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I think I might have a forend for you. It's off a BSA target rifle. Send me a PM and I will give you more of a discription. If it's the right one, you can have it free, for the postage. Best...

I had one that did the same thing. I found the ejector rod was bent slightly. Only a few thousands. Some cautious bending between wood held in the vice strightened it out. It was somewhat...

Gopher, my origional is 18 1/2 inches long, and 3/4 inch in diameter. The handle cap looks like a white girls bicycle handel bar grip cap. It is 4 inches long with raised half round molded surfaces...

The fly is a small piece that pivots and causes the sear to ride up and over the half cock notch. It then pivots to the rear to allow the sear to stay in the half cock notch. The toolman

About a year or two ago someone had an article on making and reloading the .455 automatic. I recall that they used something like the 45 Colt case, cut off to the proper length, the rim reduced, and...

I have a set of Redding dies for the .455 complete with shell holder. There number for the dies is 80375. These work very well, I struggled for a lot of years trying to use Lee and various 45 Colt...

I have taken out lots of screws that have been broken off. First thing to try is to see if it has a lump on one side of the broken part in the stud. If so try using a small punch and hold the...

I'm having exactly the same problem with the two I have. I have been sizing my bullets to .313 and that is too big in both. There jamming to a stop about .090 from seating, and hanging up on the...

Smokless loads only.

I did mine in 1-24 twist and it will drive tacks. The toolman.

I was really glad to see this information on the Bear press. I found one at a gun show several years ago when my foot hit something under a table. There was a Bear press in like new condition, with...

1/4 in plate would do fine to make your own. cut out slightly oversize with a hacksaw, drill for the screw the plate pivots on, notch with a file for the stop. use a file to true up the outer sides...

I have one of these I have had for 30 or 40 years for a Peabody rifle, I wonder where it is? The toolman.

I was in a LGS the other day and they had a sale table of parts and pieces. Amongst these was a Lachiller sizer and luber. It was missing a two pieces, the cap for the lube, and the sizer handle,...

I've made them out of allen wrench material, super tough steel.

Your dad and I had quite a few dealings through the years, I am so sorry for your loss. I just lost my wife of 54 years, so your loss is very close. Best regards, the toolman.

A friend gave me a Glisenti revolver made about 1885. It's in quite good condition for a hundred thirty year old! Now I am interested to see if I can make a few black powder rounds for the old...

I fixed one for my brother a number of years ago. It was converted to a 218 bee, and it had major feeding problems. It would pop up vertical when working the lever. It had been that way for fifty...

I have refurbished a number of molds by doing what was mentioned above. Remove the stop pin and lap the mold on a piece of glass with a wet or dry corundum paper taped to the glass. Lap in a circle...

A quick note, don't use a fiberglass rod. I ruined a barrel in short order once in a days shooting. The toolman.

Look under the extractor for a burr or grain of powder or crud. It can cause the dragging like you describe. The toolman.

Found a 4 cavity Lyman mold today at a show, got it for a great price. It's a .452423 and the best part was the price of $35.00. Some one had cast a few in the mold to see what it looked like. ...

I too love to hunt with old guns, shot a moose with a Alex Henry .450 express, and a cow moose with a 43 Mauser sporter. Others I have used in years past to take game are an original Peabody, Purdey...

I wish someone would take a series of photos of that little Martini sight from all sides. I would love to make one for mine, never seen one in the flesh. Would be nice to have some measurements...

The one I have shoots a .324 diameter heeled bullet. Shoots real well, shot a small mule deer buck a number of years ago just to see if I could. Smacked him down really fast. Hauled him home on a...