As a way to make 2022 better than its predecessor, I managed to acquire a gun that I have coveted a looooong time (and many of you here have rubbed it in over the years by owning one...)

Here is my brand new (to me) Husqvarna 33a in 8x57R -360.

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The quest for usable brass and reloading tool has begun... and it might prove as difficult as finding the gun in the first place...

Being in Europe, 9.3x72R brass shouldn't be that much of a problem. I have Norma, DWM and RWS and I'm sure there must be an Eastern Europe source for some. Just whack it to 57mm to start. Now to form it, hmm. I wonder what would happen if you started it in a 32-40 die. I'll experiment. You could put out a feeler on a Swedish site. What flavor of 8mm are the bore/groove dimensions? Nice catch, by the way. Still has its original rod, too. I wouldn't mind adding an 8 and maybe a 6.5. You can get formed 8x72R and 8x72R Sauer over here and you might have a look around over there. 8x72R Sauer might be a great case to start from. Once it is fire formed you don't really need dies.

Vall, they are brass rods with an aluminum jag.

I thought you two would be immediately appreciatives 

Vall, the pictures are from the salesman, they are so much better than anything I could possibly have taken myself, and he usually strip down these guns completely to assess their condition.
I thought the stripped down image was very informative.

Chauncey, I have sent a request to my hunter friends for fired 9.3x72R brass, as most hunters don't reload over here. We'll see. Bying new brass would be my next (relatively easy) step.

In the meantime, I will test it with 32-40 brass, once I've confirmed a .318 bore (or not). A fire formed brass will give me a good picture of the chamber.

I'll keep you posted.
Gilles.

Gilles, if you have some 32-40 brass you just might get away with using it. If you can get a fired case in the chamber, load it with say, 6 to 8 grains of a pistol (not Bullseye or its equivalents) or shotgun powder, fill the case with corn meal or wheat equivalent, put a little wax over the mouth and let her rip. Mike, you find both 8x57R (360) and the rimmed version of the 8x57 Mauser.

You're only talking about 3mm and there won't be erosion but just a buildup of carbon - like shooting 22 shorts in a 22 long rifle. Is your rifle a .318 or a .323? The photo of the muzzle looked like the rifling was in good shape. Here's what yours might look like when you get through with it.

Thanks for the advice.
I will thoroughly check the chambering before commiting to any more spending 
The rifling is in very good shape, I'll run an oversize bullet through first to confirm diameter.
A chamber casting will follow then.

Nothing is wrong with it, on the contrary 

The stripped down photo is just a proof from the seller that nothing is missing, broken or rusted/stuck.