When the 6.5 Grendel first came out, I jumped on the band wagon and assemble one. After some research i found that Alexander Arms clearly wrote do not use 7.62x39 military brass when reloading this...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
When the 6.5 Grendel first came out, I jumped on the band wagon and assemble one. After some research i found that Alexander Arms clearly wrote do not use 7.62x39 military brass when reloading this...
I too cast the little bullets. I spend more time culling the poorly cast bullets than reloading them!
I reload the .25 ACP cartridge a lot. I use a Dillon 450 progressive press and a RCBS Little Dandy rotor powder measure with proper rotor for the light loads of Bullseye, Unique or 231. I use a Lyman...
Forum: Special Projects
Very nice indeed. Did you do the bone case hardening?
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I just cleaned both rifles. The .30-40 was about as dirty as firing commercial ammo out of it, a gray patch 1st time through.
The 8x56R 1st patch was so clean the patch almost had no deposits on it...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Weather here was cold,snow and windy at 9AM when the range opened. I fired the .30-40 Krag first using the above load and was able to find the zero and got several hits. Light was poor on the sights....
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I've had very good results with 8x57 Mauser, 7.63 Argentine, 7 MM Mauser, 7.5 Swiss, 8 mm Siamese, 6.5 Swede and the U.S Military calibers ( not 5.56 ) and some hunting calibers. I've found that...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A great cartridge and accurate. If you shoot a jacketed bullet in the future, be aware the 7.62x39 military case is not the same as the Alexander Arms designed 6.5 Grendel case and pressures can be...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I developed two more loads using IMR-7383 RAD-73 surplus powder.
1896 Springfield .30-40 Krag rifle with Hornandy 168 grain FMJ National Match with Remington LR primer. 45 grains of powder. 100%...
Forum: Military Rifles
I will be shooting the rifle at 500 meters this Saturday using 185 grain HPBT as well as 220 grain RNFB bullets. Should be interesting.
Forum: Military Rifles
I got my first Enfield rifle, a No4 Mk1 in 1965 for 17 bucks from a friend. I still have it. It is in NRA very good condition but has never been a great shooter.
Head spacing off of the shoulder...
Forum: Military Rifles
While I am not an Enfield expert I do have a large collection of Enfield rifles and carbines. Does you rifle have the brass pin going from L to R though the stock? In front of the Magazine well?
If...
Forum: Military Rifles
We were allowed three sighter shots at a 12x10" target then 20 rounds at NRA High-Power Chicken Silhouette AR500 steel targets. All set at 200 meters and shot off-hand.
There were AR-15's, an AK 47,...
Forum: Military Rifles
The new Krag bolt body showed up today! Was not supposed to be here until Saturday....Happy dance.
The new bolt is nice and tight on my re-loads and fired cases show no signs of any stretching!...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I went to a local range today before the wind kicked up and tried my loads at 15 yards. I was very pleased with how well the revolver shot with my posted re-loads.
I did try it art 25 yards but the...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have to neck size only my belted-magnums as well. Same problem.
An ideal solution would be to hydraulically expand the new cases into a clone chamber.
Forum: Military Rifles
I pulled out my Enfield "Jungle Carbine" that I bought 30 years ago. It is in very good condition but has an issue. When firing commercial .303 Britt ammo, you will get case head separations.( it is...
Forum: Military Rifles
I too have seen Enfield rifles with perfect head spacing on the rim and shoulders so far forward that they are not safe to shoot with commercial ammunition.
I have a No1 MkIII sporter that had a...
Forum: Military Rifles
I am so happy with the .410 brass cases being resized I did 10 for my 6.5 Dutch firearms. Using the same technique I found I could move the shoulder forward a few thousands and get the tight bolt...
Forum: Military Rifles
I just loaded up three rounds of ammo using 220 grain bullets and two types of powder. One being a max safe loading, the other the most accurate at long range from my notes. I used the same casing as...
Forum: Military Rifles
I just used brass shim stock cut to fit the face of the bolt. With a new Winchester case seated into the chamber and the bolt closed with resistance right at 2:00 on the bolt handle closing, I've got...
Forum: Military Rifles
I too have left case lube on the case and fired them with a reduced load to allow the brass to flow out and into the chamber.
I will add tape the the face of the bolt and calculate the free head...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks for the replies.
I do only neck size the once fired cases for my rimmed calibers that are hard on brass. .303 Britt, 6.5 Dutch, 6.5 Jap and this .30-40 Krag.
So far the "new" case shoulder...
Forum: Military Rifles
A cry in your beer tail. In 1976 I was stationed in San Diego,CA waiting for a new Destroyer to be built. I had plenty of free time due to a strike at the ship yard.
I got a part time job at a local...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaded up 50 6.5x55 Swede using 140 grain HPBT Match Kings over 37 grains of IMR-7383 ( RAD-78 ) powder. This gives a very accurate 2,400 FPS load out of the bolt rifles / carbines and the AG42B...
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 |