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Unread 04-15-2010, 12:08 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by alvin View Post
Just realized that the seller actually raised a question -- Was early DWM 403 bullet FMJ or bare lead?

I doubt it was lead. Mauser 'borrowed' the cartridge from the Borchardt and those were jacketed. The cornerstone of their
function was that they used a jacketed bullet I've never seen a
reference to a (commercial) 7,63 round from those days that
equipped with a lead bullet.

Jerry
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