Grinding did not proceed as planned, but here are some photos of the chamber cast. For reference purposes I’m also going to list the dimensions I’ve found for the 8x50R Austrian case, all in mm:
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Forum: Military Rifles
Grinding did not proceed as planned, but here are some photos of the chamber cast. For reference purposes I’m also going to list the dimensions I’ve found for the 8x50R Austrian case, all in mm:
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Forum: Military Rifles
Ok, as part of my spring break trio, I received the repair piece for this Krag on Monday, and today I attached it. It’ll never be “original” without a new stock, but personally I think it looks...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Working on old broken guns, I’ve had several moments of frustration, but every once in a while I have to take a step back and bust out laughing at the silliness of the situation. One of those moments...
Forum: Military Rifles
Ok, the forend repair piece arrived today, along with one for my Krag. Here is the current photo of them both, along with my M91 Carcano, to which I fitted a block of wood I’ve been carving out for...
Forum: Military Rifles
I took a chamber cast today and it appears the shoulder of the chamber is about 2mm back from where my reformed cases have their shoulder. Everything else should fit my cases. That being said,...
Forum: Military Rifles
I do have a differently-branded shellholder. I’ll chamber cast, ink my brass, and grind a shell holder to see what difference it makes.
Forum: Military Rifles
I picked up an M95 straight-pull chambered in 8x50R a few months back, and I’m to the point of making brass for it. I have a set of 8x50R dies from RCBS, and have followed the procedure mentioned to...
Forum: Military Rifles
Loosened and re-tightened the trigger guard screws, tightening the front one first, and now the barrel beds to the stock properly. Stock has a lot of (repaired) cracks, and just took a bit of...
Forum: Shot Guns
I too have a 2 1/2” (65mm)-chambered Belgian SxS shotgun. Belonged to my great grandfather, though I’m not entirely sure when he brought it. Branded as a “Wilmot.” I’ve found that a PEX pipe cutter...
I looked up a photo of what a HBWC round is suppose to look like, and I was surprised to find that they’re generally loaded even with the case mouth. Not going to do that with 32 s&w, though perhaps...
Forum: Military Rifles
Question: my M95 carbine (an aresenal-shortened long rifle) came sans handguard. I found one that generally fits (but I think might be for another carbine variation), and I was wondering, should the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Aye! And being what it is, reproduction parts are fairly available. I’d be hard-pressed to aattempt it with something more obscure, or if the lock wasn’t functional, but even there, things can be...
Forum: Military Rifles
I’ll take that under consideration. Currently looking to find a thread reducer for the percussion nipple inlet. Inner thread to be M9x1.5, outer thread just something bigger. Shouldn’t be too hard to...
Forum: Military Rifles
On eBay, there is a seller matching the description from the above response by the name of BBReproductions. Currently has a couple of handguards and a K98 stock for sale. I’ve bought a Carcano...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
Some fascinating information 303Guy. It’s seeming more and more like my next experiments should be with lighter loads, and see what happens. I will also try and get my hands on some 6.5 cast boolits....
Forum: Military Rifles
Progress updates: patched the wood cracks and have 4 coats of BLO on it now. Ramrod is now straight enough. Here is a photo of it reassembled. Problem though: the nipple threads are sheared off and...
Forum: Military Rifles
Took it to the range for the first time since the forend work. Nice round holes, and fairly consistent, though I have done serious work to do on my marksmanship. Maybe 6” group of 30 rounds offhand...
Forum: Military Rifles
As easy as my fishing tackle box. Not that I fish, it’s just a requirement for living here having a tackle box.
Forum: Military Rifles
I should have posted the results from last weeks tests: the rifle held together, though the band slipped a bit. However, most shots keyholed including cast and jacketed. This one is probably going to...
Forum: Military Rifles
Took a drive to Track of the Wolf today and brought along the M1842. The plug is 3-degrees off, and the mutual conclusion is that likely it’s been in that way so long that it’s not going to leak any...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
One month later, and I got to the range and tested a few projects including my long Carcano. The results I believe point to the barrel being worn, but capable with the right bullet design, and the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Here is my intermediate (and perhaps permanent) fix to get the barrel band secured. 321471321472
Not pretty, but it works, and it was cheap/I got experience out of making it. I also fashioned a...
Forum: Military Rifles
Less than 2 months after my first response above citing my “short list,” I have an M95 carbine waiting for me at a lgs to file the transfer and take possession of. The model went to the top of the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Went to Harbor Freight yesterday and bought a basic carving set and a combination mortise gauge. For reference, Bly, in your photo there is a separate tenon between the two forend pieces because this...
Forum: Military Rifles
Barrel cleaned up fairly well, as did the ramrod. I have 2 inquiries though.
1) I noticed the marks on the breach plug are off from the barrel by about 10 degrees. I believe the barrel was...
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