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Sound of an original 98 Mauser 7.92 closing and opening is quite distinctive....smooth as....but then it's Mauser after all..so what would you expect :)

Mike,

I'm a bit late to this but thought I would toss in my two bobs worth all the same. There's some great information contained in the above replies and worth taking notice of but in my...

Second Indian Joe's comments.......instead of worrying about various oil additives to the bees wax such as neatsfoot, canola, peanut etc just toss in a bit of solidified vegetable oil to the bees...

Greg,

try Greenhill's ready made formula here :
https://www.vcalc.com/wiki/AndrewBudd/Greenhill+Formula+for+Optimal+Rifling+Twist+Rate

I've not used that link but the following Wiki link has...

Ditto for Indian Joe's post....... and a shameless plug for David at CBE......I use his excellent 468-480MH mould in my Mk II and it works brilliantly even though it is marginally over size to what I...

bbogue1

Wholeheartedly agree with Rich/WIS....in my experience the Lee 4/20 pots are well capable of handling most temps and will generally allow good pours but please understand you need to...

Can totally agree with Stephens suggestion as to opening up the through holes but another workaround that I often do for maintenance is when the pot is empty, remove the plunge pin, put it in your...

Welcome to the joys of a 45/120 WTI...... I've been shooting that same model as yours for few years now and it definitely prefers a heavy pill like the Postell.

I noticed in your piccie that you...

ditto for Curator....et al, ....

FWIW - I had similar accuracy issues many years back until I slugged it and then selected a pill that was slightly over bore and used an alloy mix of 20:1 Pb:Sn -...

If I can add my two bobs worth - been shooting the 577/450 for many decades now and never had a separation.....I would suggest it could be a combination of factors such as have already been...

Thanks for posting that link John - have bookmarked it also....

Among other cases such as the 45/70 (which will do the job perfectly well) I also use the 1886 Ped. Sharps 45/120 Quig model for long range and find either the Goodwin and the Soule sights best but...

It appears breaking and bending pins is an occupational hazard for anyone who reloads and I'm not immune...what I do use a universal decapping die on all my cases rather than the FLS incorporating...

Big Slug,

I'll have to check if the action can actually take a Postell (the weight is no issue - dependent upon cast composition) but the slightly longer ogive on the nose of that pill may mean...

What a bumma BAW - hope you get back on your feet real quick as there's heaps of ferals waiting out there for you to introduce them to your new 86 - all the best

Forgot to add - i believe all Pedersoli barrels for that and similar rifles are made to match grade barrel metal which is much stronger than most barrels but drop them an email for confirmation if...

BAW

As with most lever actions, the feed can be critical- not in terms of projectile weight or type but more so in terms of COAL

I found with some of my cast loads, it preferred a slightly...

Just my two bobs worth ....

The Pedersoli 1886 Browning version in 45/70 is one very accurate rifle indeed- my experience it works well with factory ammo or your own cast loads with BP or...

Guninhand.

For the primer brass to move back like that does limit the possibilities and you'd think it should be a simple matter of working through it step by step. But it may not be so - let me...

Thanks for starting this thread Screwcutter - got me to do some tinkering on my #3 chambers...... unlike other posters, I've not had any separation issues at all with a variety of brass - but others...

Not sure if this is the correct forum for this (more suited to Gun smithing maybe) but in reply to the OP's initial question have posted here
I have been using ER40's for some years now..got tired...

RICKLANDES,

I drop my casts into a bucket of cold water as have found that hardens them a bit more but I believe they will actually harden further over time but I've not tested that as yet.
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Ricklandes....I mentioned I have tried several different weighted projectiles - all basically at trapdoor loads but never experienced any key holing through my Pedersoli.... It's an issue I have...

Ricklandes.

Had the same rifle for 6 months now and put numerous loads in it as well.....might be difficult to give you powder weights I use due to only using ADI powders here in Oz .....but I...

Thankyou gents....yes Scharfschuetze it was brought back from Gallipoli - I have it's history from where it was 'collected' but never knew it's markings...I recently was told that the writing may say...