Hi 88

An update on the Zi-Di rifle. I have tried old Winchester .25-35 ammo and newer Sellier & Bellot 6.5x52R and neither will quite fit in the magazine or the extractor, although both seem to nicely fit the chamber. Of course I can't close the bolt on a cartridge since feeding from the magazine is impossible.

The dimensions are so close that it is tantalizing. The rim seems to be just a few thousandths too large in diameter or thickness to fit the extractor and just a bit too large in diameter for the magazine.

I don't think this is the wrong cartridge, but I wonder if the dimensions of the cartridge may have changed slightly since prewar times? I haven't been able to find anything on it. The company doesn't seem interested as they have ignored my emails.

I'd like to take the rifle in to a gunsmith if anyone can recommend a good one for these older German rifles.

many thanks