brass??? dies ???
any thoughts on this ???
buckweet

Brass.....Make from 7.62x54R russian cases
Dies......LEE
Bullets...Thats a toughie. LEE has a (329J) sizing die that reportably does a good job of reducing .338 diameter bullets into the .329 diameter that the 8x56R uses.

I just went through this process--bought the gun and then found out what a weirdo it is--BUT I'D DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT!!
The lee bullet die works great for sizing 200 grain hornady .338 down to .329--and its cheap.
Grafs has brass real cheap but it's on backorder and will be for the next 3-5 mo's. I had to "breakdown" and order some bertram brass at about $1 ea so I could get reloading.
There is a great website called the Straight-pull rifle forum that YOU MUST VISIT if you own one of these guns.
Hope this helps.

Buffalo Arms Co.( www.buffaloarms.com) has the brass for $43/50 or $80/100 formed from .45-70. I purchased some 8x52 R Siamese made from the same brass and was quite pleased. To extend the life of this brass, I sent 2 fireformed cases to LEE and for $50 they made me a custom collet die set. An additional $15 got me a custom trimmer pilot. Very please with them also.