Just to let any members playing with smaller calibre barrel swaps on a texan .457 that if a eg. 308 barrel is replaced & that a lighter hammer or/and a lighter spring they still will no work to stop...
Type: Posts; User: SHORT SHELL
Forum: AirGuns
Just to let any members playing with smaller calibre barrel swaps on a texan .457 that if a eg. 308 barrel is replaced & that a lighter hammer or/and a lighter spring they still will no work to stop...
Forum: AirGuns
I have made a .308 barrel for my .457 Texan but just get "tank dumps" each time. The possibility is that the hammer /spring tension is too heavy for the smaller calibre & lighter 130gn to 220gn cast...
Forum: AirGuns
After shooting a few hundred lubed round balls and 200-350gn home cast lead slugs all starting with a tethered 3,000 psi fill I have come to the conclusion that my Texan seems to like 2,000 to 2,200...
Forum: AirGuns
Fitting a Maddog stock is not worth the extra cost plus postage as the Australian dollar is only 70cents US$ & importing gun parts here are frowned on. I call my Texan a .458 as that is the size of...
Forum: AirGuns
The biggest accuracy increase I have now found is with a carbon fibre tube epoxied over the last 380mm of the 34 inch barrel & a muzzle brake fitted with only 1 large hole 25mm in diameter each side...
Forum: AirGuns
I had previously attached a carbon fibre stretch sock with resin on a powder burner to help harmonics which helped. As I had a carbon fibre tube of the same dimension as my Texan barrel I decided to...
Forum: AirGuns
I have recently got to use my .458 texan at ranges up to 200m & it is the most accurate big bore I have owned. It far out shoots the 9mm samyang I used to have. The trigger is a dream & accuracy is...
Forum: AirGuns
I have been using my Chinese compressor for a while now without problems but one must use clean hydraulic oil & have both low & high pressure drain valves open on starting & only run them for 10-15...
I have a greener single shot with a rifled barrel that I had accuracy problems with a 3 inch chamber using 2 3/4" hulls as 3" are rare here in Australia but I rechambered the barrel to a 2 inch...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I tried zinc bullets in .308 & .458 years ago but accuracy was poor as I found they were too light for length. No matter what velocity I ran them at I still got the random keyholing. What I did find...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I had put my results on your first thread so not to repeat my self all I can report is zinc is not good for accuracy. Stick with lead until it is outlawed world wide then something else will be found...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have solved the small cheap oven constant heat retaining problem years ago by simply leaving a large piece of steel plate about at least 1/2" thick in the base of the oven but any steel objects of...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have always put weak 3 coats of HITEK but a bit thinner as it seems to be a lot harder that way. I have always put a coat of alox after final coating to give it a bit more grip in the case neck &...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have tried 2 twist rates 12 & 14 & the fliers are not always happening so it seems the coating is not the problem. Fliers just happen but not a long way out so sometimes it may be the nut behind...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I HAVE BEEN USING BOTH HI-TEK & PLAIN ALOX COATED GAS CHECKED LINO IN MY 30BR FOR YEARS. I RUN THESE 200GN BULLETS AROUND 2200-2300FPM.
Has anyone found that the water quenched coated lead returns...
Keith, I have 2 sizes of round balls you may wish to try. PM me for info. I have sent you a PM but I am not sure if it gets to you.
Keith, I live in Brisbane Aust & have you contacted a local agent for Ballistic Products here in Brisbane(TOP SHOT INDUSTRIES) but stocks are low waiting for shipping sometime this month from USA...
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