26 September 2006, 17:10
TrapperP7.5 French Ammo
If you own and shoot the 7.5x54 French this may be of interest to you:
"New Commercial ammunition manufactured by Prvi Partizan in Serbia. Features a Brass Case, 139grn FMJ bullet, Reloadable Boxer primers, and is Non-Corrosive."
This stuff is $8.95 per box of 20 at AIM Surplus. Hard to find 7.5 French in reloadable cases.
28 September 2006, 06:18
Alberta CanuckIt has been available in the U.S. for at least 12 years, but few American shooters seem to have been made aware of that fact. Perhaps there were not enough French rifles in the U.S. back then to make wide-spread advertising practical for the importer(s).
Be aware though, that unless specs have changed recently, the flash-hole is .060" not the standard .080" of most American center-fire ammunition. That certainly is the case with all the Prvi Paftisan 7.5x53.5 ammo I have bought so far.
So, if your decapping rod uses the standard U.S. decapping pin, it can frequently result in the pin stuck in the case flash-hole.
Pins normally used in decapping Lapua or Sako PPC brass will work fine, though.