missionary5155
09-20-2012, 07:46 PM
Good evening
Last year about this time while I was still in Peru my old, rusty and double ugly ( affordably bought this way) Marlin Glenfield caliber 30-30 was at JES Reboring getting opened up to .412 groove. Many thanks to my shooting pard who did the mail work. Back about January I started the search via computer for a 414 Supermag reamer and discovered there wee none to be had (in stock) . Only a special order was possible so I did it. JGS announced they could have one ready by September so I ordered there. Last week the reamer arrived here. Tuesday with some free time on hand I reamed a 14" caliber .41 Mag Contender barrel to 414 Supermag. Fortunatly the Contender and the Jes rebore have the same bore size so only one pilot bushing was needed.
Early Wednesday (4am) I started chambering the Marlin and was reassembling at 9 am. There were a few production stops in there to eat and my normal 6 am recurve practice for upcoming corn cruncher season. Already had my dummy round made up for the Contender cut so that one got duel service.
Today about 5 pm I stated loading up some new Starline brass I bought 4 years ago for my Dan Wesson 414 project. That was to install a 414 cylinder in my 375 SM frame with a custom cut barrel in .412 but with threads to fit the 375 SM frame.
So I now have some starting loads ready to go for tomorrow morning. Going to start with a very mild for 414 SM load of 9.5 grains Unique under a 250 grain PB to get the sights set as I added a receiver sight. This will get followed by two heavier loads of 1680 under a 265 GC designed by one of our members here.
If there is another 414 SM levergun in this world I have not heard about it so as of this date in the year of our Lord 2012 at least one exists and will be barking out about 9 am Friday the 21st of September. I will fire the 414 Contender also but that is nothing special as there must be a hundred others about our fare nation. By now you have figured out I like caliber .41 irons.
As soon as I can find where the camara got hidden I will get a photo added.
You cannot imaging how I have waited to participate in this shooting. Ya just have to love it when a plan finally comes together.
More will follow. Mike in ILL. [smilie=2:
Last year about this time while I was still in Peru my old, rusty and double ugly ( affordably bought this way) Marlin Glenfield caliber 30-30 was at JES Reboring getting opened up to .412 groove. Many thanks to my shooting pard who did the mail work. Back about January I started the search via computer for a 414 Supermag reamer and discovered there wee none to be had (in stock) . Only a special order was possible so I did it. JGS announced they could have one ready by September so I ordered there. Last week the reamer arrived here. Tuesday with some free time on hand I reamed a 14" caliber .41 Mag Contender barrel to 414 Supermag. Fortunatly the Contender and the Jes rebore have the same bore size so only one pilot bushing was needed.
Early Wednesday (4am) I started chambering the Marlin and was reassembling at 9 am. There were a few production stops in there to eat and my normal 6 am recurve practice for upcoming corn cruncher season. Already had my dummy round made up for the Contender cut so that one got duel service.
Today about 5 pm I stated loading up some new Starline brass I bought 4 years ago for my Dan Wesson 414 project. That was to install a 414 cylinder in my 375 SM frame with a custom cut barrel in .412 but with threads to fit the 375 SM frame.
So I now have some starting loads ready to go for tomorrow morning. Going to start with a very mild for 414 SM load of 9.5 grains Unique under a 250 grain PB to get the sights set as I added a receiver sight. This will get followed by two heavier loads of 1680 under a 265 GC designed by one of our members here.
If there is another 414 SM levergun in this world I have not heard about it so as of this date in the year of our Lord 2012 at least one exists and will be barking out about 9 am Friday the 21st of September. I will fire the 414 Contender also but that is nothing special as there must be a hundred others about our fare nation. By now you have figured out I like caliber .41 irons.
As soon as I can find where the camara got hidden I will get a photo added.
You cannot imaging how I have waited to participate in this shooting. Ya just have to love it when a plan finally comes together.
More will follow. Mike in ILL. [smilie=2: