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Howdy folks,
I am recently retired and, with free time on my hands, have begun to pursue things I have long neglected. One of these pursuits involves finding ammunition for two old rifles, and then taking them out and shooting them. Maybe even at some game. Use them for what they were intended for :-).
Many years ago my father gave me two break-open rifles which he had had for years and which had been given to him by his father, who was a U.S. Army officer who had brought them home with him from Europe in the 1940's. Recently I started examining the guns and decided I better take them to a gunsmith to see if they needed some attention and to find out what they are chambered for. The smith was very happy to see these guns. He is a huge aficionado of old German guns. In fact he is the one who pointed me to this site. Anyway, turns out one of them is pretty common for the era... 8x57IR (JR). I've ordered a box of Sellier and Bellot ammunition for it, will take it to the smith to let him test fire it, then hopefully off I'll go :-). The other gun is a different story and that's really why I'm here. I don't want to clog up the "New Members Post Here" forum with a post about finding ammunition, so I'll make another post on the main board.
Cheers!
Mike
I am recently retired and, with free time on my hands, have begun to pursue things I have long neglected. One of these pursuits involves finding ammunition for two old rifles, and then taking them out and shooting them. Maybe even at some game. Use them for what they were intended for :-).
Many years ago my father gave me two break-open rifles which he had had for years and which had been given to him by his father, who was a U.S. Army officer who had brought them home with him from Europe in the 1940's. Recently I started examining the guns and decided I better take them to a gunsmith to see if they needed some attention and to find out what they are chambered for. The smith was very happy to see these guns. He is a huge aficionado of old German guns. In fact he is the one who pointed me to this site. Anyway, turns out one of them is pretty common for the era... 8x57IR (JR). I've ordered a box of Sellier and Bellot ammunition for it, will take it to the smith to let him test fire it, then hopefully off I'll go :-). The other gun is a different story and that's really why I'm here. I don't want to clog up the "New Members Post Here" forum with a post about finding ammunition, so I'll make another post on the main board.
Cheers!
Mike
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