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I find the factory Federals outshot my first batch of handloads: Thats OK I think. Factories are pumping out some really good ammunition these days so I'm not too concerned. I've got some Hornady AMax's coming (some molys some not) that I think will do better.
My questions for the day are
1- Whether or not you have to fully rezize? I put some once fired cases in the mag and they go in and out smoothly so I'm thinking of trying neck sizing only when the Hornadys get here.
2- Does the mag come apart? I noticed that in the German translation of the Field Manual it was recommended that the operator not take the mag apart. The reason I'm asking is because there's something slopping around in mine and sometimes I can get 3 rounds in and some times 4, 5 or even 6. The pinkos determined long ago that in Canada mags be blocked to 5 rounds so I suspect a poor blocking job is the culprit.
3- Is there a tool for cleaning the gas return pipe? With all the semi auto battle rifles in use for so long in field conditions I would have guessed someone would have invented something by now? How did the soldiers keep them clean in Korea and Vietnam?
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2007 03:47 PM |
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The mag comes apart, I think. If something is rattleing, it most likely is a poorly installed block.
The gas tube is stainless, with the right loads cleaning shouldn't be a problem. I would guess cleaning that item was done at depot/armory level and not a field job.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 11:21 PM |
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Ya the mag comes apart as easily as any other mag so I don't know why the armourers were so concerned.
Any thoughts on moly bullets? I know Sierra published an essay where they mentioned bullets tended to jump as much as 7 thousands when being chambered in a semi auto: molys would probably jump a little more I guess.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 01:10 AM |
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Midway sells a pipe cleaner for cleaning AR15 gas tubes. Might work for the Swede.
I have a couple ARs that have about 100,000 rounds between them and have never cleaned the gas tubes.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 7th, 2007 01:38 PM |
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I believe with the Ljungman you have to watch for shooting ammo thats too hot for it. They do say not to shoot the swede M41b ammo in the ljungman because its too hot. 
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| Posted: Fri Dec 7th, 2007 05:13 PM |
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We can't get that ammo way up here anyway. One thing I have discovered that might be of interest to other shooters is that I've found that if I keep the velocity to around 2425 I get very little wear on the brass. 75% of the new Remingtons I bought come out without any marking at all and I'm on my 3rd reloading with them now.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 09:33 PM |
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I read on another forum that one person is up to 15 or 20 reloadings using the same cases. He is using the priv-partizan brass thats the yugo brass. I figure if we keep our loads on the mild side the brass will last longer.
I believe that besides the orginal swede sniper ammo that PMC ammo was too hot for the ljungman too.
There were quite a few posts a while back about what ammo is safe for the swede ljungman on http://www.gunboards.com in the swede section. If there's no ammo posts there just ask there's quite a few guys there reloading for there ljungman's
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