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I'm including pictures of the gaggle of markings along the front edges of the receiver and trying to get one of the bore to satisfy any curiosity. It's not easy to do with a cellphone camera.

I would give greater credibility to the U.S. Ordnance drawings that I posted spanning 1893, 1898, and 1917. The first 'French drawing' is commercial, circa 1900, from Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The second drawing is circa 1890/1891. I don't think U.S. Ordnance Department 'paperwork' gives a...

Oddly enough I pulled these 30-40 drawings from the Frankford Arsenal reloads thread right below this one. Thanks to Doubly Reincarnated. They're in French for reasons unknown so all dimensions are metric but I added conversions from an internet source. One is dated 1900 so it is well into the produ...

.307 bullets were standard for the .30-30 and maybe the .30 Remington before WW2. Phil Sharpe's "Complete Guide to Handloading" (1937) discussed them. It's in the public domain and you can find a digital copy on line. If you have a very sturdy press and bench, it is possible to resize .30...

'Y2K-WS.6' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. It appears you have a bit of reloading knowledge and experience. I can offer no source for .307-inch diameter bullets. Actually, I never knew they were once offered! If you shoot a lot of cast bullets, a .307" Swagging Die would be a good investment. I am...

In the process of slugging were there any tight and loose spots? Not even sure what it would mean if there were, just want to know. 307 diameter bullets do sound familiar, maybe some are still out there. A couple of the members are real up on stuff like this. Normally I do not like the idea of fire...

I slug the barrel on all my rifles Fred. Tap an approximate size greasy lead slug through the barrel with an appropriate rod. As a machinist you'll appreciate this, mic the high spots which are the grooves and caliper the low spots which come from the lands. The max diameter of the high spots was .3...

Hello board new member first post. As the title states I'm looking for more than carbine weight .307 diameter jacketed bullets. The groove diameter of my recently aquired 1903 vintage Model 1898 rifle is exactly .307" and .308 diameter bullets leave serious fouling in the barrel that takes a lo...