1943 9 mm Ammo ?
Somewhere along the way, I picked up an unopened box of Swiss 9 mm ammo with a box date of 1943.Could someone tell me which pistol was in use in 1943 that would utilize this ammo ? Possibly the M1929...
View Article7.5-53.5 bullet
dose aney one have a bullet mould for the origanal 7.5-53.5mm swiss?. if not can some one help me with a fully demensiond drawing of the origanal bullet for the 7.5-53.5. that should include the steel...
View ArticleHebler Bullets
I am researching Hebler Bullets and the man and would like any help please. Thank you
View ArticleAcceptable Outdoor Range Ammo for K31
I realize all ranges make their own rules, but the bottom line when it comes to the types of ammo they allow is that they don't want you punching holes through, or putting excessive dings in, their...
View ArticleChanges in POI between GP-11 lot years?
Just wondering if anyone has detected a difference in the Point of Impact with GP-11 ammo from the years 1979 and 1982?With my K31 it seems that the 1982 ammo shoots a bit lower than the 1979.Thanks - B
View Article7.5mm "DM Lader" charger
I photographed a packet of 7.5mm Swiss rifle cartridges in a museum in Switzerland. This was the first time that I had seen one of the flat “DM Lader” type of charger with its correct cartridges. The...
View ArticleSwiss 9mm ammunition
Do we have anyone here who may have had a opportunity to shoot the newest loading that replaces the older M41 ammunitio.By word of mouth I was told by my pistol shutzenmeister that he had talked with...
View ArticleFor the ammo collectors, what's this Swiss cartridge for...?
It is a 12 gauche for the Remington Mehrzweckgewehr 91, a pumper but what does that cartridge do ?
View ArticleSome current RUAG production cartridges...
Bunker, thanks again for showing these to me !
View ArticleSwiss 7.5X54.5 GP90/23
What would the fair price be for 7.5X54.5 GP90/23? I came into several rounds when I purchased some chargers that were suppose to be loaded with GP11. Headstamp pic not the greatest but marked 4 D...
View ArticleGP 90/23 questions
I recently lucked into a couple of bricks of GP90/24. I intend to shoot some of it in my 1889. Anyone know if it's boxer or berdan primed? I assume it's corrosive because if it's date of manufacture....
View ArticleIt looks like an amno...
Hi all,I found that pièce a few weeks ago:Guisan is certainly able to tell the years Lienhard was active in Kriens(?)It really looks like a 16 cartridge:All marks are still present and it was never...
View ArticleA question for Guisan: Accuracy standards for GP11 ammunition
Guisan,Do you happen to know where I kind find the minimum accuracy standards the Swiss applied to GP11 in order to determine whether a production run met minimum accuracy standards? Do you know what...
View ArticleSpent the weekend at a Knife Show...and look what I found!!!
We had two tables at a Knife Show this weekend. Next to us was also a State's Antique Arms Collectors Club Show as well. Walking by a dealer, selling "collectible" ammo, I had to ask..do you have...
View ArticleSwiss ammunition at home, yes / no
I understand reservists are no longer issued ammunition to keep at home, but reservists and citizen shooters can keep privately purchased ammo at their home, correct? I have seen some claims that all...
View ArticleGP11 Ballistic Coefficient
Last time I did this exercise, the G1 BC for GP11 came to .496 (average to 500 meters or so), but I was satisfied with a simplistic answer for making practical predictions at normal firing distances....
View ArticleChronograph results
I managed to get out to the range on my last days-off. I had been planning to chronograph some of my .357 mag loads from my Pedersoli rolling block baby carbine. I took the K31 along as well to check...
View ArticleThun loaded 3.6 Gram 5.6 cal target ammuntion
Has anyone fired the Thun loaded 3.6 gram 5.56 ammunition? The stuff our club can buy comes in 50 round boxes, packed in the plastic Swiss clips and shows a muzzle velocity of 1010 M/s, down to 676...
View ArticleGP11 ammunition gets scarce in Germany
Now even here in Germany to the proximity to Switzerland, the GP-11 ammunition is scarce or not available.Sportarms, the competent dealer for Swiss guns and ammunition told me on my demand, which is...
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