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Buckshot has a gem of an idea:

Because the 35 Rem is a bit fatter at the head, only 5 will fit in the clip, but they feed very well. I've toyed with the idea of necking up the 7.35 Carcano brass...

Yep, it's laminated beech. Looks similar to those imported from Israel, typically very dark.

Is that a couple of brass pins in the wood near the rear action screw? If so I have its twin. Believe...

Nobade, you may have confirmed what I suspected about neck tension on PP.

Some of my best loads in PP'ing a 9.3x57 were 358 boolits patched up over 3031 but came up short on consistency. Any other...

Great looking wood and somebody certainly went into the effort to add new front and rear sights too.

I picked up a naked Carcano action to someday barrel in 35 Rem. Feeds fine using the clips,...

I'd suggest getting a copy of "The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions" by Donnelly & Towsley, published by Stoeger. It has quite a bit of info on working brass and a lot of cartridge...

The BRP 326-200 fits my 24/47 extremely well. I've been able to push them up to 23.0g of 4759 with good results.

Nels

I used to shoot S&B ammo in my 8mm milsurps but got pretty discouraged on using it for reloads. Shallow extractor grooves, thick case necks and seemed to work harden pretty fast.

Recently found...

Yep, the Israeli reworks were certainly put to hard use. I've seen nothing but 98ks.

This DOT 1945 has three brass pins through the stock near the rear action screw, a wood dowel repair behind...

Wow.

I'm a bit slow in finding this post but glad I'm here. I have a barrel blank in 6.5 with a 10 twist. My first consideration for a cartridge chambering was the good 'ol Swede but this 6.5x47...

I have one of those post-war k98s assembled by the Czechs and imported by Samco that shoots jacketed fine but will not chamber a .325 boolit. The only Mauser I have that won't.

Sporter Express carries 8mm LW barrels.

A good number of the used Husqvarnas being imported are available in 8x57. I recently bought a 8mm Husky sporter with an excellent barrel for what a new LW...

Another con to add to what's been stated above is the Carcano barrel has a unique breech and thread dimension so a re-barrel is a barrel blank proposition.

I've got two M38 short rifles, one in...

Measurements of a front sight band on a spare 98 masure barrel is .690 OD and the barrel OD either side of the sight band is .609.

I do have a spare front sight band that I believe came off an odd...

Gotcha covered Chargar!

Nels

The best shooting boolit in my 8mm Mausers for me has been the Lee 175 until today.

Today's range session was with the BRP 326-200-Silhoutte boolit sized at .325 and coming in at 196.5 grains...

Go for it if the price is reasonable!

One of my favorites, easy to carry and bring to your shoulder. Recoil is mild even with a hard buttplate. Barrel is a 14 twist and has a loooong freebore. ...

Very interesting.

I've got a 7.35 Carcano set back waiting for the opportunity to rebarrel to 35.

What I had in mind was to simply neck up the 7.35x51 brass to 35 and have the equivalent of a...

Has anyone tried modeling SR 4759 powder in QL? Or is there a powder in the QL database one can approximate the performance of 4759?

Nels

I'm with Rockydog and Felix about acceleration. After the boolit becomes engraved into the barrel acceleration is the force that strips the boolit and as I gather from Bass's experiment, rotational...

Great idea for a thread. I've been wondering why QL doesn't post a page for known bugs or modeling errors.

For example, the 9.3x57 is listed having a weight factor of 0.5, but it probably more...

The 9.3x57 Huskys are good cast shooters, just be aware of some variance in dimensions. I have one the chamber is slightly long so I have to form the brass accordingly. I am on the hunt too for a...

As jonk has recommended I've shot the cruise missiles (sized .268) from wheel weights through my M38 Short Rifle. Boolit seat out is limited by the length of the magazine. Feeding out of the clips...

Of the Carcanos my favorite is the M38 short rifle. Its barrel is a bit longer than the carbine but still pretty handy and easy to carry.

I just bought a M38 action out of an 7.35 short rifle...

Cole's Distributing has new Mauser replacement military barrels in 7.62 NATO, 2 for $189. The "steps" on the two I got were a bit of out of spec from the original Mauser dimensions and required some...