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the way i figure out COAL is to partially seat the bullet and then chamber the round. if the bullet is long enough, it will contact the lands of the rifling and be pushed back into the case. then, i...

That's what I suspected. The surplus actions I have are Mausers, Lee Enfields, Arisakas, and a Mosin. I have no interest in hotrodding any of these, but I want full power military spec ammo. And...

The "Brazilian" Mauser Mod. 1908 is an iteration of the Gew. 98 action. Im not really worried about damaging the action. However the MAP numbers I've quoted for the 7x57mm are from the CIP, not...

No, actually. And im glad too. Neck turning seems like a rel pain.

Hey fellas. Ive looked through a few pages of backlogged threads and didn't find what I was looking for. I've been reforming LC 1969 .30-06 brass into 7x57mm for a little bit now. I bought a 5 gallon...

Sounds like some folks are set in their ways, or have spent so much time perfecting a cast lubed bullet they dont feel like changing

Ive used the Mars Lumograph pencils to test lead hardness. Its a pretty close approximation of the hardness of an alloy. I used them to confirm a suspicion about some alloy i have from a melted down...

Hey guys. I also am looking for a bullet mold that my Type 99 likes. However the groove diameter measures at .317. Would I be better off casting an 8mm bullet and then sizing that down?

I have a very nice Type 99 i bought as a lot of Arisaka parts. In that collection of parts was an all matching (receiver, bolt, all bolt parts, and dust cover) barreled action with intact mum. It...

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OK guys, I made it to the range this weekend and was able to bring the Brazilian with me. I fired 20 rounds of 7x57mm with 162gr boat tails on top of some IMR 4350. Best group was about 3 shots in an...

I dont have my data in front of me but i was using a PPU FMJ BT and enough IMR 4320 to reach 2300 feet per second
And i have slugged the bore, but i dont remember the dimensions. I consistently get...

My loads were also using Winchester primers

"In your case, you not having stated otherwise, I assume that you are also shooting handloads. I was using jacketed bullets. Are you using cast lead? It sounds to me like you'll solve the problem by...

I reload exclusively military rounds, primarily rimless bottle necked jacketed ammo, but some rimmed cast lead black powder as well. As we all know, components have been very difficult to come by...

Ive been trying to work up a jacketed load for my all matching mint bore Mauser Mod. 1908 "Brazilian."
Id like to have the ballistics of the load match the sights as closely as possible. As far as i...

I have a 1917 SMLE/SHTLE Mk 1/No1 Mk3 with a bore diameter of .303" and a groove diameter of .313"
My No4 Mk1/2 has a brand new post war barrel with a bore diameter of .303" and a groove diameter of...

Not quite. Part no. 37 in that schematic is a steel collar with a tapped boss that sits around the barrel under the stock and has a screw come through the bottom stock and thread into the boss. Its...

Not to derail the thread but speaking of using different powders for cast rifle loads, has anybody used Winchester 244 in a reduced rifle load a la "The Load"? I cant find any Unique but I have some...

Ive been wondering if Win 244 can be used in a similar fashion to Unique. They are right next to each other on the burn chart, and are both a flake type powder. I havent been able to find any Unique...