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No.5

 

[GunsNotPuns]

Japan- One of the biggest players, A Type 38 or Type 99 are both good options, the Type 99 being less common up here.

Just don't expect to fire a Type 38 often. There are more honest politicians in the House of Commons than 6.5x50 on shelves.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Just don't expect to fire a Type 38 often. There are more honest politicians in the House of Commons than 6.5x50 on shelves.

It is recommended to reload for pretty much all milsurps to keep costs down and ammo availability up

 

[grelmar]

It is recommended to reload for pretty much all milsurps to keep costs down and ammo availability up

Unless it's Russian/Soviet, I would agree. 54R is still a service cartridge, the availability of surplus isn't going to run out anytime soon, and for the price/crate, you can't really reload any cheaper (although you can reload better ammo, if you do competitive service rifle matches).

Also Swiss Rifles: although it isn't "cheap", it is "reasonable" - and GP11 surplus ammo is as good, or better, than much of the commercial "match grade" ammo out there, and it would be hard to hand-load something better.

Shooting commercial .303 will greatly limit your bang for buck factor. Best bet is to buy a half dozen boxes of Whinchester White Box, and get some practice in and save the brass. If you're careful about your reloading practices, you can get a lot of use out of a single piece of brass.

 

[tootall]

Buy, beg, borrow this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Worl...qid=1438123788&sr=1-5&keywords=mike+venturino

 

[kawicrash]

Swedish Mausers! Get a Carl Gusaf M96 and a Husqvarna M38.
Don't waste your money on that bottom-of-the-barrel Russian junk.
Ammo is not cheap and plentiful, but for a beautifully made, super quality firearm, you'll do no better.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Unless it's Russian/Soviet, I would agree. 54R is still a service cartridge, the availability of surplus isn't going to run out anytime soon, and for the price/crate, you can't really reload any cheaper (although you can reload better ammo, if you do competitive service rifle matches).

I know just as a general practice it is better to reload. At the moment I have been experimenting with pulling 7.62x54r and reducing the load to create .303 and I have done it successfully with 7.7 Japanese. Comes to about 35 cents a round for a FMJ round so I am not complaining.

 

[Yarf]

Just don't expect to fire a Type 38 often. There are more honest politicians in the House of Commons than 6.5x50 on shelves.

But on a side note I do know where there is an absolute ton of arisaka ammo, in Ontario. If anyone feels like "turning Japanese" just tell me

 

[GunsNotPuns]

But on a side note I do know where there is an absolute ton of arisaka ammo, in Ontario. If anyone feels like "turning Japanese" just tell me

Consider that you have been told. Please

 

[grelmar]

I know just as a general practice it is better to reload. At the moment I have been experimenting with pulling 7.62x54r and reducing the load to create .303 and I have done it successfully with 7.7 Japanese. Comes to about 35 cents a round for a FMJ round so I am not complaining.

I keep seeing references to people pulling the bullets and powder from 54R to reload .303... It's one of those things I'm going to have to try one of these days.

My Enfields get shot way less than they should. Sometimes it feels a little unpatriotic to leave the three of them at home, and take the Mosins and my SVT to the range and burn through half a crate.