What can be made out of 8MM Lebel that has neck splits?????
Have a bunch with splits. Some longer than others.
Just wondering what I might be able to reform them to.
What can be made out of 8MM Lebel that has neck splits?????
Have a bunch with splits. Some longer than others.
Just wondering what I might be able to reform them to.
If they haven’t split all the way to the shoulder they can be converted to .41 Swiss.
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I also use 8mm Lebel for my 41 Swiss.
I had a Hopkins & Allen falling block shotgun that had a take down barrel and I took a 50 cal. muzzloader barrel and turned the shank to fit the shotgun frame. I took some old 8 mm Lebel brass and cut them down to about 1 1/8” long and expanded the neck for a .512 dia boolit and made a 50 cal. Cartridge for it.
I shot it with no extractor for a while and it shot good with light loads of unique.
It makes a nice 50 cal. cartridge but the case needs inside reamed as they are very thick below the shoulder.
Jedman
50/70's.
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 |