Peter.
8mm Lebel
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Any existing data without such a reference should be treated as suspect and not used.
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8mm Lebel
I was looking for something and found this at the back of the ammo cabinet. It was an 8mm Lebel round that had failed to fire. I decided to take it apart out of idle curiosity. It contained 42.4 grains of a square flake powder and a bullet that weighs 234.5 grains and is .326 in diameter. The bullet sticks to a magnet. A good few years ago I bought some 8mm Lebel surplus ammo from Henry Krank. There were two different head stamps, this one with CP and others with SF. The CP ones were a bit of fire, hang fire or not fire at all. The SF ammo all went off normally. I got some loose and some in the machine gun strips. I probably have 20 or 30 rounds of the fail to fire CP rounds. I still have quite a bit of the ammo left so I suppose I should shoot some more of it.
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Peter.
Peter.
Re: 8mm Lebel
Is it berdan primed.
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ukrifleman
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Re: 8mm Lebel
As you have reportedly already fired some without issue, I assume your rifle has been converted to fire `Balle N` and has N stamped on the receiver and chamber.
ukrifleman
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Re: 8mm Lebel
Yes, it is berdan primed ammunition.
Yes, my Berthier 1907/15 has the N stamp on the receiver and chamber. I also have an 1892 carbine that is N stamped but I value my shoulder too much to fire Balle N in that little light rifle.
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Peter.
Yes, my Berthier 1907/15 has the N stamp on the receiver and chamber. I also have an 1892 carbine that is N stamped but I value my shoulder too much to fire Balle N in that little light rifle.
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Peter.
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Re: 8mm Lebel
When guns are outlawed, only Outlaws will have guns
Re: 8mm Lebel
Berthier pics.
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