Most battery powered drills have an adjustable clutch. Perhaps you can make a modification from that.
Type: Posts; User: Polar_Hunter
Forum: Special Projects
Most battery powered drills have an adjustable clutch. Perhaps you can make a modification from that.
Forum: Special Projects
Now why didn't I think of that? Excellent, thanks.
Forum: Special Projects
The trick in using 209 primers is to ream the chamber so that the pellet drops in to sit about 5/8" to 3/4" away from the primer face. I haven't had a blown out skirt with any of the pellets that I...
Forum: Special Projects
These parts were made on my homemade lathe and milling machine. They are in the basement where it is warm. It has been cold here for the last couple of weeks (-32 this morning) and I have no heat in...
Forum: Special Projects
Finally got back to a project started a couple of years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6GSa7JaN_w
Forum: Special Projects
Ready to test,,,,
https://s7d3.turboimg.net/t/36709477_Cooey_Pump_1.jpg https://s7d3.turboimg.net/t/36709478_Cooey_Pump_2.jpg
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Firing pin installation,,,
https://youtu.be/pPZsj8ZBG2I
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Extractor installation,,,,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVXcj7DpOec
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Removing striker pin,,,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghjuT8-t2jc
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Part one,,, removing the firing pin,,, more to come.
https://youtu.be/TEyiJn_J0qs
Forum: Special Projects
One of my latest projects,,,,
https://youtu.be/5g_0MmOdSpI
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Better than it was but still can't compete with the X-Ring bullet.
The old molds were quite easy to disassemble but the new style have ,what looks to be, allen head set screws. Anyone know what is required to remove these?
Due to the fact that minie balls don't expand to fit the rifling when loaded into a case I am going to try this modified bullet in my .577 Snider. The idea is that the bands will make a good gas seal...
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
I have worked up several smokeless loads for my .577 Snider. Never tried BP and probably never will.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My modified Mec 600 JR.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCd5YnUu798
And my portable reloading kit,,,,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbh5x8ld_Bk
Forum: Special Projects
Holland and Holland originally marketed their Paradox guns to the big game hunters in Africa. Is there a market need today? Probably not.
Forum: Special Projects
I figured if it worked for Holland & Holland it should work for me,,, LOL ,,,, Really, I just like experimenting with with guns and reloading. (and I like big bore guns)
Forum: Special Projects
Took her out today and shot some .600" lead balls at 45 yards. Three inch groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4dRoBn2Rg
Forum: Special Projects
Oak would be best but I didn't have any. I just used a piece of spruce 2x4, drilled it to the small diameter on the taper, cut about a 3/16" strip out of the middle and clamped it down tight. The...
Forum: Special Projects
I don't usually do much barrel removal with the old military junkers that I tinker with but a nasty job came my way that gave me a good excuse to build a barrel vise. I still need to make a good...
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 |