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    A good machinist or tool & die maker with a CNC...

    A good machinist or tool & die maker with a CNC mill could fix the thread and make a new nut in a couple of hours. But unless you know somebody like that, you're out of luck.

    One way to fix it...
  2. But if you use a starter solenoid, any remote...

    But if you use a starter solenoid, any remote controller/receiver capable of closing a circuit (like juniors old RC car) will do.
  3. Over here we used the solenoid from a car starter.

    Over here we used the solenoid from a car starter.
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    I would most certainly go for a "mechanical"...

    I would most certainly go for a "mechanical" trigger. Make the connection rod from an arrow shaft - aluminum or carbon - it will be both stiff and lightweight.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    Don't feel sorry, LB, I'll back you up: While...

    Don't feel sorry, LB, I'll back you up:

    While I was still a teen, a friend's father complained of a branch on a large chestnut tree, interfering with the flag on their flagpole.
    Always willing to...
  6. If there's room enough, I would probably enlarge...

    If there's room enough, I would probably enlarge and deepen the dove tail slot in the slide to allow for a sturdier insert.
    You could also reduce the sight's male dove tail - or make a "stepped"...
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    I had a CZ 75 once, and It was very finicky when...

    I had a CZ 75 once, and It was very finicky when shooting with a full (15 rounds) magazine. After being dropped on the ground a few times (IPSC shooting) the magazines would fail to feed properly. It...
  8. I've seen one of those modified M53 rifles. The...

    I've seen one of those modified M53 rifles. The rear sight had been removed and the various holes been filled/welded and milled flat. A new V-groove rear sight had added directly on the barrel, and...
  9. Well, no harm came to the barrels, except for a...

    Well, no harm came to the barrels, except for a slight resistance when screwing in the bottom choke. A thread tap would no doubt cure that, but, alas, I don't have one.
    Luckily, the chokes were of...
  10. Good observation! I've seen the same thing...

    Good observation!

    I've seen the same thing with the screw-in chokes on a Beretta. I first saw the gun at a gun shop. It was a second-hand gun, but it looked like new.
    When I remarked that the...
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    My dad had to do the same exercise as a mechanist...

    My dad had to do the same exercise as a mechanist apprentice.

    In this video from the Krieghoff company, we learn that it takes three years to become a gunsmith. The whole first year of the...
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    One way to improve venting is to use a checkering...

    One way to improve venting is to use a checkering file to (carefully) add venting lines across the top of the mold.
    A thread repair file is cheaper and will also do the trick.
    Clamp some sort of...
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    Isn't gel just water without the splash? I would...

    Isn't gel just water without the splash? I would think a trough, maybe 1'x1'x4', would stop anything and give a fairly good idea of the expansion. Of course you'll need some sort of rubber seal in...
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    If your brass rods are made from a free cutting...

    If your brass rods are made from a free cutting brass alloy (and they probably are), you don't really need to use cutting fluid.
    Don't worry about breaking the shavings either, as they will come off...
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    Lightening the hammer (like when bobbing it)...

    Lightening the hammer (like when bobbing it) doesn't necessarily result in a weaker primer strike. If the weight reduction makes the hammer drop faster, it may actually strike harder.

    I once...
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    For what it's worth, I've seen a lot of beautiful...

    For what it's worth, I've seen a lot of beautiful Damascus barreled hammer guns on Holts auctions which have been re-proofed for smokeless loads - Like this one:
    ...
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    I guess the material was PP? You can add a...

    I guess the material was PP? You can add a foaming agent to the material prior to molding. This will reduce shrinking to almost zero, and reduce weight as well, saving money.
    ...
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    Hi Longbow. Good to see I'm not the only person...

    Hi Longbow. Good to see I'm not the only person to draw out projects over a decade or more.

    At the moment I'm tinkering with a 1885 replica in 45-70, and one of the things I learned the hard way...
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    A little heat, quickly applied and in the right...

    A little heat, quickly applied and in the right place, can sometimes works wonders.
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    There's a good article about the Vitt slug, by...

    There's a good article about the Vitt slug, by George Vitt himself, in this 1963 GUNS Magazine. It also has some loading recipes with Red Dot, Unique and Herco powders.
    ...
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    When I bought my 1885 Uberti replica, it would...

    When I bought my 1885 Uberti replica, it would misfire 50% of the time (somehow the seller forgot to mention it)
    I put a bend on the coil spring to increase tension, and the misfires were reduced...
  22. Thread: Bfr 45/70

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Whatever design you decide on; make sure the...

    Whatever design you decide on; make sure the boolit is not undersized!

    I've been tinkering lately with a 400 grain plinking boolit for my Uberti 1885 45-70. A 10x beefed-up 22.LR so to speak.
    The...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Two methods for catching an unblemished boolit: ...

    Two methods for catching an unblemished boolit:

    1) Stand in the middle of a swimming pool. Fire the gun at exactly an angle of (mumble, mumble) towards the earth's rotation and wait for the...
  24. Reading this thread got me remembering a somewhat...

    Reading this thread got me remembering a somewhat embarrassing incident in my youth.

    I was shooting IPSC with a 9mm CZ 75, and sometimes the slide wouldn't stay back when the gun was empty. I...
  25. That's what I was thinking, but Tightwad is an...

    That's what I was thinking, but Tightwad is an even faster burning powder than Tightgroup (which is still at the fast end of powders). The bloopers were probably caused by space between powder & wad....
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check