How did it feed with the fat case ?
Type: Posts; User: FrankG
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Jeff Tanner has reasonable priced roundball mold a in any diameter.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mine throws 358 . I size for snub 38 ,9mm and 380.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have one here somewhere , came off one of the 'cigarette' rifles from WWII .
Forum: Special Projects
True to some extent . Not all reamers were always cut to same dimensions for same cartridge designation . It used to be deep dark secrets with gunsmiths !
Forum: Special Projects
375/303 and the 405 (although the latter shortened a little) work and shoot beautifully through the LE / Smellys !
Forum: Special Projects
I had to make an magazine insert to feed cartridges single stack . Other than that the SMLE action works great for 405 !
I still have quite a few of the old lathe turned nosler partitions . 50 count MTM box loaded in Win 30-06 cases with milsurp 4831 in boiler !
Forum: Muzzleloading.
At one time the breech plugs and bolsters threads were epoxied into barrel !
Forum: Special Projects
I have a pattern of magazine insert I can post . It works well with both 375/303 and the shortened 405 I put together .
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have a 9x57 in progress on a 91 mauser carbine action I swapped for . I used a Rem 350 mag barrel chopped threaded and rechambered for 91. Stock is a Boyds . It is going to be quite lite and handy !
Forum: Special Projects
Several types done over the years and kudos to justashooter for sharing his ak rec. forming tool designs and methods !! Helped me and several others down the path !
Forum: Special Projects
How cool is that !!!! Makes for a nice thumper ! What kind of velocities do you figure you're getting ?
Forum: Special Projects
Source a couple used hot water heaters and gut and flush them out .
Forum: Special Projects
A couple pressure tanks for a well water system would be a better solution and arent all that expensive . I have a 125 gallon pressure tank for my well that I installed when building our house .
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hes a few states away kind of neighbor .:kidding:
"Unless ya have a neighbor..... LOL"
Forum: Special Projects
Wow! They didnt give that away did they :)
I think I can make one of the valve and burners . I made my own for bluing tanks years ago .
Thanks Garry !
Forum: Special Projects
The brass pipe that has serrated wheel on it , that nozzle . Most are a wire gauge size .
Forum: Special Projects
Great stuff Garry ! Very cool build alongs . What size is the orifice in your burner nozzle ?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I made up a 375-06 on a FN Mauser 98 with no problems which comes close to a 375 HH . I also made up a 375-338 on a VZ24 with very little monkeying around with feed rails to get it to feed . The...
Forum: Special Projects
I probably missed it , but are you using straight 223 casings ?
Forum: Special Projects
The stock is Oregon Myrtle . Grows on coast from northern Cal. up through Oregon coastal area. Grain is nice but a bear to work .
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 |