Anyone forming This case. I have been working On this case for a while using 11mm Mauser, brass. The problem is Bullets diameter In not consistant. . some Books claiM Dia is some place between .376 to .389.
. dies form out @.374
Anyone forming This case. I have been working On this case for a while using 11mm Mauser, brass. The problem is Bullets diameter In not consistant. . some Books claiM Dia is some place between .376 to .389.
. dies form out @.374
NRA Endowment Member
International Ammunition Association
New York, the Empire State Where Empires were Won and Lost
What's the groove diameter of the barrel slug and the throat dimension of the chamber cast? Once the cases are formed would it be possible to have a correct expander button made or find one close? If the throat is tight a fella might be restricted to BP and soft cast bullets.
"In general, the art of government is to take as much money as possible from one class of citizens and give it to another class of citizens" Voltaire'
The common virtue of capitalism is the sharing of equal opportunity. The common vice of socialism is the equal sharing of misery
NRA Benefactor 2008
Take measurements from the rifle chamber and bore. Ignore the books. The functional world is the gun barrel. The reference book is not the mating hardware.
If the dies do not work complain to the manufacturer. Get the dies modified or learn to work around the problem.
Few problems will be so simple that modern dies will be an exact remedy.
EDG
"In general, the art of government is to take as much money as possible from one class of citizens and give it to another class of citizens" Voltaire'
The common virtue of capitalism is the sharing of equal opportunity. The common vice of socialism is the equal sharing of misery
NRA Benefactor 2008
yes, I do this As I recall, mine is a 0.379 groove. Most any 38-55 bullet seemed too work OK, except the really big 330 grners. They would load and shoot, but not feed so well. I fooled with mine a while ago, going from memory here.
M style expanders can be made. I used (using) a 38-56 sizer to neck size.
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 |