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August 20, 2011, 12:01 PM
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Ackley did not test the 94,96, or 38 Swedish Mausers in his book in the 60's when he tested Surplus action with overloads.
So I went out and bought one of each for destructive testing. The question is, use the American brass that is made on small base equipment, or the larger European brass?
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August 20, 2011, 12:25 PM
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American brass uses a .470 base, the European stuff is usually proper dimension.
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August 20, 2011, 03:05 PM
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I can't see any reason to leave extra room for heads to grow. I bought a bunch of S&B factory loads cheap the same day I got my surplus Swede, and have been running those cases in it ever since. If I were starting with an American gun with .473" bolt face I wanted to rebarrel in 6.5×55, though, I'd do some measuring before deciding on brass, or reamer, or bolt face modification.
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