Gentlemen,

thank you very much for the article on the 10,75x68!

As I am quite a fan of the 10,75x68 I would like to add some information:

- cases are available from SHM (Süddeutsche Hülsen Manufaktur) in Bavaria/Germany

- Bullets can be obtained from Mr. Wim Degol (Degol bullets) in Belgium. The bullets are available in 300, 347 and 400grains in full metal jacket and bonded soft point configuration

- with Kemiras medium burning powders it is possible to accelerate the 347grs Degol and the Woodleigh SPRN bullets to 2350 fps / 715 m/s (61cm/24" barrel), resulting in 5700 Joules at the muzzle.

- precision is ok upto very good for a big game cartridge (best load : 6 shots at 100m within 32mm with a 6power scope)

A friend of mine used this load in a modern custom rifle (based on a pre-war II 98 system from Gunmaker Karl-Heinz Hirschle) for driven game (boar) hunt and had a very good results for anchoring the pigs (45kg upto 70kg). No animal went further than 50m with good shot placement.

- the mentioned rifle is based on a DWM 98 system and feeds flawless SPRN and, of course, the RWS FMJ RN bullets

@ John:
The 347 and 350grs SPRN bullets from Woodleigh differ only in the position of the crimp cannelure and for both bullets an impact velocity of 1800-2300 fps is recommended.

best regards
Rolf