What combo is best for &.5 French (7.5x54)

[Skippy]

It looks like coimmercial ammo is unavailable, and evenb if it were it'd be pricey.
Which powder/bullet combo's work for 7.5 French, assuming I buy proper brass?
WHo sells 7.5 French dies?

I'd like to be able to shoot a bunch of target loads and also use it as a big of a deer/bear carry gun.

Basically I need one light load so I can make 100 and shoot for fun, and then a harder hitting hunting load.

Is resizing brass easier? Which way is best with which brass?

 

[sunray]

Try Epp's for ammo and brass. RCBS makes dies, so Epp's or any other shop can get them, if their distributor has them in stock(not likely). Dies won't be cheap either. CH4D wants $72.45US for a set.
Data can be had here. http://members.nuvox.net/~on.melchar/75french/index.html
Use a regular .308" bullet.

 

[Andy]

Lee sells dies. Call Andrew at

HIGGINSON POWDERS INC.
2708 Highway 34
HAWKESBURY, ON
K6A 2R2
TEL.: (613)-632-9300
FAX.: (613)-632-5666
FAX TOLL FREE ORDER LINE: 1-888-308-4350
www.higginsonpowders.com

You can buy Grafs 7.5x54 Headstamped brass from Dave Friesen www.bcredneck.com , [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]sales@bcredneck.com[/FONT], or simply run common 6.5x55 brass through the die.

Loads abound - you'll get a few to start you off with your Lee dies, or any of the powder websites will provide a few.

 

[Skippy]

Everyone reccomends using .308 load data for reloading 7.5 French.
What if I bought a boz of 7.62NATO surplus with 147g bullets, pulled them apart and used the powder and bullets in a 7.5 French case?

If 7.5 French is generally a hotter load than .308, I dont see why this would cause a problem, it might be a cheap solution.