Steyr M95/30 cast loads

[Silfield]

Hello from a fellow uk rifleman,
I have recently been down this route with my 8mm Steyr Kropatschek and after doing various slugs (mine slugged out at 0.332" on the grooves) and a pound cast I brought a NOE 340220 mould from the recent group buy. It is a fantastic mould and Swede was a pleasure to deal with so I have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone. Only cast with it a couple of times now and am still learning but it is turning out some great bullets. I modified a Lee 0.329" lube/sizer die to 0.334" and made a new push through ram which, after rolling in Alox, sizes the bullets a treat. Heres my first attempt.



I couldnt find a M die that was of the right size so I made a spud to fit into a Lee 8mm Lebel neck sizing die and after a fair bit of fiddling and polishing it seems to do the trick as well.



Like you I am waiting for my variation to come through so I can bring it all together and get the old girl down the range for a bit of recoil therapy!
I you want a few of the boolits you are more than welcome-just pm me a delivery address and I will stick some in the post.
Good luck.

[ukrifleman]

Silfield, PM sent.

ukrifleman.

[petroid]

I wonder if 7.62x54r blanks could make good cases.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...start=0&ndsp=6

[Doc_Stihl]

I'd want to see what the flash hole looks like before I went too far.

[petroid]

Doc do you mean to make sure they are boxer primed? Or does this cartridge need a large flash hole

[45 2.1]

I wonder if 7.62x54r blanks could make good cases.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...start=0&ndsp=6

Those appear to be long enough, have a brass case and the box has PPU for privi partisan which usually means a boxer primer. Worth a try...... I will if I see some of them.

[Buckshot]

..............Graf & Son has PP 8x56R brass in stock :http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/...ategoryId/793? for $63/100. Those blanks at $10/15 seem to be just a tad more expensive, and a bunch more work.

..............Buckshot

[leadman]

I read an article in an old American Rifleman in which the author claimed these rifles were made with more of a forcing cone rather than a leade. IIRC he had a like brand new rifle to work with.

To size a neck larger than normal I have used the Lee Universal Flaring Die with a custom made plug like an M die without threads. I had Jim inPhx make the first one then got my old Craftsman hobby lathe working to make additional plugs. Much easier than trying to make a plug for the Lyman M dies as there is no threading involved.

[pdgh59]

Hi
Slightly off topic, but what was the parent case you used to form for the Kropatschek? I tried using 348Win without success.

[Silfield]

Hi
Slightly off topic, but what was the parent case you used to form for the Kropatschek? I tried using 348Win without success.

I cheated and brought Bertram cases off the shelf. They are expensive here in the UK (nearly £3 each ) but at the moment I dont have the means to try and form the cases from the 348 brass. I will just buy a few as and when I can afford them and make sure I look after them really well!

[dromia]

Ian if you are ever needing more Bertram for the kropatschek I can do them at £2.50 each for you.

[Silfield]

Ian if you are ever needing more Bertram for the kropatschek I can do them at £2.50 each for you.

Thanks Adam, thats very kind of you. I will take you up on the offer when I get her shooting properly and I have a few more pennies in the bank.

[HikerLT]

Hi All

I just got one of the frankenstein 8x56r molds from a group by at NOE.

QUESTION - what do you recommend for a neck expander die ? Is there a Lyman neck expander for the 8x56r ?