7.63x25 Broomhandle Mauser

cdstjames · June 26, 2007, 19:56

I need ammo for my bolo and no one in twon has a clue what I am talking about. Half of them told me I was wrong. Can anyone tell me a place on the web to buy 7.63x25?

Tuscan Raider · June 26, 2007, 21:41

Here ya go. Not mine or anyone I know.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=74769389

coov1 · June 26, 2007, 21:50

7.62 X 25 Tok. ammo is too hot, it most likely will break your bolt. .30 Mauser ammo is what the gun is designed to shoot. Check Midwayusa.

Slow · June 26, 2007, 22:36

http://ammunitiontogo.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_64

renaissance_warrior · June 26, 2007, 22:56

Do NOT use the Tokarev ammo. It is too hot. Best bet to save your broomie is Fiocchi. Mild, clean and accurate. I doubt if you will be shooting it a lot, but there are a lot of moving parts in there that were hand-fitted and a bitch to replace properly. HTH.

Mark

Tuscan Raider · June 26, 2007, 23:47

Who said anything about Tok ammo?

He is looking for 7.63 Mauser.

John Culver · June 27, 2007, 00:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Tuscan Raider
Who said anything about Tok ammo?

He is looking for 7.63 Mauser.

they are the same cartridge, tok is just loaded rather hotter

Tuscan Raider · June 27, 2007, 01:06

I did not know that

Thanks for the lesson,John.

IronSkegge · June 27, 2007, 01:55

Sportsmans guide has some 7.63 mauser, comes from Germany via Mongolia. Price is a little high.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=331747

euripides · June 27, 2007, 06:12

I have gotten broomhandle (Fiocchi) from AIM. It is commercial and functions fine. HTH

stg58guy · June 27, 2007, 09:15

Portuguese FNM 7,63 is also quite good and definately not too hot (milder than original load but cycles the gun well).

M1950 · June 27, 2007, 10:20

I had my 96 bareel relined by Redman's. He did a nice job on it. I [picked up a few boxes of FNM while it was still cheap, and it's fairly accurate, or at least I am. The problem with it is it doesn't always cycle the bolt. The 7.63 was the hottest cartridge of it's day. You need a firm grip so that the recoil forces go into the bolt, and not get absorbed by your arm. The FNM may be a little weak. There was an article in SGN a few weeks back on firing the 96. It had some reloading data. The dies are out there, you just have to look. Work up your loads accordingly. Check the firing pin retainer and make sure it isn't cracked. There are new replacements available. If that fails the bolt comes straight back and keeps going.

But once they're up and running, it's a fun piece to shoot.

cdstjames · June 27, 2007, 15:58

Thanks I just put in an order from a few places.

Sentinelofold · July 03, 2007, 13:37

I have access to 49 rounds that a friend has been sittin on for awhile now. MAke an offer for it and maybe he will sell it to ya , if so i dont mind mddle maning it for ya to help ya out some.

Robert

P.S. We can still ship ammo right???

panzer · July 03, 2007, 14:06

Rguns has some...PRICEY http://www.rguns.net/008_5.html

June 26, 2007, 19:56	#1
cdstjames Registered FALaholic #: 19447 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 54	7.63x25 Broomhandle Mauser I need ammo for my bolo and no one in twon has a clue what I am talking about. Half of them told me I was wrong. Can anyone tell me a place on the web to buy 7.63x25? __________________ Big Glass, Bad Shot!

June 26, 2007, 21:41	#2
Tuscan Raider Registered FALaholic #: 19668 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,944	Here ya go. Not mine or anyone I know. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=74769389 __________________ "An eye for an eye makes us all blind." Ghandi "We, here in America, hold in our hands the hopes of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men." Theodore Roosevelt Address at Carnegie Hall March 30, 1912

June 26, 2007, 21:50	#3
coov1 Registered FALaholic #: 21843 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 96	broomhandle ammo 7.62 X 25 Tok. ammo is too hot, it most likely will break your bolt. .30 Mauser ammo is what the gun is designed to shoot. Check Midwayusa.

