7.7x58 mm Jap Ammo available

[ClintBarret]

Fast forward to today . . . .
My reformed GI brass has OUTLASTED the more modern, commercial stuff!

Yup, the old stuff are always much tougher than the modern ones.

[psteinmayer]

Midway has had Privi Partizan 7.7x58 brass on a pretty regular basis now. The Privi brass is WAYYYYYYYY less expensive than the Norma brass too!

[psteinmayer]

Type 99 rifles have a very generous chamber... presumably to account for dirt and debris in the field of battle. When resizing my brass, they're always expanded to the point that they require a lot of lube and a lot of effort to size! As for variance in chamber length, I can't really say... but as far as chamber diameter - especially in the neck area, they usually have tons of room!

[P51MUSTANG]

I have been lucky I guess over the last 5 years or so I located about 20 odd boxes of Norma 7.7 and 6.5 at no more than $20 per box. Given its probably from the 60's or 70's but I am a lot older than that

[Sunray]

Cabelas online has a lot of stuff listed they don't actually have. They're not the only place that does that though. Their web site doesn't list any 7.7 Jap ammo.
Midway lists Norma and Prvi 6.5 and 7.7 Jap. The Prvi stuff being brass only and currently on back order.

[bruce]

Re: Reformed brass. One thought. Load as normal for forming load. Wrap a turn or two of cellophane tape around the brass just above the rim. Fire as normal. IIRC, that was supposed to prevent any blow outs. Maybe. Have fired a lot of handloads in old military rifles with "generous" chamber dimensions. Never had a blow out. Don't want one. HTH. Sincerely. bruce.

[togor]

Re: Reformed brass. One thought. Load as normal for forming load. Wrap a turn or two of cellophane tape around the brass just above the rim. Fire as normal. IIRC, that was supposed to prevent any blow outs. Maybe. Have fired a lot of handloads in old military rifles with "generous" chamber dimensions. Never had a blow out. Don't want one. HTH. Sincerely. bruce.

Theory I suppose is to limit the opportunity for case expansion and rupture. Not the sort of thing I'd want to risk a collectable Arisaka rifle on.

[swampyankee]

Sometimes you get lucky, I was at the range last Sunday, and as usual I was scrounging through the brass bucket. Usually nothing but .223 and steel case 7.62X39 and the 7.62X54R but sometimes I get lucky and find 30-30 someone has discarded. This time I thought I saw some 30-06 but looking at the headstamp it was Norma 7.7 Jap. I couldn't believe it,40 rounds. I immediately went over to the trash can and there at the bottom were the two boxes with a price tag of $48.99 a box. SCORE!!! I felt like a kid a Christmas. I wish I had some of the money people throw away.

[psteinmayer]

Awesome find!!! Wish I could get lucky like that....