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Lever action 500 S&W mag!

Needing 22 Hornet brass. Please let me know if you have some.

Did not realize that i never updated this thread.

I did reblue the pistol. A few hours of sanding removed all the rust and pitting. A friend gave me a piece of Marble wood for the grips....

I didnt realize that i hadnt updated this thread in 3 years. Long story short, i finished the rifle at the beginning of 2020. I chambered it for 38special because i chickened out on the 357Mag. I...

That looks very nice. The heat bluing turned out great.

I just discovered Protoboxes at online metals.com. They are available in stainless, aluminum, brass, copper and steel. 5, 10, 20 pound boxes. They are random drops. It's a great way to get lots of...

The flat spring thing that is under the thumb nut that holds the shell plate down is bent. The little arm that falls into the divot on the top side of the shell plate is supposed to keep the shell...

I broke mine off my CVA the same, fir the same reason. Mine did not have the hook but a flattened machined ball on tte end of the plug. I used a torch and brazing rod to build up a new blob of metal...

Thank you for the info Larry.

Yep, the strut is upside down for these mock up pics. I guess I got in hurry to take pics and didn't catch it.

Speer #11 stated that when saami speced the 12000 cup max.pressure, they (saami) turned the 32swl into an anemic round.

Speer #9 does state that those loads should only be used in modern solid...

From the speed #9 manual

98gr cast rn

Unique 3.5gr 942fps
Red dot 2.8gr 912 fps
Green dot 2.9gr 907 fps

Test gun was a S&W 31

After completing the Kieth #5 blackhawk, I found a crusty Super Blackhawk for a good price and i wanted to practice some more. I shot it a few times and determined that i do not like the grip frame....

So after a few months and many headscratches I finally was able to get everything done and put together. I finished rust bluing the backstrap yesterday and polished the brass today. It's not perfect...

My first attempt at making grips. I had some spalted maple on hand so I started with that. I'm pretty sure that these will not be the permanent grips. I have already made a few mistakes and will...

I tig welded a piece of 3/8 onto the 3/16 to make the "ears" where the screws go to hold the backstrap to the frame. This of course screwed up the flats that is had previously milled into the 3/16....

This project started out several months ago as an effort to copy some of Sharps40 (a local Amateur Gunsmith) work by installing a colt 1860 army grip frame on a blackhawk. So I ordered the parts and...

Nice project!

I will second the remlins. I bought one last year, the carbine version. I have no problems with it. Fit and finish is to be expected for the price. Shoots straight and goes bang when you pull the...

YEAH!!!!! Another one. I am watching with great interest.

A little video update. Not much progress, just showing some of the "do overs" and a few of the hand tools i have been using.

https://youtu.be/wZCkuXWRwNQ

A nicholson Bastard cut is what I use the most. It removes a lot of metal quick. I have "safed" one of the edges, thats a fancy way of saying that I used a grinder on one of the edges to remove the...

I started my build with what I had, side grinder, hacksaw, and hand files. That worked out well for the majority of the roughing out and initial shaping. What I soon found out was that things were...

Not much to update. I am spending most of my time learning how to use the combo machine and figuring out what gets priority in the money spending department for it. I had to attempt to remake the...

Thank you! I will definitely do so!