8mm french brass
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tactical870
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I think Tallman in Toronto had it but they were out when I spoke with them last.
There is no 8mm Lebel revolver brass available in North America AFAIK... it's all trimmed down 32-20 brass. I ordered mine (untrimmed) from Track of the Wolf in the States, but it was on backorder for a few months before they finally shipped it out. If you want real 8mm Lebel revolver brass, there's a company in France (or Belgium?) that sells it... for big $. It all comes down to the headstamp, really. In other words not worth it, unless you're a diehard collector. 
The best way to trim 32-20 cases would be on a lathe, but a case trimmer will do also. Personally, I'll try to anneal after trimming next time (before final resizing with the die), because the 32-20 brass tends to form an elevated ring in the mid section of the case when sized as is. I guess this is due to a lack of flexibility of an un-annealed trimmed case (the kind Tallman was selling). I tried fireforming a bunch afterwards to get rid of the ring, but I guess either my load was too weak or the ring is too strong.
Either way... annealing is recommended to prolong case life.
The best way to trim 32-20 cases would be on a lathe, but a case trimmer will do also. Personally, I'll try to anneal after trimming next time (before final resizing with the die), because the 32-20 brass tends to form an elevated ring in the mid section of the case when sized as is. I guess this is due to a lack of flexibility of an un-annealed trimmed case (the kind Tallman was selling). I tried fireforming a bunch afterwards to get rid of the ring, but I guess either my load was too weak or the ring is too strong.
Either way... annealing is recommended to prolong case life.
They're gone for now at least. Too bad, they had some good stuff.
Here's the note from the website:
"We regret to inform you that due to increasingly business-unfriendly policies of Canadian and Ontario government Tallman Industries has shut down its operations...."
Fiocchi makes 8mm Lebel Revolver brass and loaded ammo that's available in the USA. It's very pricey and hard to get in Canada. 32-20 brass is easy to reform and trim to 8mm.
I was just searching the "antiques forum"
, and you seem quite knowledgeable about the 8mm revolver - still have one ?
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Lee Enfield
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Is it "excessively horrible" to just use .32 ACP brass and do your "due dilligence" simply by carefully monitoring the powder that goes into the cases ?
Case is too small in diameter, you'll get gas blow by of the case at best and probably case failures as well.
There is no 8mm Lebel revolver brass available in North America AFAIK... it's all trimmed down 32-20 brass. I ordered mine (untrimmed) from Track of the Wolf in the States, but it was on backorder for a few months before they finally shipped it out. If you want real 8mm Lebel revolver brass, there's a company in France (or Belgium?) that sells it... for big $. It all comes down to the headstamp, really. In other words not worth it, unless you're a diehard collector.
The best way to trim 32-20 cases would be on a lathe, but a case trimmer will do also. Personally, I'll try to anneal after trimming next time (before final resizing with the die), because the 32-20 brass tends to form an elevated ring in the mid section of the case when sized as is. I guess this is due to a lack of flexibility of an un-annealed trimmed case (the kind Tallman was selling). I tried fireforming a bunch afterwards to get rid of the ring, but I guess either my load was too weak or the ring is too strong.
Either way... annealing is recommended to prolong case life.
I don't know if you can get away from that ring. Doesn't seem to hurt anything though.
Rem brass tends to split easier when forming and the ring is more pronounced. I found the winchester and starline brass worked better for forming 32-20. Tallman told me they had the same experience.
