Johnch
10-22-2015, 08:52 PM
OK this afternoon I helped a friend clean out part of his Great Great Grand Dad's house
A WW1 Vet that moved to the US before WW2
He is trying to clean it out after sitting empty for 30+ years so he can move in ( His Ex got his house )
Well a bunch of casting stuff from , we think Germany ( a brass plate on the sizer is in German) and other reloading tools are in good shape
As is a number of older rifles wrapped in paper after being covered in grease
Everything is covered in grease ...so he will be spending some time cleaning stuff
But what has me stumped was a box of lubed plain base bullets
Sort of a round / flat nose design ( mould has not been found yeat ...but lots of stuff to look through still )
I took them home ...sized dia is .304 and lubed weight is 180 or so gr (lube if falling off if you touch them )
What would these have been used in ?
As we dig into the rooms ....more and more interesting stuff is found
Like the master bed room had a box of about 20 carpet beaters ....just how long ago did those quit being used LOL?
Oh I will be getting a Voere Mauser rifle , in 8 MM Mauser it looks like new for helping him
With 2 sets of the tapered base scope rings
Oh I want to load my truck up every time I go there to help him
Thanks
John
A WW1 Vet that moved to the US before WW2
He is trying to clean it out after sitting empty for 30+ years so he can move in ( His Ex got his house )
Well a bunch of casting stuff from , we think Germany ( a brass plate on the sizer is in German) and other reloading tools are in good shape
As is a number of older rifles wrapped in paper after being covered in grease
Everything is covered in grease ...so he will be spending some time cleaning stuff
But what has me stumped was a box of lubed plain base bullets
Sort of a round / flat nose design ( mould has not been found yeat ...but lots of stuff to look through still )
I took them home ...sized dia is .304 and lubed weight is 180 or so gr (lube if falling off if you touch them )
What would these have been used in ?
As we dig into the rooms ....more and more interesting stuff is found
Like the master bed room had a box of about 20 carpet beaters ....just how long ago did those quit being used LOL?
Oh I will be getting a Voere Mauser rifle , in 8 MM Mauser it looks like new for helping him
With 2 sets of the tapered base scope rings
Oh I want to load my truck up every time I go there to help him
Thanks
John