7.35mm Ammo - Where?

gjw · May 2, 2012, 11:00 AM

Hi all, I know this has been discussed before, but is there any source for cheaper 7.35mm ammo? Not interested in surplus, but looking for some that won't cost an arm and a leg.

I know it's spendy, but I've been looking and the cheapest I've found is about $22 a box.

Any leads would be appreciated!

Best regards!

Greg

Cheapshooter · May 2, 2012, 11:04 PM

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is there any source for cheaper 7.35mm ammo

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I've found is about $22 a box.

I think you found it!!!

gjw · May 2, 2012, 11:44 PM

I think so too!!!!

Be good!

Greg

warningshot · May 3, 2012, 02:53 AM

Isn't Euro 7.35mm the same thing as English .32acp? Just guessing. Just guessing

Scimmia · May 3, 2012, 03:58 AM

32 ACP = 7.65 Browning

7.35 is Carcano rifle ammo.

Scorch · May 3, 2012, 12:43 PM

I'm amazed you found any at all! Last time I saw 7.35X51 was about 25 years ago. Hornady quit making bullets for it in the 1970s, it was never a very plentiful item.

James K · May 3, 2012, 05:41 PM

If you can get 7.35mm Italian at $22 a box, buy a bunch! As for not wanting surplus, that is good, because there ain't none. In fact, there was very little available because the Italians changed the caliber back before any large amount of ammo was produced.

Jim

Webleymkv · May 4, 2012, 09:06 AM

Your best bet if you want to shoot a 7.35 Carcano very much is to start reloading. Factory ammo availability for this cartridge is "spotty" at best (Hornady did make a factory loading a few years ago, but it seems they've discontinued it).

Dies and the proper .300" bullets are, however, available from Hornady (Graf & Sons has them in stock) and dies may also be available from Lee.

While there is still some 7.35 Carcano surplus floating around out there, its not cheap and I wouldn't recommend shooting it. If its anything like the surplus 6.5 Carcano I've gotten ahold of before, it's hangfire/misfire prone garbage that is both dirty and corrosive. The only reason that I would buy surplus 6.5 or 7.35 Carcano ammo is if it came packed on the clips (the clips are reuseable and interchangeble between calibers).

customaquatics · May 4, 2012, 11:31 AM

the gun shop here has em plus both caliber's of rifles if you want there phone number?

Huey 22122 · May 6, 2012, 01:43 PM

I hav a box of old RWS cartridges printed in german.

The brand stems from the Rheinisch-Westfälischen Sprengstoff-Fabriken, which passed into the ownership of Dynamit Nobel in 1931 and then under the control of RUAG Ammotec.

any thoughts on the best place to sell it? Peoples republic of EBAY would give a death sentence for trying.

GC

May 2, 2012, 11:00 AM	#1
gjw Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Posts: 29	7.35mm Ammo - Where? Hi all, I know this has been discussed before, but is there any source for cheaper 7.35mm ammo? Not interested in surplus, but looking for some that won't cost an arm and a leg. I know it's spendy, but I've been looking and the cheapest I've found is about $22 a box. Any leads would be appreciated! Best regards! Greg

May 3, 2012, 12:43 PM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I'm amazed you found any at all! Last time I saw 7.35X51 was about 25 years ago. Hornady quit making bullets for it in the 1970s, it was never a very plentiful item. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

May 4, 2012, 11:31 AM	#9
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	the gun shop here has em plus both caliber's of rifles if you want there phone number? __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

May 6, 2012, 01:43 PM	#10
Huey 22122 Junior Member Join Date: May 6, 2012 Posts: 3	9.3 x 74r RWS old cartridges and box I hav a box of old RWS cartridges printed in german. The brand stems from the Rheinisch-Westfälischen Sprengstoff-Fabriken, which passed into the ownership of Dynamit Nobel in 1931 and then under the control of RUAG Ammotec. any thoughts on the best place to sell it? Peoples republic of EBAY would give a death sentence for trying. GC

May 2, 2012, 11:44 PM	#3
gjw Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Posts: 29	I think so too!!!! Be good! Greg

May 3, 2012, 02:53 AM	#4
warningshot Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2009 Posts: 995	Isn't Euro 7.35mm the same thing as English .32acp? Just guessing. Just guessing

May 3, 2012, 03:58 AM	#5
Scimmia Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2011 Location: Eastern IA Posts: 428	32 ACP = 7.65 Browning 7.35 is Carcano rifle ammo.

May 3, 2012, 05:41 PM	#7
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	If you can get 7.35mm Italian at $22 a box, buy a bunch! As for not wanting surplus, that is good, because there ain't none. In fact, there was very little available because the Italians changed the caliber back before any large amount of ammo was produced. Jim

May 4, 2012, 09:06 AM	#8
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,446	Your best bet if you want to shoot a 7.35 Carcano very much is to start reloading. Factory ammo availability for this cartridge is "spotty" at best (Hornady did make a factory loading a few years ago, but it seems they've discontinued it). Dies and the proper .300" bullets are, however, available from Hornady (Graf & Sons has them in stock) and dies may also be available from Lee. While there is still some 7.35 Carcano surplus floating around out there, its not cheap and I wouldn't recommend shooting it. If its anything like the surplus 6.5 Carcano I've gotten ahold of before, it's hangfire/misfire prone garbage that is both dirty and corrosive. The only reason that I would buy surplus 6.5 or 7.35 Carcano ammo is if it came packed on the clips (the clips are reuseable and interchangeble between calibers).