M-Rex
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Folks,
I reload for my 7.7 Arisaka using the tried and true .30-06 case conversions. However, when I first restored the rifle, I picked up some 7.7 rounds at a gun show. They fired fine with no problems. However, when I went to reload the cases, I found they weren't based on .30-06 brass. There are no headstamps, and the cases absolutely will not fit in any shell holder that is correct for .30-06. They do fit in my Lee shell holder #9, that is listed as being for .41 Magnum. They fit perfectly, in fact.
The .41 Magnum is the only case listed on the back of my Lee box, for shell holder #9.
Anyone have any idea what these 7.7 cases were originally?
I reload for my 7.7 Arisaka using the tried and true .30-06 case conversions. However, when I first restored the rifle, I picked up some 7.7 rounds at a gun show. They fired fine with no problems. However, when I went to reload the cases, I found they weren't based on .30-06 brass. There are no headstamps, and the cases absolutely will not fit in any shell holder that is correct for .30-06. They do fit in my Lee shell holder #9, that is listed as being for .41 Magnum. They fit perfectly, in fact.
The .41 Magnum is the only case listed on the back of my Lee box, for shell holder #9.
Anyone have any idea what these 7.7 cases were originally?