best boolit for 171/2" kar88?

[adrians]

hi i'm curios as to your choice of boolit for my "short" kar88 ?,its barrel is 171/2" long and slugs at a "snug" .318 ,i load for my gew88 and shoot as cast .320....177grn.
im new to this old rifle so i would welcome any thoughts or opinions.thanks..

[Beekeeper]

adrians,
I have 2 of them in thier original form and shoot them often.
I had Buckshot make me a couple of push through sizing dies and shoot Paper-patch 318 boolits in mine.
I shoot for the pleasure of shooting and have never gotten serious about groups and sizes , even tho some of the guys at the range say I should, so can't tell you how accurate they are but it makes people stop and look when the confetti starts raining down.

I enjoy mine and think you will also.Just don't expect something 100 years old to act like something 10 years old.

Ps: looking at the pictures I see a bent bolt handle.
originally they were straight so yours has been changed.
Are the receiver and bolt numbers matching?
looks like a great one. Mine came out of South America and looked like they had been used as clubs instead of guns.






Jim

[Fishman]

Oh my what a nifty setup.

[Bret4207]

I don't have any suggestions for boolits, but that's one nice looking rifle!

[Dutchman]

The spoon handle bolt is 100% correct. See the google link. All the Kar88 have that bolt handle.

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1106&bih=509&q=kar88+carbine&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

Lyman 160 gr Loverin or the Lee 8mm 170 gr sized .321".

I've got one of the Ecuador Gewehr 88 but it has a new Czech barrel. I've not played with cast bullets in it yet. The RCBS .32 Winchester Special 170 gr flat nose at .321" would be peachy keeno, me'thinks.

http://images40.fotki.com/v1261/photos/2/28344/6550810/ge02-vi.jpg

Dutch

[adrians]

thanks guys ,
the bolt matches the receiver, barrel , well everything is matching even down to the fragile little extractor ( did i spell that right ?) anyway here,s a couple more pics. have a great thursday ,,,i gotta go :evil:[smilie=w::twisted:

[adrians]

i got a .320 sizing die and the 323470 (it drops @.324) i think i should size a couple and see what the little-un does with em,
yall have a great night .:twisted:[smilie=s::evil:

[Baron von Trollwhack]

My rifle is a Guild gun conversion of a military long rifle , 1890 version, still chambered, throated, rifled for the .318 nominal, with a 24" barrel. I've shot it quite a bit with several bullets from the RCBS 180 special to the 250 grain Lee, all sized .323. Most every bullet with a GC will go under 2" @ 100 with the iron sights and 4895-varget speed powders.

BvT

[adrians]

thanks guys , i think i'll do a chamber cast (never done one before,so it will be a nervous time,) ..... what do you all think ? ...... if nothing else it will be an interesting event and a learning experience for me...
have a great night .:twisted:[smilie=w::evil: ..adrians.