Imported Ammo

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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by Grumpy » Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:13 am

I have to say that I`m really chuffed to have learned that - it`s always a good day when you learn something new. Thanks.
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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by TwoRivers » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:19 am

I think there is more to it than just the lawyers. After WWII the loads were fairly reasonable, both Winchester and Remington loading to 2570 fps, with their 170 gr. .32 Win Special bullets. Flat and blunt round nose. Neither load fed very well, being a bit short of what the M98 magazine was designed for. Then they reduced the velocity to 2470 fps, and finally to 2330. Though Winchester is now loading a decent semi-pointed bullet of .322" diameter. Haven't seen what shape of bullet Remington, or Federal, loads.

But ask yourself, would you, producing rifles and ammo, with great numbers of rifles coming into the country in a chambering that equals your best-selling .30-06, go out of your way to market loads that would do the rifle and cartridge justice ? Undercutting your own rifles ? Not if you are an American manufacturer.

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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by Grumpy » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:36 am

Ah ......
Well that wouldn`t be the first example of protectionism I`ve come across.
A good point well made.
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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by Peacefulguns » Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:34 am

Wow great information. My rifle was stamped 1916. There is jpg in the middle which should show it.

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Post by Ramandeep » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:48 pm

Can someone direct me to the link where the DGFT notifies free import of 50 rds of ammo, having trouble finding it as the pages I have gone through it states import of ammunition resticted unless a renowned shooter. http://dgft.gov.in/Exim/2000/NOT/itc%28hs%29/ch93.pdf
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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by nagarifle » Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:12 pm

Mumbai customs listed as 50/

comes under the baggage law/rules

http://www.customsmumbaiairport.gov.in/ ... ?LinkID=67
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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by Ramandeep » Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:48 pm

nagarifle wrote:Mumbai customs listed as 50/

comes under the baggage law/rules

http://www.customsmumbaiairport.gov.in/ ... ?LinkID=67

Thank you Nagarifle for the valuable quick response.

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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by sa_ali » Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:34 am

Any one recently got any ammo through personal baggage route

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Post by drchummar » Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:57 pm

Hi guys I'm a new addition. I would like to know where in Kerala,Tamil Nadu or Karnataka I can get .380 pistol cartridges.

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Post by nagarifle » Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:26 pm

drchummar wrote:Hi guys I'm a new addition. I would like to know where in Kerala,Tamil Nadu or Karnataka I can get .380 pistol cartridges.
first it will be good to introduce yourself in the proper section.
then check out the yellow pages in the forum
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Post by russianshooter » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:13 pm

peace of hardware
import 50 patrons per person
holy crap

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Post by dsinghgurjar » Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:19 am

Hello friends I want to know that where can I get the trap shooting ammo in India because in mp I m unable to find it plz help me

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Post by Vikramaditya86 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:29 am

I want to know about avability of 401 Winchester rifle ammo is its ammo is still available

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Re: Imported Ammo

Post by TwoRivers » Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:11 pm

.401 WCF ammo has not been produced by any major manufacturer in a long time, it is obsolete. Only occasionally have small runs of cases been made by smaller producers.

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Post by Hammerhead » Sat Mar 04, 2017 6:04 pm

TwoRivers wrote:
Grumpy wrote:Oh. Just discovered that .311 is 7.92x57 ( 8x57. )
I would have thought that would be much more likely to be 7.92x57 I than 7.92x57 IS however but the changeover was 1903/5 and I didn`t think there were any Suhl built Gew.98s built before 1914.
Grumpy, what makes you think the rifle was built pre-1914 ?

Both are .311 bore in military rifles. The grooves were deepened until by 1895 they were .006" instead of the original .004" deep. Civilian bore dimensions differ slightly since they used a bilateral tolerance, =/- .03 mm, rather than the Prussian arsenals' positive .05 mm.
Well, let me jump in too.... that 8mm could have same head size as the 30-06, i believe they still have the ammo. Or some old cases..

I would, well I still have all my fingers....... get the bullet out of the cartridge, should they (inertia hammer) but don't try it with pliers.

Fire the round , without the bullet, well get the half the powder out too, and you get the chamber dimensions to start with.

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