Glad you got it figured out. I really like the .25s. I have rifles in .25 Stevens, .25 Stevens centerfire, .25-20 and .25-25. All are great fun :-)
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Forum: Rimfire Area
Glad you got it figured out. I really like the .25s. I have rifles in .25 Stevens, .25 Stevens centerfire, .25-20 and .25-25. All are great fun :-)
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
When C. Sharps rebarreled my original Remington #1 sporting rifle, I had them chamber it for Jamison .44-77 brass. The original damaged barrel was chambered for the original .090" thick rims. To get...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I got 5 reloadable .30 rimfire cartridges made and took them to the range. Here is a video of the fun!
https://youtu.be/rS3aClX8vG0?si=ojjhnQy80XC9Vueg
Forum: Rimfire Area
Well done! I have 2 of them and enjoy shooting them both.
Forum: Rimfire Area
The Bullshop has some lighter .25 cal bullets. I use the in my two .25 Stevens rifles.
Forum: Rimfire Area
From what Ive seen, Stevens 25s run on the tight side. I have a .25-25 that runs .253" groove size. If yours is around .251" uou can use .25scp bullets.
Forum: Completed Deals
I'm not familiar with those bullets, but they may work. The 7mm soup can has a short nose, With those I can cut off the base in the lathe and cut a heel. The bullet in my photo is from a stock Lee...
Forum: Completed Deals
I'm looking for maybe 20 Lee 7mm soup can bullets that I can modify for use in my custom made reloadable .30 rimfire cartridges.
A little background - I make my own reloadable rimfire cases for...
Forum: Rimfire Area
COTW lists .30 rimfire short bullet diameter as .286". Those .284" would likely drop out of the mold a little larger. I would the cut them down and make a heel on the lathe. Similar to what I showed...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Does anybody have a few Lee 7mm, 130gr soup can bullets I could buy? These seem like the best starting point to make .30 rimfire bullets. Thanks.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Well what do you know - I just acquired a .30 rimfire Marlin "OK" derringer of the 1863-1870 period! My wife and I were strolling an antique mall this weekend and found this little gem at an...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Safer just to stick with a Gatling gun
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I'm not very familiar with the laws. But if the action was made before 1898 - say a 1870s NY state rifle action. Would building a pistol from that be illegal?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The m1865 was being made about the same period that as the type 2 split breech carbines (but these were sub-contracted to Savage). It is interesting that Remington made the #3 saw-handle, single...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
There is one on gunsiniternational now. A bit pricey.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Glad to hear you finally got it and its a good one! The m1865s are very scarce, but I see one advertised every now and then. But finding an affordable one is probably a pipe dream...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Standing by for an update! These are neat pistols and closely related to my beloved #2 sporting rifles. What I'd really like to find is a nice Navy model 1865 spur trigger pistol. That would be a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
My short video on how I convert .44-40 standard 427098 bullets to heel bullets for .44 S&W American in 30 seconds. The same can br done for other sizes.
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
Yes, that is a rimfire breech block that has been converted to centerfire.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
If it is a factory .32-20, the barrel will be marked "32W" on the bottom flat, ahead of the forend. If it is just marked "32", it was a rimfire converted to centerfire.
Please post some clear,...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
.38 S&W in an original #2 would be ok, so long as the load is not hot rodded. It would be pretty similar to .38 rimfire, which is an original chambering. I have 13 examples of the #2 sporting rifle...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I concur 100% with marlinman93. .38-55 is way to much for a #2 sporting rifle. There are quite a few viable options that would be safe and enjoyable to shoot. They are fine rifles.
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 |