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Offline buckweet

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reloading 8x56r ammo.can it be done ???
« on: April 11, 2003, 07:16:30 PM »
just wondering ???
brass,dies ???
any thoughts on this ???
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reloading 8x56r ammo.can it be done ???
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2003, 04:54:53 PM »
It Can be reloaded, But it is expensive!!
The bullet diameter is 329 and they are
only available as custom made!
I have only seen 2 companies that make them.
Since all factory ammo for it is Berdan primed,
easily Reloadable brass is a pain in the butt.
It can be formed from 7.62x53(54) Russian Rimmed
brass, but there are several steps involved.

p.s.  
I think that Old Western Scrounger loads
hunting rounds in this caliber
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8x56R reloading
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2003, 06:37:52 PM »
You can use 45-70 brass if you have a lathe to do some machining.  Grafs is bring in some boxer primed brass.  Lee has a cast bullet mould. I have a saeco mould that drops at .335 that I resize the bullets to .331-.332.  There are some Lyman 338 moulds that if you find one you can resize to ..330-.332.  It's easy to make nice mild loads with cast bullets.
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