Hello Gents,
I recently acquired an 1866 Chassepot, 1867 dated at St. Etienne. She is gorgeous and screams for a range trip as her bore is excellent. I have looked online and found three videos that detail the making of your own cartridges as well as a supplier in Sweden that makes many of the reloading pieces required. They are, however, out of stock at the moment and my e-mail inquiring about re-stocking has not been answered yet.
I am wondering, do we have any others on the forum that have shot or actively shoot their Chassepots ? I am hoping to get some different perspectives before I take the plunge and hand load my own paper cartridges. On that note, does anyone know of another supplier, perhaps North America based, that provides reloading tools and supplies ?
I recently acquired an 1866 Chassepot, 1867 dated at St. Etienne. She is gorgeous and screams for a range trip as her bore is excellent. I have looked online and found three videos that detail the making of your own cartridges as well as a supplier in Sweden that makes many of the reloading pieces required. They are, however, out of stock at the moment and my e-mail inquiring about re-stocking has not been answered yet.
I am wondering, do we have any others on the forum that have shot or actively shoot their Chassepots ? I am hoping to get some different perspectives before I take the plunge and hand load my own paper cartridges. On that note, does anyone know of another supplier, perhaps North America based, that provides reloading tools and supplies ?
