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Loading the 8x57 I (J) .318

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08 March 2016, 19:28
drhall762
Loading the 8x57 I (J) .318
I'll bring this up here as well. I was probably the only person that didn't know this. Regular 8x57 dies can be used to reload the 8x57 I (J) .318 bore cartridge. I bought a set of regular dies as opposed to custom .318 dies. Size as usual just either remove the expander ball or if it isn't removable, polish/grind it down. It is unnecessary. I replaced mine with a universal de-capping pin. No expander ball. Then add primer, powder and proceed to seat the bullet. Works like a dream.


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08 March 2016, 20:07
fla3006
And 32 Winchester Special bullets are close enough in most cases. May want to reduce the powder charge some.


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