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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16700 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #45 - Jul 24^th, 2015 at 9:42am	Print Post
	calledflyer wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 7:08pm: All of mine say 9.3x74, but I didn't make 'em. Came with the rifle. Probably more useful to somebody just as yours are. I don't know if I've ever seen anybody shooting the "foreign" cartridge. That's actually great info! Since I have a Husky T33a Rolling Block, which is a 9.3x57R and hard to find brass for. I'll go look at the specs for my Husky's cartridge, and see if I can trim them down for use in that gun! And since the 9.3x74R is a donor case for my .40-63 Ballard Everlasting, they might also work for that cartridge too. Looks like the rim is a bit smaller, so will have to check my extractor and make sure it catches the rim OK.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3664 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #46 - Jul 24^th, 2015 at 11:33am	Print Post
	Happy to help. Let us hear what you discover. Never heard of your cartridge. 'Course, there's lots I've never heard of.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16700 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #47 - Jul 24^th, 2015 at 1:04pm	Print Post
	I think the old wooden box these cartridges are in is somewhat collectable, as are the cases. Having 2nd thoughts about cutting them down. The box is an old Railway Express Agency box marked as 2000 #120 primers for .30 cal. cartridges. Has a bunch of old .32-40 and .38-72 cases in it. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16700 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #48 - Jul 24^th, 2015 at 6:07pm	Print Post
	Down in the bottom of the box (under the cartridge boxes) I found more brass and ammo. There was one original paper patched .40-63 Ballard marked case. Three more marked the same, but greased cast reloads. Then 15 rounds of empties fire formed to .40-63 Ballard, but marked .30-40 Krag on the heads.

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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1077 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: Who shoots obsolete cartridges Reply #49 - Jul 30^th, 2015 at 7:50am	Print Post
	I load and shoot a number of old, long obsolete cartridges. Here are a couple: This is a .58 Roberts next to a .22 short for comparison. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) And a .32 Extra Long Rimfire using reloadable cases that I made: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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jarmann Participating Member Offline Posts: 38 Joined: Apr 7^th, 2014	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #50 - Aug 7^th, 2015 at 10:11am	Print Post
	I do ,for about 40 to 45 different rifles most complicate reloads for the werder rifle, carabine, and pistol berdan I from colt also works well always use reduced nitro loads greetings from jarmann


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iomskp Junior Member Offline Posts: 55 Location: Cairns Joined: Feb 20^th, 2008	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #51 - Sep 1^st, 2015 at 7:18pm	Print Post
	I have a 300 Sherwood, in a double rifle, it is a great little cartridge


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3987 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #52 - Sep 2^nd, 2015 at 12:00am	Print Post
	That Husky in 9.3x57R, I believe would normally be a 9.3x57R (360) in which case you would start with a 9.3x72R case.


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MJT Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Location: Indiana NW Joined: Aug 17^th, 2015	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #53 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 10:31pm	Print Post
	Just getting into Stevens 25-20 Single Shot. Only have limited brass, and want to experiment with various loads to get the most out of it. Rifle is a Stevens 44. I'd like to find the correct tang sight for it since it's missing, as is the elevation ramp for the std. rear sight. Looks like a fun rifle though!


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jon_norstog Participating Member Offline Old Thursday himself Posts: 32 Location: pokatello Idaho Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2012	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #54 - Sep 16^th, 2015 at 10:01pm	Print Post
	.43 Spanish. It's a great round. jn


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MJT Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Location: Indiana NW Joined: Aug 17^th, 2015	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #55 - Sep 22^nd, 2015 at 12:53pm	Print Post
	I shoot 25-20 Stevens Single Shot


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Fred Boulton Oldtimer Offline Posts: 801 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2007	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #56 - Sep 22^nd, 2015 at 3:22pm	Print Post
	Here in the UK, if you wish to buy a rifle, then you need a space on your Firearms Certificate for one in that caliber. This is a complete pain if you see something on your travels---you can agree to buy it, but you can't take delivery until you have your certificate varied to add the space. None of the above applied to guns on the Gov. obsolete caliber list, which is extensive. You see the gun, do the deal, take it home---it does not need a licence until you want to have ammo for it and shoot it. You can research loads, buy a mold and dies etc and only then do you need to send your licence in for variation. Hence, I currently shoot: .310 Cadet, 300 Sherwood, .360no5, 8.15 x 46R, .43 Mauser and 577 Snider. Add to this, three muzzle loaders which are also classed as obsolete because they are original, made before the 1939 cut-off date. Fred


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Lead Pot Full Member Offline Posts: 133 Joined: Nov 12^th, 2012	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #57 - Oct 2^nd, 2015 at 3:51pm	Print Post
	semtav wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2015 at 4:36pm: Who shoots rifles using obsolete cartridges regularly? new or original. I shoot what I call a 42 Wesson altho it isn't quite like the original because I couldn't find a parent case that would work. Most of my single shot rifles shoot obsolete cartridges I'm aware of two .42 Wessons that I have read about in the old Forest& Stream articles. One was a .42 Wesson rimfire and the other is a very rare .42-85 specially build for the long range matches. I have seen one cartridge at a collectors show and that shell looks close to my .44-75 Ballard everlasting. Lp


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Titewad Newbie Offline Posts: 7 Joined: Jan 9^th, 2014	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #58 - Oct 24^th, 2015 at 10:28am	Print Post
	I made a deal with a friend of mine, that he would loan me his 71/84 Mauser (.43 Mauser) if I buy all the reloading equipment. .45-90 WCF brass gets relief turned on rim then I made a fixture to dimple rim to get correct head space. Shot some of the original cartridges. They were all extreme hangfires and the brass is very thin. Couple pieces cracked with only light smokeless loads. Will be shooting this rifle in CBA Military matches. This is way more interesting than shooting a .308 or .30-06.


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Fred Boulton Oldtimer Offline Posts: 801 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2007	Re: Who shoots obsolete caartridges Reply #59 - Oct 24^th, 2015 at 12:05pm	Print Post
	I use Bertram brass in my 71/84 with a Lyman bullet and 75grn of Swiss no4 powder. All my shooting is done off-hand and I find it shoots to point of aim at 100yds: if I then flip up the additional rear sight blade, it is spot on for 200. I never shoot at longer distances and hence have never had to lift up the sight ladder. Fred


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