Hello all,
I'm new to the forum and am looking for some advice. I have done some reloading for 308 in the past but would not call myself truly experienced at it. Moved from Florida to Tennessee and have not had the space until now to get back in the reloading seat. Anyway, I have an 8mm Yugo Mauser I purchased several years ago. It's my second Mauser, having given the first one to my oldest son when he expressed interest in it. I can't seem to get it to group well at the range. I was using WWll ammo I purchased when I bought the first Mauser. My thinking was two fold. Either the barrel is shot out or the ammo is. I purchased a new box of ammo at almost $2.00 a round to try but haven't gotten to the range yet. I'm thinking of taking all the old rounds apart and reusing the bullet itself in new brass, with new primers and powder. I have ordered dies to reform 30-06 brass to 8mm brass and have once fired brass to use. I am planning to try shooting the factory rounds first and see what kind of results I get. If I can get it to group O.K. than all is good. If not, my plan is to get the rifle to a good smith to check it out and make sure the barrel is not bad. Any suggestions on reforming/reloading the once fired brass into usable rounds will be greatly appreciated.
Mike
I'm new to the forum and am looking for some advice. I have done some reloading for 308 in the past but would not call myself truly experienced at it. Moved from Florida to Tennessee and have not had the space until now to get back in the reloading seat. Anyway, I have an 8mm Yugo Mauser I purchased several years ago. It's my second Mauser, having given the first one to my oldest son when he expressed interest in it. I can't seem to get it to group well at the range. I was using WWll ammo I purchased when I bought the first Mauser. My thinking was two fold. Either the barrel is shot out or the ammo is. I purchased a new box of ammo at almost $2.00 a round to try but haven't gotten to the range yet. I'm thinking of taking all the old rounds apart and reusing the bullet itself in new brass, with new primers and powder. I have ordered dies to reform 30-06 brass to 8mm brass and have once fired brass to use. I am planning to try shooting the factory rounds first and see what kind of results I get. If I can get it to group O.K. than all is good. If not, my plan is to get the rifle to a good smith to check it out and make sure the barrel is not bad. Any suggestions on reforming/reloading the once fired brass into usable rounds will be greatly appreciated.
Mike