57 Snider or 577 Snider
I have a center fire cartridge marked 57 snider. I appears to be a 577 Snider midget. Case measures 1.625". The 577 Snider case is 2.0" according to Cartridges of the World. Can anyone give me any...
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If it has DCCO in the hs it is a 57 Snider made in Canada by Dominion Ctg Co. It was meant to be used in Sniders with the 2" chamber. The original Boxer 2" ctg had about 3/8" of the case filled with a...
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Base has 57 Snider and FWL & CO. So is this 1 5/8" case dimension a better way to go if I reload? Or should I stick to the 2" case length? Thanks for the info. I like the detective work on these...
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FWL&Co was FW Lamplough a large hardware dealer in Montreal, ammo made by Dominion.
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There are probably many opinions on case length, but the reality is that it is all a compromise between various aspects of the round. First, as stated the drawn case is over capacity, as is the drawn...
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Yes, the 1 5/8" Cadet cartridge was marked as .57 Snider(at least in Canada). It was used in standard Snider chambers. -Ryan
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I will snip a few plastic 24ga. hulls at that lenght and give it a go with my .595 RBs in my MkIII carbine.They arent as pretty as brass, but oh so easy to live with and experiment like this.
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Sorry for the slow response, summer is busy!Please see my post, on this forum: 'My Snider Carbine' (it is currently on pg. 8 back).Good luck & have fun.
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