7.5x54mm french

[tdoyka]

i have a couple of questions about the mle 1907-15 m34 mas in 7.5x54mm(7.5 french). my dad has one and i looked at it(with mild envy in my eyes:-D) and i decided that it could be a cast shooter. so i have a few questions before i "steal" it:bigsmyl2:...
i know i'll have to clean the barrel out(i really wish it doesn't take as long as the 30-40:holysheep)

1. i found out it is .308: dia. sorry about the question.

2. does it kill whitetails as well as the 30-40 krag?

3. what powder/ boolit weight is the best?

4. where can i find reloading data for it?


heres a pic in case i do "steal" it from dad.:grin::kidding:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h273/tdoyka/1425324834198.1_zpswxvzpzn8.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/tdoyka/media/1425324834198.1_zpswxvzpzn8.jpg.html)

[Brett Ross]

You sure on the chamber? It should have started life as a 8x50R lebel

[tdoyka]

it says 7.5 caliber, i'm assuming its the 7.5 french.

he has another full military rifle that has chatellerault mle 1907-15 and it has no chamber markings. i think it is a 8mm lebel.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h273/tdoyka/1425325400120.1_zps9amypj5m.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/tdoyka/media/1425325400120.1_zps9amypj5m.jpg.html)

[texassako]

Those are sought after a bit by the collectors. A stop gap alteration until the new rifle came on line. Load data is a bit hard to come by, but the Lee 2nd edition has a bunch of loads. I have a Handloader article(Issue #145) with 150 gr 26-2700 fps loads and 180 gr ~2400 fps loads.

[tdoyka]

thanks!!!

[Brett Ross]

I never knew the converted some Berthier's to 7.5 french. My brother has one I load for in 8MM Lebel, butt ugly but shoots cast pretty well.

[tdoyka]

they both are butt ugly:dung_hits_fan: but i think the 7.5 french might be a shooter, well for deer anyway!

[Charley]

Cartridge has similar ballistics to 7.62x51. Data is not interchangeable. Graf's has brass in stock.

[Motor]

they both are butt ugly:dung_hits_fan: but i think the 7.5 french might be a shooter, well for deer anyway!

Hornady 8th edition and very likely the 9th edition has load data. The military round was 139gr. I load 150gr hunting bullets in mine and 147gr FMJs.

My rifle is the 49-56 auto loader.

I don't know enough about your rifle to say if its safe to shoot 150gr jacketed bullets at "normal" velocity.

It should however be a good cast boolit shooter.

The case capacity is slightly more than a .308 Win. but normal velocity is less.

It shouldn't be hard to get a nice shooting cast load either sub-sonic or super sonic.

Motor

[madsenshooter]

Should be about equal to your Krag. You could safely start with the same loads.

[jrap]

From what I've heard 7.5 is a good round. You can get brass from ppu on grafs