Thinking about making up one of these, on a Mauser, to shoot/hunt with cast bullets. Any information on who might chamber it, and loads would be helpfull.
Thinking about making up one of these, on a Mauser, to shoot/hunt with cast bullets. Any information on who might chamber it, and loads would be helpfull.
So, if you are starting with a 7.92x57, no problem. Suggest JES Rebore. Jesse will bore it out to your desired twist, probably 1:14 for mainly cast, and recrown it for you.
For cast loads, you can be guided by 358 Win and work up slightly. I have a 35 Krag in a Handi Rifle and find H5895 to be quite an effective powder for both cast and J-bullets. I would have to look into my log to get precise data but 250 grs and 36 grs H4895 seems to stick in my mind.
Will look it up.
Send a few cases. Jesse will fireform them and you send them off to Lee for a set of custom collet dies.
Not sure the short neck makes for an ideal cast boolit cartridge but some people like the 358 Win with cast, so there you go.
Larry Gibson
“Deficient observation is merely a form of ignorance and responsible for the many morbid notions and foolish ideas prevailing.”
― Nikola Tesla
There have been several good threads on this interesting cartridge. Here is one in which Larry Gibson discusses his rifle.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...g-Mauser-build
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