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Thanks for the good advice. Looks like a rented car is the way to go.

Good morning,

My wife has a work trip to a conference in Las Vegas coming up.
In the past I have come with on these trips to play tourist and enjoy a vacation.

Previous trips were easy to keep...

Is this the heeled mold with the .453-5 diameter stop ring?

Thanks to everyone who had a suggestion on this. Excited to make some phone calls.

Can anyone recommend a gunsmith familiar with Colt double action lockwork?
I have a police positive and an OM Match that need to be tuned.

I appreciate any recommendations.

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Would the Lee .577 snider seating die work for seating and a crimp? It's too short of a die so you would have to make a ram stop spacer. I assume more knowledgeable people will be commenting soon.

How close is the Lee 309x 200grain mold to a 311299 clone? Given the prices you are talking I would try that for 50 bucks first. Just my two cents.

How are you determining that the case is touching the throat as you say? It's possible that seating slightly deeper may help your issue. What is the inside diameter of a fired case mouth? That figure...

Given the cost of a the tools to make them it seem smart to just order them. You have to shoot a couple thousand of them to be cost effective.

Bottle opener? Did this thread just jump to the Galil?

I have yet to shoot mine either. I opted for a left hand receiver and that may have been an error too many years reaching over the receiver to get the op rod on M1's and carbines. Mine came from Bear...

Nope it's a totally different sight base. Perhaps a sight base intended for a Finn 39 would work.

This thread has turned into an educational experience. Thank you Ithaca for the eye candy and very descriptive statements on condition.

Thanks to all for the book recommendations. Fullers book is...

I hear the plastic \ nylon cases hold up very well considering.

Well my oldest girl has her first baby teeth ready to come out. How do reasonable modern parents pull loose teeth? My dad used needle nose pliers, I am told that is no longer the right way to do...

I am looking at a few online retailers who deal with these. It has me wondering if any of these places have reputations that I should be steering clear of. Particularly curious if you have a first...

That looks like a lot of fun. I will have to keep clear of that or else I may start hunting for a good shooter grade Burnside carbine.

As a person who spent a lot of his youth doing grounds...

Yes they do make a heeled design for these and the 71 mauser that has the same issue. Or you can use an undersized bullet and black powder. I have had success with hb bullets sized just small enough...

As usual with this group I am humbled by the helpful recommendations and kind offers I have received over the last few days. I have a small library of used books on muskets coming that should consume...

If it's a nice one then I would say yes. All depends on condition. Btw 1866 was the chaspot needle fire rifle. 66/74 is the Gras conversion. 74 is the built from the start Gras. An M-80 on the side...

My Gras is On the long term projects list with some stock issues that leave me scratching my head. As for brass I opted to go with the buffalo arms pre formed brass. It was not cheap however 20 to 40...

Good points on starting to pick up musket caps now, and building up my pure lead stockpile.

Lodgewood came well recomended, and I can drive down to save on shipping costs.

To be honest, and...

Not sure if this is the best place to post this or if the Military Rifles section would gain me more expert advice.

Well due to having some very questionable friends I have picked up a pretty bad...

Would the angles line up just right to use a 577-450MH sizer or seating die? Not all the way in mind you but just enough to kiss the case mouth on the start of the die shoulder? It's worth a shot.

The Lee 340 mold beagled to 460 treats me well. 5744 powder. If you have access to the gould HP mold from Lyman that is a good weight and drops deer.