For max accuracy, slug your bore and do a cerro-safe chamber cast. The Euro-gunsmith/builders were rather individualistic when it came to standards in that era. Bores and chambers can vary a fair...
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
For max accuracy, slug your bore and do a cerro-safe chamber cast. The Euro-gunsmith/builders were rather individualistic when it came to standards in that era. Bores and chambers can vary a fair...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I found this thread in a search for 9.5x47r load data for a German/Swiss Martini actioned hunting/light target rifle I recently acquired. I am posting to it just to update some info in case anyone...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
they frequently predate postwar events. The German/Swiss/Austrian shooting clubs (schuetzenvereins) have a history that goes back to the late Middle ages and bows and crossbows. They progressed...
Forum: Group Buy Results
I'm new to this process, how, who, when, etc do I pay? how do we check status on the group order. I'm afraid I might get lost or left out by my error.
Forum: Group Buy Results
please put me down for one for the 2 cavity versions as well,
still hoping for the K-31 w/o the gas check
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I'm also interested, I saw it on the ASSRA website this am. How much and how do I order, need one, may want a second tot.
DWStiles @ Hotmail dot com
I keep checking back here ever...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I've got half a dozen #1/#3's never had a misfire problem. Biggest problem is the heavy slow "falling anvil" of the hammer. The slow locktime and the jarring of the hammer impact make follow...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I'm not sure where to post this, but since this is where the 7.5 guys hang out I'll try here. if the mods want to move it----well OK.
I have ordered a custom mould from David Mos for my 7.5...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
David Mos, a highly regarded precision machinist and mould maker just announced on the ASSRA.com web site that he is going to be producing a new single shot action and/or rifles
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A decent restocking of a #1#3 works wonders on recoil control. Proper bedding of the forend does the same on most of them that have accuracy problems (assuming decent loads and a reasonably skilled...
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Remember too that in WW II production economics actual per unit costs were not a major consideration. Today's articles, for instance, comparing the Thompson vrs. the 'Grease gun" tend to dwell on...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
when It comes to SS rifle I'm a bit of a traditionalist. I like blue (or color case) and walnut on'em. but I like a really good trigger pull as well. I'm not convinced yet how well a stainless to...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
If you are ever in Anderson Indiana ----north and east of Indy on I-69; there is a small private military museum there in an old industrial park area. It's been several years since I visited it and...
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Its all supply and demand. I've paid more and I've paid less. lots of variables but I'd say they are on the high side of in-the-ball-park. Depends on what they have invested in it and what their...
pistol length cases are quite popular with ASSRA shooters, especially the bench rest shooting side of the group. They use a number of 38/557/32-20 etc case-based cartridges; mostly on the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
the right kind of plastic, seems to work just fine with BP loads as an overpowder wad. Some kinds of milk jugs appear to be the right kind, that and the lids of butter tubs, and other plastic food...
necking down a 30 Herrett is trouble. lots of problems making the 30H to start with, its a 30-30 short and you have to do a lot of neck turning and reaming to avoid serious pressure issues. BTDT...
That probably would be the really logical thing to do, or even more logically, simply chamber it for the 260 Rem. (or 6.5x57) since I already have plenty of cases dies etc etc for either.
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I'm very seriously planning on putting together a castbullet rifle for use in the ASSRA single shot offhand competition and have some questions on wildcat cartridge theory. the rifle will be a...
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Thanks I appreciate the assistance, I did that, thats how I ofund he didn't do smaller bores. I talked with him yesterday---nothing smaller than .338 at present, so now it on to figuring out a plan...
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THank you so very much.
DWS
EDIT: oh ratz and shucky-darn!!!!!! Just googled and found his website, I'll call him later but so far looks like he only does 35 cal and larger work, if his...
I started reading this thread because I'm in the initial (planning and aquisition) stages of creating a wildcat cartridge/rifle for single shot offhand target matches. I'll be using a custom Ruger...
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Would someone please post the contact info on the JES re-rifling service?
That 22-250 #1 is just crying for reboring to 6.5x57 or .260 Rem
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We have seen cream o'wheat used as filler as well as dacron fluff. At one time there was and may still be a commercial shooters version called "puffalon". I think someone is also selling a...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
would someone please post the contact info on the JES re-rifling service?
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 |