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yes, this is what i will do. sometimes the simple evade us old buggers.

well everyone is "out of stock" may just cobble something together. thanks for all the help, be safe watch yer six.

bought an new lyman stand for my old powder measure. so the powder measure has 1/2" fine ,?, threads and the stand is 7/8x14 . lyman makes a adapter but i may not live long enough to get one. Back...

this sounds like what happened. he said the lid was "melted" in the container. is was a plastic jar 1 lb.

any one every have a container of 4895 combust .this container just went off and left a 4 foot dia. of residue and all guns near it have corrosive residue all over them. container was moved out side...

forceps.
when done just put in a container with mek to clean up.

tried another method. used M.E.K. solvent to make a thin "Paint" with h.f. red. dipped one at time. racked bottom down. 20 minutes at 300. passed hammer test. looks good,even coating. will load...

have the .452 new lyman.
.20.00 shipped

vern, i did try them as is and they do shoot. but group is 2-3 inches at 50 yds.
i loaded some shells with 52 grn. v-max and got 1" to 3/4 " groups.
be nice to find a mould for 50 grn gas check.

i have a large number of 37 grn .223 bullets , these are jacketed. use .224 in my hornet. i coat now for cast bullets successfully.
just thinking to coat then resize to .224.????
any thoughts from...

anyone coated jacketed bullets. got a free 500 .223 35 grain jhp. but my hornet needs a 224.
was thinking of coating then sizing to .224.
am i tilting at windmills ???

back to all of you who helped. the new smallpin and bushed breech block works fine. ejects and fires fine. used decap pin and piece of power saw blade for bushing. drilled blade and fitted to altered...

thanks for all the great advice. will bush the breech block and use .062 pin. have a copy of Dehass's book. will post results in a few months.

will take photos and try
try posting

the raton smith shortened the pin and fired primed cases. but when i fired loaded rnds had problems. the az smith tried a new f.pin. same results. there is no cratering of the breech block hole.
i...

gentlemen, have finally found a bit that fits the breech hole. in measures .092 , tight. the new f.pin measures .091. would seem to be tight enough. protrusion is .061. the orginal spring is still...

will try to get accurate measurements of pin and hole. had to let this thing rest for a day or so.
when the breach is closed on a round it will leave some marks on case head.i cerrocast chamber...

i am trying to build this gun but really need help. set the barrel in last summer. chambered it. but the primers flow back into breech hole. send it off to a fella in Raton,n.m. no change. took it to...

thanks for the info and links.

would it be possible to have you send me the drawings or a reference to them for the mods. to extractor for cadet to use rimless cases. ?
this will be my winter project. would do a .222 rem....

not sure who that is,quit reading blather some time back,

what does the bore mike at?

I have been involved with muzzleloading shooting for over 30 years. shot my first rifle in 1966.
the current crop of article writers leave me shaking my head. seems one in peculiar has such an ego...

thanks, just was hoping for an starting point to relive this issue. this old gun shoots so well with cast,gc. 170 grn. .309 ,16 grn. 4895. is my desert rifle in the ranger.

i put a 94 .30-30 together from some parts last summer. the lifter is machined and appears new. this is a pre 64 frame and bolt,barrel. it works but a very" firm" lever is needed to get cartridge to...