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2 posted on 06/04/2010 11:42:22 AM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)

To: humblegunner

Sorry for the typical CYA response but here it is:

Take it to a competent gunsmith.

4 posted on 06/04/2010 11:45:06 AM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)

To: humblegunner

I presume you’ve seen this page:

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo.htm

8 posted on 06/04/2010 11:46:03 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)

To: humblegunner

HG, that ammo you have in the photos is definitely 7.62x54R, I have a few hundred rounds of it, both civilian and Soviet arsenal stuff. Berdan primers, acidic and you need to clean after firing.

I have an M44 myself, haven't fired it -- arsenal queen, Tula Arsenal 1946 headstamp and Sov cosmoline on the follower plate (cleaned that off, but good to see).

I have Sellier & Bellot 180-grain civilian softnose stuff, Czech steelcase AP, and the arsenal leftovers (roach-spotted cardboard packets secured by ancient string spun by Russian witches under Ivan the Terrible). The arsenal hardball stuff comes in five-round clips.

32 posted on 06/04/2010 11:54:22 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus

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