powder cartridges, when you are using smokeless powder....
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    If you do load smokeless into any large capacity...

    If you do load smokeless into any large capacity black powder cartridge case, you will need to use a filler, to keep the smokeless powder down at the bottom of the case next to the primer.
    If you...
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    Way back when I was a teenager (1960's), I bought...

    Way back when I was a teenager (1960's), I bought a Remington Rolling Block in 43 Spanish for about $13.00.
    Soon afterward I bought an entire sealed case of 1000 43 Spanish cartridges (for 2 cents a...
  11. Try necking a 50 BMG down to 338, as you can get...

    Try necking a 50 BMG down to 338, as you can get 4000 fps that way!
    I know, as I've done it, keeping pressure levels to that of a normal military loading of the 50 BMG.
    But, you better use solid...
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    Well, they were lined in the first place, going...

    Well, they were lined in the first place, going from 58 Rimfire to 50-70.
    Relining would be the way to go.
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    I use 215 grains of WC860 under both Ball and API...

    I use 215 grains of WC860 under both Ball and API in my AR-50.
    I get about 1 inch groups at 300 yards; by weighing every powder charge to +/- 0.1 grain, and weighing the projectiles, segregating...
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    Time to turn that one into a wall hanger. Sorry,...

    Time to turn that one into a wall hanger.
    Sorry, but the repair would be costly, and of very questionable as to reliability.
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    It goes a lot farther than above. On early...

    It goes a lot farther than above.

    On early production T38 rifles and carbines (manufactured before the early 1920's), the parts were match by a Assembly Number, not the Serial Number.
    If the...
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    WC846 (BLC-2) works fine, and it is cheaper than...

    WC846 (BLC-2) works fine, and it is cheaper than 4895.
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    Hate to rain on your thoughts, but the cost of...

    Hate to rain on your thoughts, but the cost of all the parts you will need to turn that T38 barred action into a complete rifle, will far exceed the value of the completed rifle.
    Yes, Liberty Tree...
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    My son has: 22 LR, 7.62x25, 7.62x39, 9mm Luger,...

    My son has:
    22 LR, 7.62x25, 7.62x39, 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP.
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    Gun Parts Corp Liberty Tree SARCO They all...

    Gun Parts Corp
    Liberty Tree
    SARCO
    They all have the screws you need.
    But if you need those little springs, lots of luck.
  20. ukrifleman is correct. Those markings are very...

    ukrifleman is correct.
    Those markings are very common, and indicate the rifle has been removed from military service.
    About 100,000 Type 30 and Type 38 rifles were removed from service and sold to...
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    I also use it to load 308, 8 mm Mauser and 7.7...

    I also use it to load 308, 8 mm Mauser and 7.7 Japanese.
    Anything that uses BLC-2 can use the WC846.

    Good lead on Bartlet Reloading.
    I just bought 48 pounds from them, for right at $700...
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    26 grains under a 55 grain FMJ in the 223.

    26 grains under a 55 grain FMJ in the 223.
  23. Just bought 48 pounds of WC846 (BLC-2) from...

    Just bought 48 pounds of WC846 (BLC-2) from gibrass, about $700 delivered.
    That is about half of what Hodgdon BLC-2 would have cost me.
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    Weigh the charge coming out of the pulled down...

    Weigh the charge coming out of the pulled down rounds.
    Use that charge or a bit less to reload 8mm Lebel cartridges under the same weight bullet.
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    Your spring has lost its tension. All three of...

    Your spring has lost its tension.
    All three of my Murata rifles suffered weak and erratic firing pin strikes.
    I had all three of my Murata springs re-heat treated by a local custom spring maker....
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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