I recently picked up a second Martini cadet and this one has not had a 32-30 reamer run into it so it will not close on a 32-20 rim. Instead of shelling out $2 a piece for Burtram brass or converted brass I figured I would experiment with other brass first. I noticed that 7.62 Nagant has a rim that is all but identical to the original .310 Cadet round. So I fired some through my Nagant revolver took the brass home and trimmed it to the proper length for my gun (for my chamber it was 1.12 yours may be different) and then ran it into a 310 FL die. The brass sized easily and perfectly, I went with PPU 7.62 Nagant brass because it has an extractor groove and the other brands I've seen do not. The rim is very narrow on this brass so having the groove gives the collet and shell holder a bit more to bite on to. The brass is VERY thick compared to Starline 32-20 so I had to bell the case mouth, seat the bullet, and then take the bell out on a seperate step. If I tried to seat the bullet and remove the bell all in one step the bullet wouldn't seat fully as the bell closed too early and caused the bullet to bind. I loaded some up and shot 10, all loaded, fired, and extracted perfectly and there was no pressure signs using an RCBS 120 grain bullet over 4 grains of unique and a win SR primer. After firing the fire formed brass from my chamber has an ID at the mouth of .306 average. With the heel being .309 this means I won't have to FL size the brass after shooting, just stuff new components on and go. Idk if anyone else has ever tried it but I figured I'd share my findings for anyone interested. I'll post a couple of pics. One will be of the brass in process and a loaded round, the other will be the brass after being fired.