I had a 303 with a case neck stamped in to the bore by subsequent shots ......noticeable bulge on the outside .
Type: Posts; User: john.k
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I had a 303 with a case neck stamped in to the bore by subsequent shots ......noticeable bulge on the outside .
Forum: Single Shot Guns
IMHO ,the 1/36 is not ideal if you want to use heavier than 220gr ............yes ,this is the traditional 44 twist ,but Id go with 1/24 ,if I had the option
Forum: Our Town
probably not........I see a vid of a guy being arrested in Cali for feeding squirrels in his back yard........neighbours ratted (or squirelled) him out.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Prices on Cadets have hit bottom here ...see lots for $250 A ....thats about US$180
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Just rebore it ....no need to bush the firing pin for 38special
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Sometimes someone has small model cannons at the range ......they do a backfip as they fire ......quite comical to see a whole row doing backflips.
Forum: Our Town
I got a notice from the council to eradicate vines by the next door fence ...........the vines are a climbing bean ,and very hard to kill...........anyhoo,I hit them with a mix including Tordon...
Forum: Leverguns
It would seem to be a bad choice for a tube magazine,and too high pressure for the action..........Marlin did use 25-35 ,a lower pressure cartridge
Forum: Swaging
When I ran a scrap metal yard,used to get all sorts of interesting stuff in......you could waste the whole day figuring out what it was.
Forum: Leverguns
Even the (P64) Winchester M94 extractor looks like its a solid piece of steel is actually folded sheet metal.....never seen on broken ,though...........Not uncommon for sheet metal parts to have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lead also reacts with many bullet lubes to form white scaly lead soaps ,if stored a long time.
Forum: Swaging
Seems to be mostly pressure air operated .....the slotted cans are likely air discharge mufflers ...........id say thats part of a casting machine,not a complete one.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
i went on a bike club run down to the old fort at the river mouth.......there is an old muzzleloading gun there ,and they take a collection for blackpowder ......the more they collect,the bigger the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The ADEN 30mm aircraft cannon had gain twist....must have had some advantage .
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lead forms a seal coat of basic lead carbonate .....this is why shiny lead on a roof goes dark,and lasts for 500 years.
The best one Ive found is the Parker Hale style Lyman ........cavity has a flat ...........doesnt look authentic for the purists ,buy it shoots good with all kinds of impure lead ,and Ive never had a...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
My cannon making came to an end when I found a motorbike ...........looking back,cannons were definitely less dangerous.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Built a lot of cannons as a kid...........the final one had a 2" bore heavy pipe barrel.............used a mix of sugar and potassium bromate.....fortunately ,i was standing behind a tree ,or I...
Simply bore it out with a tiny boring bar ............I intend to try some Lee molds ,have to drill the pin to separate the handles ,going to increase a 45 to 475 for the Martini.........might be the...
Its not that difficult to chuck up these old iron moulds in a lathe and make them larger ...carefully..................the first one i did was a single cavity 44 ....427 dia,and the faintest touch...
Forum: 3D PRINTED RELATED ITEMS
Is the thread printed in ,no further cleanup needed?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A common side mount for military Martini Henries in 45 and 303 uses the two screws in the action .........a very simple cheap one is remarkably similar to a common pressed steel side mount for a...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
You dont need the expense of die sets in the old black powder militaries.......die sets Ive seen are greatly undersize ,and if used to form brass ,cause collapses,and for reloading ,no sizing is ever...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
First skirmish of the population wars of the 2050s ........wait and see.
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 |