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Rifles for .50 BMF Bullet are available from some specialty gunsmiths and also conversions from Marlin and Winchester lever-action rifles. [4] [5] [6] Reloading dies are available from Hornady. [7] Brass is available from Starline Brass. [8] Although it is considered a wildcat cartridge, loaded ammunition is available from Buffalo Bore. [9] [10]
New brass cases are manufactured by Starline Brass and are readily available directly from them and major mail order retailers. [21] According to Starline Brass, "The primer pocket was changed from large pistol primer to small pistol/rifle primer in 12/00. Test results concluded no adverse affect from switching to small primer pocket. Cor-Bon ...
Single shot pistols and rifles (i.e. Thompson/Center Contender) are still available in this caliber, and remain popular among handloaders. [2] Unprimed brass is still produced every few years by Remington, and is also a stock item from Starline. [8]
From a reloader standpoint, there was tremendous versatility in the .40 Super. Bullet weights on the market included: 125, 135, 150, 155, 165, 170, 180, 190, 200 and 220 grains. Loads were developed with a dozen powders. Small pistol magnum or small rifle primers could be utilized. Brass was available from both Triton and Starline Brass Company.
The mail-order division was started quite modestly later in 1977, with a small offering of ‘hand-made’ 8mm Japanese pistol ammunition and 25 Remington rifle ammunition. In 1980, Midway received the first shipment of what was to be a total production run of 500,000 rounds of 8mm Nambu brass, produced by B.E.L.L. Labs of Chicago. [ 2 ]
Using this thicker brass may reduce the internal capacity of the cartridge and may cause excessive chamber pressures. Use appropriate caution when reloading converted rifle brass. Alternately, reloaders can purchase proper, new cases from Starline Mfg. Use .308" or .309" bullets for reloading for the Tokarev TT-33 and Czech CZ-52.
Presently, loaded ammunition is available from Cor-Bon as well as SBR Ammunition, [11] and new .44 AMP brass is available from Starline Brass. The dedicated handloader can form AMP cases from .30-06 Springfield or .308 Winchester brass, using a series of forming dies and an inside neck reamer.
It made 7.92mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield, and 7.62mm NATO ammunition for the military and .303 British rifle ammunition for the civilian market. Packaging lists the date in the Ethiopian calendar year (7 to 8 years less than that of the Gregorian calendar ), while the cartridge headstamp uses the Common Era year.