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Wild cat

Da-TankDa-Tank Member Posts: 3,718 ✭✭
edited December 2010 in Ask the Experts
A 30.06 necked up from .308 to .311
I'm in need of a good working load.
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  • XXCrossXXCross Member Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anything that would work in the '06 will be okey in your ctg.
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  • 260260 Member Posts: 1,133 ✭
    edited November -1
    WHY?? there are others that can do the same....?
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,043 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll guess that you have a m-1909 mauser that has been 'rechambered' to .30/06, you donen't have a 'wild-cat' you have a .30/06 that 'likes' larger bullets. just use standard .30/06 data for the weight bullet you are loading.
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Da-Tank,

    If you have what Mike Whiskey describes, they usually love 174 gr. spitzers. I have one too BTW.
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What do you use for dies?
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  • OleDukOleDuk Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tank, I think what you have is a conversion from the 8mm Mauser to an old wildcat, 8mm-'06. It was cheaper to rechamber the existing barrel than to replace it. Don't remember where I read about it but maybe I can find it I think.

    P.S.
    That didn't take long! The cartridge is described in the old NRA handloading book, "Handloading". it lists 14 loads for the cartridge including one using a .323 inch, 175gr. Sierra at 2800 fps. I think that should kill Bambi if you hit him with it! Measure your bore diameter again to be sure what you're working with. .323" is 8mm; .311 is 7.65mm. You probably would need to cut back the powder charge
    somewhat if you've got a .311 bore.

    OleDuk[:)][:)]
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  • SoreShoulderSoreShoulder Member Posts: 3,148 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by OleDuk
    Tank, I think what you have is a conversion from the 8mm Mauser to an old wildcat, 8mm-'06. It was the cheaper to rechamber the existing barrel than to replace it. Don't remember where I read about it but maybe I can find it I think.

    OleDuk[:)][:)]
    If OleDuk's theory is correct and it is an 8mm-06, Speer #9 has data. What bullet and powder are we talking about?

    Although, I think it's just as likely that the gun is a rechambered 7.65x53, which would probably be close enough to an '06 that you could just use '06 data.
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    8mm Mausers (8 X 57) came in two bore diameters .318 and .323. This is a .311 bore.
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  • OleDukOleDuk Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Soreshoulder, the NRA book has load data for .323 bullets of 125,150,170,175,196,200 & 220 grains.
    .311 bullets would require somewhat lighter charges.

    OleDuk[:)][:)]
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  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This sounds like a 7.7mm .311 Jap rechambered to 30/06.I have one of these. I load .311 bullets in the 30/06 cases for it.[8D]
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