I have a BSA large martini action that came with a rf ejector, the lever fingers have been shortened to drop the breech block to align with the rf chamber. NO other changes from the original large...
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have a BSA large martini action that came with a rf ejector, the lever fingers have been shortened to drop the breech block to align with the rf chamber. NO other changes from the original large...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I made a batch with Min Wax, works fine, first batch so nothing to compare it to.
Forum: Swaging
I read that the coating is a polymer "of some kind" it's for sure some tough stuff!
I have removed it with paint remover followed by wet pin tumbling.
Soaking them in the paint remover for a...
Forum: Swaging
I have a Lee 6 that I drilled and reamed to cast .187 cores. A 6 banger will drop a pile of cores quickly, the process is faster than casting bollits, they don't have to be perfect out of the mold,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have loaded 14.5 of WC820 behind 169gr. jacketed and 174gr cast with no pressure signs or function problems.
Paullacy I have a DC .30 cal., same problem. I took the handles off a defunct Lee Dc mold and added two brass shims to each side to take up the slack. Works fine!
To remove the pinned on handles,...
Forum: Completed Deals
I have an 80% Arms gen 2 for sale, with router bit and two drill bits, instruction book, some use scratches, no damage. $225.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Look at the 7.62 Nagant case, slight taper.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have both, the chips seem to clean small cases (5.7X28, .222) better and quicker, clean pockets better, otherwise a tossup.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
riverdog I had to dig the 219 out of it's home to check, the .410 barrel has no model number or address line on it. I have a 16ga 220 marked barrel that is identical in the latch/ejector block, the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I put a .410 mod 220 barrel on a 219, it was out of square top to bottom of the breech, no signs of any mods. I chucked it up and took a light cut or two and when it was square it fit and latched...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
In a single
shot application the polymer coating serves no purpose.
In the FN system it was needed to slow extraction till the barrel pressure dropped to a safe level.
The 5.7X28 in a rifle...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I used a paint stripper to remove the plastic from 5.7s, tough stuff! I load and shoot them out of a 17" insert in a H&R Topper. I don't think it needs to be removed to reload the cases, but they...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
H&R also made smoothbore 45-70's used by the Navy as line throwing guns. I saw them used many times during underway replenishment operations.
Forum: Completed Deals
I'll take the 260 new 45 Winchester brass.
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 |