Reloading broomhandle

[ColetheGun]

i just got a 7.63 c96 bolo, i was wondering if any one here knew anything for reloading it, i don't want to rely on buying ammo for it, Ive been running into trouble finding a bullet mould, and dies for it, and can't find any useful data on type of powder or measurement, any info at all will be appreciated

[Dead*Reckoned]

You'll get more luck in the "Reloading Section"

[ColetheGun]

oh sorry i was looking for it but couldn't find it... i knew there was one so if the mods see this please move thread. my bad

[Chief-7700]

i just got a 7.63 c96 bolo, i was wondering if any one here knew anything for reloading it, i don't want to rely on buying ammo for it, Ive been running into trouble finding a bullet mould, and dies for it, and can't find any useful data on type of powder or measurement, any info at all will be appreciated

Mauser C96 Broomhandle in 7.62x24mm, Lyman's 49th Edition page # 328

[bruceflinch]

oh sorry i was looking for it but couldn't find it... i knew there was one so if the mods see this please move thread. my bad

Just scroll down the Main page to AMMO & RELOADING.
Good Luck

[lorax3]

oh sorry i was looking for it but couldn't find it... i knew there was one so if the mods see this please move thread. my bad

Moved

[knucklehead0202]

prvi partizan and i believe sellier & bellot make ammo for it. buy that stuff, save the brass and reload it. buy lots of reloading manuals and combine their knowledge to work up your loads. that's an expensive pistol to blow up so use good equipment and technique in reloading as well. good luck and nice pistol!

[scrat]

There is a common misconception that 7.62 Tokarev surplus ammunition in the United States uses copper-coated mild steel bullets, and that this increases the chance of dangerous ricochets when fired at hard targets and can damage bullet-traps often used on shooting ranges. While steel-core ammunition in 7.62x25 is available internationally, in the United States the importation of 7.62x25 cartridges loaded with copper-coated steel bullets is illegal; federal law defines these as armor-piercing pistol ammunition. The so-called steel bullets sold in the United States are generally lead-core bullets with copper-washed steel jackets, and these present no greater risk of ricochet than a standard copper-jacketed projectile.

Reloadable cartridge cases can be produced by resizing and trimming 9mm Winchester Magnum brass, or alternately by reforming 5.56x45mm NATO. RCBS sells a case trimming/reaming die to assist with the latter process. The cartridge case is inserted into the open-topped die, which produces a shoulder in the correct position, and one saws off the portion of the case projecting through the top. Afterward, one uses a the reamer - which fits a tap handle - to ream out the new case neck to an acceptable thickness. This is necessary because a high-powered rifle cartridge has just been cut back to where the brass is relatively thick - this must be thinned if excessive chamber presssures are to be avoided in the pistol. Use .308" bullets for reloading for the Tokarev TT-33 and Czech CZ-52. Mauser C-96 and C-30 "Broomhandle" pistols typically have oversized bores, and .311" bullets may be needed to produce acceptable accuracy. Hornady makes an 85-grain .311" "XTP" bullet that works well in these pistols.

[ColetheGun]

thanks so much for the info guys, i did order 200 rounds, and i plan on hoarding that brass like gold. once i actually pick up the pistol i will post pics

[scrat]

cases

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,5343.html

molds

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4945.html

loaded ammo

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4180.html

[scrat]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=279952

Here are some stats. From Modern Reloading 2nd edition . Richard Lee.

30 Mauser (7.63 x 25)
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86 Grain Jacket Bullet

ACCUR #7 Start:6.9 Never Exceed: 7.7 velocity: 1421 / 24400 CUP: OAL:1.325

ACCUR #5 Start:5.7 Never Exceed: 6.3 velocity: 1385 / 24600 CUP: OAL:1.325

93 Grain Jacket Bullet

ACCUR #7 Start:6.8 Never Exceed: 7.5 velocity: 1361 / 24800 CUP: OAL:1.325


Bullseye Start:3.2 Never Exceed: 3.6 velocity: 1173 / NA CUP: OAL:1.135

Wind 231 Start:3.9 Never Exceed: 4.2 velocity: 1085 / 25500 CUP: OAL:1.130
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