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06-17-2007, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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8mm Nambu ammo
Okay, I know this stuff and "cheap" shouldn't be considered in the same sentence, but what's the best source?
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for shooting Rod? (for collecting, I have picked some up here and there, the midway stuff is fairly expensive now...)
There is a guy on gunbroker and auction arms that sells it made from other ammo. ed
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Sorry I didn't specify, Ed. Thought you could read my mind. It's to shoot. Specifically in one you sold me.
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Rod, I don't remember the guys name, but a search for Nambu will usually bring it up. I like to shoot the nambu, it is a nice flat shooting pistol.
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Ed, on a search of Gunbroker using "8mm Nambu ammo" I got a hit for a guy in Guymon, OK (no pun intended). He states he loads with brass headstamped for Nambu. I can't remember tha actual hadstamp, he emphasizes it's not from converted cases. $35 for fifty if I recall correctly. $8.50 for shipping, I believe.
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sorry, I should have said, the midway is all 5-15 year old stuff. I have 3 or 4 boxes of it, it goes for around $45-$50 a box when you can get it.
Jerry and I popped off some original 8mm nambu last summer, I think we shot 2 rounds of baby nambu also? There are several postings on Banzai about using the newer ammo, and the professor in Canada, she has an entire page on reloading. I can find that if you want. Ed Mrnambu on auction arms Quote:
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06-18-2007, 03:07 PM | #7 |
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Ed, I don't have dies, etc for the Nambu round. I figgered the cost would be prohibitive. No?
If I get into reloading it, I'll definitely want the data. It apears mrnambu is a buck cheaper on shipping from auction arms than on Gunbroker. |
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Rod, Like Ed says we loaded a hundred rounds or so..I used the old Midway brass, headstamped 8MM Nambu. I have tried the cases made from other brass, .40 S&W I believe and the extractor cannalure is too wide for proper extraction. I didn't like them. Stick with original configuration if you can.
Dies can be spendy..Maybe a hundred bucks! Could be a couple of hundred bucks just to get into it. If I were you I would buy a box of 50. Might be all you ever shoot...Jerry Burney
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Thanks, Jerry. A few years ago I bought a set of 8X56R Hungarian dies for my Styer 95, a beater. I think the dies cost as much as the rifle. I worked up a good, safe load and haven't shot it since, though I do like it a lot.
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I just purchased some 8mm Nambu from Buffalo Arms. Ordered and received within the week. I shot 16 rounds of it and was very pleased with it.
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Buffalo Arms, eh? I didn't know they had it. Thanks mucho.
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Check with HUNTINGTONS <<<Click here. They carry new brass, bullets and RCBS dies. Info for reloading can be found on the net.
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Good tip, Doug. Thanks!
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I don't know if you saw that there was a hot link in my post. Made it red now.
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