The Swedes called these reworked Rolling Blocks "Forester Guns". When the military began switching to the 1896 bolt actions, these old military rifles were customized into semi sporters for their...
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The Swedes called these reworked Rolling Blocks "Forester Guns". When the military began switching to the 1896 bolt actions, these old military rifles were customized into semi sporters for their...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
My choice would be 4198 for the velocity you've specified. For lighter loads Unique is great, but 4198 is best for 1500-1600 fps. You can probably use data for .33 Winchester to make a good starting...
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It's fine to only anneal 1/4-1/3 of a longer rifle case. But annealing shorter cases and only doing that far, or not getting your fingers burnt is impossible unless you sit the cases in water and...
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Most, if not all of these adapter cases that use blanks or other ignition systems to fire in RF rifles are lathe turned brass. Lathe turned brass is not the same as formed brass, so it needs...
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I personally prefer single shots with center hung hammers that are much smaller, like the High Walls you like.
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The Sharps is a beautiful rifle, but not something I got attached to. I really like a Hepburn or Ballard far better.
Here's the latest .32-20 Hepburn!
https://i.imgur.com/WEEOPlpl.jpg...
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We had our annual Single Shot show at OAC this morning, and I decided to take a try at putting the Freund Sharps out on my table to sell. It took a whole hour and a friend came by and was surprised...
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Sounds like maybe you need to anneal those cases every so often to avoid case separations.
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Or just buy a small roll of .045" piano wire and bend your own. Then you'll have plenty of extra wire leftover if you ever want to make another spring later.
I bought a 1 lb. roll back maybe 25...
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Just a heads up on ".32-40 wcf". There's no such cartridge. The .32-40 was originally called ".32-40 Ballard & Marlin" as it first was offered in the Ballard rifles, and shortly after in the Marlin...
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Frank DeHaas is one of my favorite sources for rolling Block info, but some of the guns he built, or knew of are sketchy as to chamberings he did or others did. As much as I admire his work, I've...
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Personally I would never push even a later smokeless action Roller to pressures that high! I think most feel that 30,000 psi is fine, and maybe push them to 35,000 psi.
I prefer 4198 as it operates...
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I'm going to call and speak with them about pricing on a full length 56" wooden case for my Schoyen Ballard #6. But with no interior as I want to build that out myself with dividers for gun and...
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Pull can be reduced by replacing the trigger return spring with one made from .045" piano wire. Likely it will reduce the pull by about 50%. I make them for all my Rolling Blocks, whether rifle or...
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No, his site states they don't bore anything smaller than .338 caliber.
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They do offer custom built cases if you call them.
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Just received my display case from Hampels Woodland Products. Hampels makes a lot of products for shooters and collectors, with prices so reasonable it makes me wonder how they can make any money at...
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Thanks. My first "military" type Rolling Block. All my others are Sporting Rifles, but this will fit in with either type.
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Thanks Matt!
I will have the gun with me at our monthly collector show and there are several friends there who collect 1800's military rifles and accessories also. One of them may be able to put...
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Took the Cadet down to it's basic pieces today and cleaned a lot of dried up oil out of it, but found it very clean inside. Once I got it sprayed out with brake clean, and then oiled it went together...
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Thanks!
I think from the images, and descriptions the numbers are for M. Hartley's catalog and likely not what Remington used maybe?
The top is the Cadet built on the 1867 Navy pistols, next the...
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Thank you much! That's the first advertisement I've seen for these and firs documented paper to show what they are, along with a Model number! I wonder if the "No. 206" is what Remington called this,...
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Well glad I didn't get anymore competition, as I wasn't much above the end bid when it stopped!
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Dug through my case of spare sights and found a brand new Remington windage globe with spirit level in my stash with the correct .437" dovetail. But it's a lot of sight for this little rifle, so I...
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Big surprise just now! The #1 Rolling Block in .32-20 just got delivered! Didn't check this morning as yesterday it still said Tuesday delivery. Suddenly a knock on the door and there was the brown...
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 |