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7.35 Carcano load update

jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
Awhile back, as you might recall, I acquired two carcanos. One was in 6.5 with a somewhat bent reciever which we won't even go into again. The other was a 7.35 in excellant shape. I shot it once with surplus and finally got around to shooting some reloads today. After hemming and hawing for awhile, I finally went the cheap assed route and ordered a custom sizer die from Lee in .301 as my bore measures .3005. I then resized some cast .308 bullets (150gr flat nose) lubed em again, and loaded with C.H. Harris's "the load" of 13 gr. of Red Dot. Well, you reap what you sow. Out of 30 shots I hit the paper about 9 times. As an added bonus annoyance, some ammo wouldn't feed properly, as little lead shavings seemed to get everywhere, impregnating themselves into the brass, gumming up the chamber, etc. The rifle's headspace must be perfect as even a small shard a thousandth of an inch thick prevented the round from chambering. I finished off by firing some more surplus, with somewhat better results, though by this time my bore was leaded and accuracy suffered anyhow.As a result, I ordered a custom mould in .300 from Ammodump in australia. I still need to get the handles and will give it another go. If it works out, I may even consider selling some of the cast bullets at GB, as I know that bullets in this diameter are hard to come by at a good price and I always like to share.BTW- if anyone has a set of Lee or RCBS mould handles, let me know.
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    in my Lyman #30somthing manual They show a 146gr (Mold # 300136 GC) load data3031 25.0@1965H240 15.0@16002400 15.0@15504227 17.0@15254759 13.0@14104198 17.0@1485Hi-vel 24.0@1940no designation given for IMR or H brandingLyman #47 shows 128 & 150gr jacketed data plus the data for the bullet above (they show it as a 150gr now)2400 16.0-22.0 @ 1650-2070IMR 4227 16.0-25.0 @ 1535-2136IMR 4198 19.0-30.0 @ 1595-2262IMR 3031 24.0-33.0 @ 1625-2247Accuracy Load IMR 4227 25.0 @ 2136The #47 data is repeated in the "Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook" #3I know thats not what you were asking for but it may help.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like they haven't got military weapons right since the Roman short sword.
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  • blackgunblackgun Member Posts: 49 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    jonk,do you need another 7.35 w/14 rds. of Midway 128gr.sp ammo cheap?or trade to about anything.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Well blackgun, I might be interested, but it depends on how cheap, what the condition is, what model, and finally, where you are located. I haven't got an FFL or C&R, so you would just about have to be close enough for me to pick it up personally, or else be offering it so cheap that the shipping/transfer fee wouldn't be a problem.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • jjvgnslngrjjvgnslngr Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jonk, I have a 7.35 I got in a trade I'm looking to get rid of cheap. Where are you located?
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    I'm in Cleveland, OH. I am willing to travel a bit to pick things up, distance depends on price and condition, really. Let's not clog things up here, email is endofwork@netzero.comThanks
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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