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    Very sexy, you can load 65gr/ 70 gr of black just...

    Very sexy, you can load 65gr/ 70 gr of black just have to compress it a bit to fit the bullet in at the right depth, don`t use the bullet for this, I made up a brass bit and used my reloading press...
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    The cut rifling bought the bore out to .458" dia,...

    The cut rifling bought the bore out to .458" dia, so rifling is a good .007" deep. With a 1-20" twist should make a good 45-70 barrel, and or for someone thinking of nice big fat lead bullets.
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    Well you call a boat a her, so a barrel is a she...

    Well you call a boat a her, so a barrel is a she and you must be nice to she barrels. So she is now wearing six rifling groves that I`m giving a good polish to, :omg:, NO not in bed!, out in the...
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    I just can`t see where there`s a knife in that...

    I just can`t see where there`s a knife in that pic, but would some chain bar steel make good knifes as I have a bit in my handy stash.
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    For a real clever #8 wire bit here is the rifling...

    For a real clever #8 wire bit here is the rifling cutter head starting to do it`s job, fine chips starting to come out from the muzzle end. The barrel is tapered , .445" where the drill starts at the...
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    Well they say you can't beat results, I did the...

    Well they say you can't beat results, I did the same thing when making my Sharps barrel and the drill bores a hole to .442"/ .444" , for the rifling head to slide nicely it needs to be .444" so not...
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    What, a gain twist, I thought that was only with...

    What, a gain twist, I thought that was only with a old Navy .44 pistols. I`d need a sine bar like a crank handle. Now the bore is not bad but just needed reaming to clean up the drill scratch marks...
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    I know you are all having bets as to will he...

    I know you are all having bets as to will he flood the garage with oil, will the gun drill break in the bore and stuff things up. O all ye of no faith, my moto is ("There`s no such thing as Can't do...
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    After a few brews all is back on line and going...

    After a few brews all is back on line and going good, resharpened the drill, all set up again and back into it. After a day on it I have about 14" to go in to give me a 28" deep hole. I can't lay in...
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    It`s my bloody brew that does that, thakes...

    It`s my bloody brew that does that, thakes controle of ma fingres . The grenlins are creeping in, set my drilling rig going, oil pressure at 400psi and it`s pissing out off the barrel stock end, I...
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    Gess what I`m doing.

    Hi all, yep have set up one of the 4140 steel shafts in my lathe ready to drill a .444" hole in for 28". Now running two oil pumps for more volume and pressure and mixed in 5ltrs of Coolcut cutting...
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