June 26, 2007, 22:56	#5
renaissance_warrior Registered FALaholic #: 13689 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 8,558	Do NOT use the Tokarev ammo. It is too hot. Best bet to save your broomie is Fiocchi. Mild, clean and accurate. I doubt if you will be shooting it a lot, but there are a lot of moving parts in there that were hand-fitted and a bitch to replace properly. HTH. Mark __________________ "In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." - Mark Twain “The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself.” - John Adams "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." ~ Cicero , 55 BC ~

June 26, 2007, 23:47	#6
Tuscan Raider Registered FALaholic #: 19668 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,944	Who said anything about Tok ammo? He is looking for 7.63 Mauser. __________________ "An eye for an eye makes us all blind." Ghandi "We, here in America, hold in our hands the hopes of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men." Theodore Roosevelt Address at Carnegie Hall March 30, 1912

June 26, 2007, 22:36	#4
Slow Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 17330 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,653	http://ammunitiontogo.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_64

June 27, 2007, 01:06	#8
Tuscan Raider Registered FALaholic #: 19668 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,944	I did not know that Thanks for the lesson,John. __________________ "An eye for an eye makes us all blind." Ghandi "We, here in America, hold in our hands the hopes of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men." Theodore Roosevelt Address at Carnegie Hall March 30, 1912

June 27, 2007, 01:55	#9
IronSkegge Registered FALaholic #: 18129 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southwest Posts: 774	Sportsmans guide has some 7.63 mauser, comes from Germany via Mongolia. Price is a little high. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=331747 __________________ The Law http://www.constitution.org/law/bastiat.htm

June 27, 2007, 06:12	#10
euripides Registered FALaholic #: 6305 Join Date: May 2002 Location: CT Posts: 838	I have gotten broomhandle (Fiocchi) from AIM. It is commercial and functions fine. HTH __________________ "The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money." "The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children" - Euripides

June 27, 2007, 09:15	#11
stg58guy Registered FALaholic #: 10428 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 238	Portuguese FNM 7,63 is also quite good and definately not too hot (milder than original load but cycles the gun well).

June 27, 2007, 10:20	#12
M1950 Registered FALaholic #: 6777 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NH Posts: 289	I had my 96 bareel relined by Redman's. He did a nice job on it. I [picked up a few boxes of FNM while it was still cheap, and it's fairly accurate, or at least I am. The problem with it is it doesn't always cycle the bolt. The 7.63 was the hottest cartridge of it's day. You need a firm grip so that the recoil forces go into the bolt, and not get absorbed by your arm. The FNM may be a little weak. There was an article in SGN a few weeks back on firing the 96. It had some reloading data. The dies are out there, you just have to look. Work up your loads accordingly. Check the firing pin retainer and make sure it isn't cracked. There are new replacements available. If that fails the bolt comes straight back and keeps going. But once they're up and running, it's a fun piece to shoot. __________________ Author of DEPLOYMENT, RECOVERY and OVERWATCH, a trilogy of Military fiction. www.johnmartinbooks.com

June 27, 2007, 15:58	#13
cdstjames Registered FALaholic #: 19447 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 54	Thanks I just put in an order from a few places. __________________ Big Glass, Bad Shot!

July 03, 2007, 13:37	#14
Sentinelofold Registered FALaholic #: 27019 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 288	I have access to 49 rounds that a friend has been sittin on for awhile now. MAke an offer for it and maybe he will sell it to ya , if so i dont mind mddle maning it for ya to help ya out some. Robert P.S. We can still ship ammo right??? __________________ Folks the more I live the more interesting things get...... More days to come and harder times ahead friends , think , prepare , and hold your own. An old man once said - "There are no bad Days Above Ground"......

July 03, 2007, 14:06	#15
panzer Registered FALaholic #: 1988 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: SMYRNA ,GA,THE BEST COUNTRY Posts: 2,119	Rguns has some...PRICEY http://www.rguns.net/008_5.html __________________ http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member865.png "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." -Isaiah 6:8

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