8x52r Siamese Mauser

[6.5x54R]

I can't find this ammo anywhere, should I get into reloading? How many other people wish they could find this stuff? I have a type 66 that would be fun to shoot.

 

[stsfld66]

It would be nice to find a few boxes of Prvi or ???? Just to get the brass, then to reload. I also have a Siamese that I have never shot.

 

[bearhunter]

That's the main reason so many of them were rebarreled to all sorts of RIMMED commercial cartridges.

 

[BOHROK]

Could 8x56r be resized to the 8x52r if you could find a good set of dies?

 

[Pblatzz]

I have a set of dies, just need to check to see if they are still there.

 

[Pblatzz]

The bore uses a regualr .323 die 8mm bullet. Btw.

 

[matthunt101]

Could 8x56r be resized to the 8x52r if you could find a good set of dies?

Might be easier to make some out of 7.62x54r. Trim it, fireform it and voila! 8x52r cases....YMMV but I'd think that might be the easiest method.

 

[6.5x54R]

I think if you reduced the neck thickness a bit you could do this. The rim would have to be reduced too, and a full length resizing. The type 66 has a very picky chamber and worst of all the standard deviation in groove distance is HUGE, .320 to .330 as far as I gather.

 

[Snider shooter]

45-70 is the brass use to form the T66 round. The neck needs to be annealed. Neck reduction is done in three steps. A 40 cal rifle die then a 33 Winchester die, then full length resize in 8x52R die. Bullet diameter is 0.323. Base diameter is 0.500 so cases listed above can not be used. The rim of 45-70 must also be reduced to between 0.552 to 0.558 in diameter. Also a bevel must be put on case head, outer edge of rim. Necks maybe too thick so a neck turner maybe needed to reduce neck thickness to about 0.012. If you want a form die set can be bought from CH4D or RCBS plus normal dies.