I honestly think it would be hard to beat the accuracy of a 96/11 or regular 1911 Schmidt-Rubin. I fired one for several years in local hundred yard High-Power matches and earned my "Expert"...
Type: Posts; User: Ray1946
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I honestly think it would be hard to beat the accuracy of a 96/11 or regular 1911 Schmidt-Rubin. I fired one for several years in local hundred yard High-Power matches and earned my "Expert"...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Thanks for the great article on the 6mm Lee Navy. After reading the article, I 've talked my self out of wanting a 6mm Lee Navy. I enjoy straight-pulls and their unique action, the Swiss with their...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I got to see the new Lee mold at the last show; has a huge flat on the nose. Don't think it would work too well thru a magazine. Time will tell..................................
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thanks so much for this great post! Got my Swedish M96 from Cabelas about 3 years ago and am planning on shooting it this year. I have 3 bullet designs; the Lyman 266673 and an NEI with two different...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Is there a "best" primer for cast bullet loads? When I first started loading lead bullets, I loaded all the major brands to find out what shot the most accurate. Of all the ones I tried, Remington 9....
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have 2 k31s and haven;t shot cast in either of them. Try as I may, I couldn't get any of my cast bullets to start up into the lead, guess I will use these guns for "Vintage Military Rifle"...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I shot a 96/11 Schmidt- Rubin in 100-yd. high-power matches for almost 5 years. My best load and bullet combination was a Lee 180 gr. cast bullet driven by 19.0 grs. of 4759, lit by a Remington 9....
Forum: Military Rifles
I keep getting Emails from Royal Imports for their old Italian Vetterli rifles. Has anyone here ever recieved one in shooting condition? There are several on Utube and people are actually shooting...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
My first rifle back in 59' was an 1891 Argentine. The grease in that rifle made it smell like a new gun!...........................
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
7X57 is the way to go; don't change a thing!..........................
A good friend has a 1910 pocket in "mint" condition with extra mag. Looks like it is unfired. I have never reloaded for .25 ACP, but looks like it might be a fun littlle gun; any...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
All of the data I have is from a 73' or 74' cast bullet hand book(lyman), can't tell for sure which year because the covers front and back have fallen away from much use. There is an outfit out there...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I think it used the M90 cartridge which was a paper-patched steel capped bullet. After the M11 came along, they made a long round-nosed bullet to shoot in the 1889 rifles and m93 carbines. I think...
Forum: Military Rifles
Eddie; what kind of velocity were you getting from the 31 grs. of 4895?
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Has anyone here fired cast boolits from their M93 Swiss cavalry carbines. These are really sweet little rifles; but might be a challenge because of the weird chamber cut for a paper-patch...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thanks so much for the great treatise on the 6.5 Swede........................
Forum: Military Rifles
I have a copy of a 1915 "Ideal" hand book and according to it the 311284(308284) was designed for the Krag rifle. They have a number of powder charges listed, but those powders were discontinued long...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks for the great photos!...........................
Forum: Military Rifles
Stewbaby; on the bottom rifle of the three shown there is "T" on the front sight block, what does it stand for ?...........................
Forum: Military Rifles
Fishman; I got mine last year in April at Cabelas, just shy of $500.00. I really like the build and the quality. I am planning on shooting this old rifle with lead boolits ONLY!!! Recently got the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks so much for all the great responses! Got out a few of my 6.5 molds tonight and was trying to figure out which bullet to try first. I bought Lymans latest a few years back, but have an NEI mold...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks so much to all for your help!!! Just one more small item that kind of slid in the back of my brain; Does the rifle shoot better with or without the muzzle break? I kind of hesitated to throw...
Forum: Military Rifles
Sorry I can't post a pic, my cameras on the fritz. The device on the end of the barrel is definitely a flash suppressor, has long slots that break up the flash. It has a 29 inch barrel and regular...
Forum: Military Rifles
Have this old Swedish Mauser I bought a few years back at Cabelas. Its dated 1906 on the reciever ring and everything is in good shape. The muzzle is threaded and it has a muzzle brake screwed on the...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Is there a listing anywhere that gives the date that Lyman/ Ideal molds were introduced? Just curious...........................
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |