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harpergeorge
After much searching I found suppliers for brass and bullets for my 8X57JR drilling. Note that the 8X57JR uses a 0.318 bullet, and cannot digest the 0.324 bullet used by the 8X57RS or JRS.

Buffalo Arms Co stocks several bullets in both round nose and spitzer and in several weights. Woodleigh (Australia) carries heavy round nose bullets that are 0.318 dia. Old Western Scrounger stocks RWS brass in 8X57JR. Prices seem reasonable from BACO and OWS. I didn't inquire of Woodleigh since my gun shoots a tad low with the iron sights and 196 gr ammo and I want to try somthing a little lighter.

GHBryan
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  • nononsense
    Howard,

    Don't forget Hawk bullets makes 2 weights for the .318 bore:

    http://www.hawkbullets.com/P-LIST.htm

    And:

    http://www.huntingtons.com/Bullet-Custom.html

    http://www.ammunitions.com/ammunitions/Specialty Bullets.htm

    http://gsgroup.co.za/orderhp.html

    http://www.gsgroup.co.za/hvtech.html


    Do you actually make instruments or do you limit it to repair and restoration?

    Best.
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  • 1KYDSTR
    A "Luthier"...took the old memory bank a few minutes to churn that occupation up! Then again, am I right in assuing you build and or repair Harps? There certainly is a diverse lot on this forum, and by the way, welcome aboard!!

    Have you given thought to casting hard alloy lead for your fine drilling gun? Seems to me as though it would be better off digesting lead than jacketed bullets as the relative wear factor would be so much lower. If this seems an option,I would check Midway to see what they have in the way of molds. As you seem to be a pretty sophisticated collector, I am sure this has occurred to you already, but thought I should still bring it up.

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  • p3skyking
    I agree with 1kydstr. Pick up a copy of Lymans CAST BULLET HANDBOOK and pick out the mould you want. A number of them are discontinued but I have advertised on the "Wanted" board and purchased the old moulds from folks here. You CAN always get what you want!

    Best,
    Mike

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