Non-American ammo manufacturers that produce big bore ammo?

[dlmac]

What kind of partnership? If become an 'agent' you assume liability. If a distributor not so much, but this is a contractual issue between the principal and the distributor. If you are a 'private label' reseller you really need to find a way to share any liability with the principal through your contract.

From my own experience the legal aspects of distribution /resale in partnership with an international manufacturer is a significant barrier to initiating business operations.

Thanks, good information. The Devil is indeed in the detail (contract)

 

[PerH]

RWS don’t they load the 10.3x68 with 400 grain bullets yet ot just the light bullets or did that stop due to various things ?

 

[grand veneur]

A cartridge whose purpose can be debated. There is a lot wrong with it, starting with the obsolete caliber. I don't know what RWS was thinking by designing the cartridge 10,3x68 Magnum. In the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland such cartridges are mandatory for hunting bigger game, but this is a very limited market. If you want to use such a cartridge while hunting, you still have the 10,3x60R or the 10,75x68 at your disposal. Both cartridges have proven themselves for more than a century for what the cartridge 10,3x68 Magnum is supposed to be used. There are still rifles and ammunition for both cartridges.

 

[PerH]

If they had used the 8x68S case it would been something different and new life to the old one . But just use a .300 Win basic case is lazy , mix that with a couple of US wildcats it’s even nore odd . and the wildcats were not only better , buy delivered with 400 grain from day one .

and one was a factory and the best of them

https://cartridgecollector.net/cartridge/400-pondoro/

210 revolver bullets up to 400 plus

 

[Northern Shooter]

Just bought 100 rounds of Norma.

1 box of 375HH
1 box of 416 Rigby
1 box of 458 WM
2 boxes of 470 NE

 

[Nevada Mike]

RWS don’t they load the 10.3x68 with 400 grain bullets yet ot just the light bullets or did that stop due to various things ?

RWS offers (or once offered) loaded ammunition for the 404 Jeffery (10.75 X 73) with 400 grain projectiles. I believe that DWM provide some big bore cartridges as well.

 

[towserthemouser]

Sad for our neighbors, but it should make for some bargains on largebores in Canada if they can’t get ammo for them. The only euro ammo I see in Canada with any frequency is Kynoch which is good stuff, but pricey. Vintage Sako ammo too, back when they made largebore stuff.

Regardless of tariffs or embargoes, I recommend everyone get sufficient brass, bullets, and powders so they are not dependent on fragile supply chains. During covid those that didn’t have a cache of components were up a creek without a paddle.

I've been working on just such a supply. I've had pretty good luck with bullets and primers. Although certain bullets (Swift A-Frames being one example) can require patience to find. Haven't tackled the powder yet. But really struggling with brass. It's alarming how rare some of the big bore brass can be to find.

I'm waiting on delivery of a 470NE, and my goal is to assemble enough components for at least 1,000 rounds. If I'm lucky enough to shoot it that much, it will have been a pretty damn good adventure.

 

[rookhawk]

I've been working on just such a supply. I've had pretty good luck with bullets and primers. Although certain bullets (Swift A-Frames being one example) can require patience to find. Haven't tackled the powder yet. But really struggling with brass. It's alarming how rare some of the big bore brass can be to find.

I'm waiting on delivery of a 470NE, and my goal is to assemble enough components for at least 1,000 rounds. If I'm lucky enough to shoot it that much, it will have been a pretty damn good adventure.

All "prepping" aside, 250 pieces of brass is enough to develop your soft/solid loads, reuse those 50 pieces for practice, and to load 100 softs and solids on virgin brass. That's enough for our life expectancy versus amount of DG hunts we can do.

You may think you need more, but you're certainly bringing a 375HH as a backup rifle and therefore you're only bringing around 30-40 470NE loads per safari and using less than half them.

 

[grand veneur]

RWS offers (or once offered) loaded ammunition for the 404 Jeffery (10.75 X 73) with 400 grain projectiles. I believe that DWM provide some big bore cartridges as well.

DWM made cartridges caliber 10,75x68, but I don't know about anything else. DWM cartridge production ended 1972.

 

[rookhawk]

DWM made cartridges caliber 10,75x68, but I don't know about anything else. DWM cartridge production ended 1972.

Is DWM = RWS. I had assumed they were the same?

 

[towserthemouser]

All "prepping" aside, 250 pieces of brass is enough to develop your soft/solid loads, reuse those 50 pieces for practice, and to load 100 softs and solids on virgin brass. That's enough for our life expectancy versus amount of DG hunts we can do.

You may think you need more, but you're certainly bringing a 375HH as a backup rifle and therefore you're only bringing around 30-40 470NE loads per safari and using less than half them.

@rookhawk Thank you! As my current total of 470NE brass stands at zero, after searching all online resources I have found for about 6 months now, I would be delighted to have 250 pieces!

 

[grand veneur]

Is DWM = RWS. I had assumed they were the same?

No,

DWM = Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken AG

RWS = Rheinisch-Westfälischen Sprengstofffabriken

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[Nevada Mike]

DWM made cartridges caliber 10,75x68, but I don't know about anything else. DWM cartridge production ended 1972.

Thank you for the update... I am obviously 50 years out of date.