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    • K-43
      K-43 replied to the thread National ERPO "Resource" Center.
      Gestapo.
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      K-43 replied to the thread Shotshell Bushing Quandary.
      A little throw back to the old days. You can polish out a bushing to enlarge it a hair to get an in-between size. Some guys used to...
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      K-43 replied to the thread Handloading WW2 or post-war cartridges.
      I'm just using a Lee 8x56R die set. Initial sizing of the 7.62 is in the 8x56R full length die. Anneal first or you may split some...
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      K-43 replied to the thread Pulled 100 bullets.
      Take away from doing the very same thing years ago; try chambering the resized cases before loading a bunch of rounds. Correct it...
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      K-43 replied to the thread Shotshell Bushing Quandary.
      Have you patterned the two loads? If one is better, use it. If they pattern pretty much the same/good, flip a coin and stick with that...
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      K-43 replied to the thread Handloading WW2 or post-war cartridges.
      I've made 8x56R from 7.62x54R commercial boxer primed brass. The neck is way short, but usable. Anneal the case shoulder/neck before...
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      K-43 replied to the thread Shooting Trap door Springfield.
      What Melnic says. I use starting loads with cast boolits in my 1884. Check the Lyman reloading manuals.
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      K-43 replied to the thread 8x57 Garand Conversion.
      Uh, that is what he said.:
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      K-43 replied to the thread 8x57 Garand Conversion.
      I sold my M1/M14 Wrench and Barrel Vise to another member here from Anne Arundel back in 2018 as I wasn't doing it anymore. Yeah, I get...
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      K-43 replied to the thread 8x57 Garand Conversion.
      WOW! So much misunderstanding here. What some oaf does in Pakistan is not a safe model of doable in the US. A 30-06 chamber is flat...
    • K-43
      K-43 replied to the thread 8x57 Garand Conversion.
      It's all about the port pressure. I have 30-06 and 308 Garands and reload as appropriate. Plenty of valid data from powder and bullet...
    • K-43
      K-43 replied to the thread 8x57 Garand Conversion.
      You can't "rechamber" a 30-06 barrel to 8x57. The chamber dimensions of the 30-06 case are too long and the bore is too small. You would...
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