 boarklr
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Posted: 6/20/2012 6:09:03 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT 1. Am I correct that it's 8mm and ammo is almost impossible to find? 2. Any idea when this one may have been made? From what little I've found, maybe 1944? 3. Any idea of a value on something like this? 4. The cocking knob will not screw on all the way, and I do not want to force it. Anyone else ever had this problem? Have a look... 
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backbencher
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Posted: 6/20/2012 7:58:22 PM
I can only speak to 1 - yes, 8mm Nambu is very difficult to find - try gun shows - but you should be able to reload it. It appears to be a full-size Nambu, which is good, as the "baby" Nambu was in 7mm : ) It could be worse - your ancestor could have left you a .41" Colt revolver : )
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DanTSX
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Posted: 6/20/2012 7:59:54 PM
[Last Edit: 6/20/2012 8:00:37 PM by DanTSX]
There is a good website out there authored by a pretty well spoken Canadian lady regarding the Nambu. Let me see if I can find it. She had a guide to reloading for it.
EDIT: Here it is. Good luck! http://members.shaw.ca/tju/jhg.htm |
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P08
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Posted: 6/20/2012 8:37:15 PM
Huntington's has dies, bullets and new brass for the 8mm. But is a really weak round and the gun is horrible to shoot! Yours is a later war model as evidenced by the large trigger guard. You get the production date by adding 19 to the date on the left side of the gun. To screw the cocking knob all the way down, push the firing pin in with a punch and screw it down.
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NUCdt04
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Posted: 6/20/2012 8:43:47 PM
[Last Edit: 6/20/2012 8:45:34 PM by NUCdt04]
Originally Posted By DanTSX: There is a good website out there authored by a pretty well spoken Canadian lady regarding the Nambu. Let me see if I can find it. She had a guide to reloading for it. EDIT: Here it is. Good luck! http://members.shaw.ca/tju/jhg.htm +1 on that site - has EVERYTHING! here's pics of mine
   I have 2 boxes of ammo for it - shoots wonderfully but yea, 8mm is a pretty weak round
yours have a real light trigger also?
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Posted: 6/21/2012 9:03:58 AM
these were known for having almost target grade light trigger pulls. the 8mm round despite firing from a locked breech, is just barely more powerful than a 32 acp, which was an authorized substitute for jap officers to buy, and they did buy some european 32's and ironically one of the most popular 32's purchased by jap officers wwere colt 1903's. Reloading is the way to get a ready supply of ammo.
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BobCole
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:58:23 AM
Originally Posted By backbencher:
It could be worse - your ancestor could have left you a .41" Colt revolver : ) I'm not sure Colt ever made a less-than-half-inch revolver.....................  |
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Posted: 6/21/2012 8:18:40 PM
Very nice looking example. Mine's not nearly as nice. Ammo is available.
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/11972 |
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backbencher
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Posted: 6/22/2012 1:01:04 AM
Originally Posted By BobCole:
Originally Posted By backbencher:
It could be worse - your ancestor could have left you a .41" Colt revolver : ) I'm not sure Colt ever made a less-than-half-inch revolver..................... How'd a fellow Texas Aggie end up all the way in Tennessee? You must've passed the entrance exam w/ flying colors, being able to spell a state name like that. That's almost as hard as Mississippi. Did you not take English Measurements and Calibers 101 your fish year? You probably took that damn furrin Metric calibers class, didn'ja? Gig 'em, backbencher |
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