One thing you guys might want to keep in mind.. That ester oil is like a sponge in it's tendency to attract water. Keep the lid closed when not using it and open for as short a time possible. The...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
One thing you guys might want to keep in mind.. That ester oil is like a sponge in it's tendency to attract water. Keep the lid closed when not using it and open for as short a time possible. The...
Forum: Cast Boolits
After checking with my friend, it turns out that he has never even seen a New Service in 41LC. That chambering is listed in the blueprints, but not later in the same book as a caliber option for the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Harry,
The same prints I mention above show a .413-.410 taper in the chambers. Using my pin gauges, I'm getting .411, not quite .412 at the breech end of mine.[ I've read somewhere that the 45 Colt...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It seems as though we're leaning toward a hollow based design. Although Harry had better results with the guns he was shooting using the heeled boolit. With my rather unique dimensions to deal with,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks Guys,
This is what I was more or less expecting, but not having experience with these kinds of things, thought I would ask. I apologize for the misinformation on the barrel. It's been long...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I hear ya. What's bothering me is that this configuration is exactly as Colt put them out in all but the very early thunderers. They used the same barrel for guns chambered in 41 LC and 38-40....
Forum: Cast Boolits
The thing that actually brought me to this site was a quest to make a revolver I just picked up as accurate as possible. I made a somewhat poor trade for a mid-twenties vintage Smith and Wesson M&P...
Forum: Our Town
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm a technical type of guy, usually wanting to know the reason behind something and seldom accepting a blank statement at face value unless backed by reference or...
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