Thread: Making .40-40 Maynard 1873 ammunition.

Originally Posted by fawkes

I take my hat off to clever folk who can make that work.

We are losing both the initiative and the skill for this sort of work.

Well done, sir!

Nah we're not loosing the initiative, nor the skill for this stuff. I have no machinist, engineering nor trade background and I'm only mid thirties.
There's lots of us people tinkering in sheds being curious and giving stuff a go.

If you're interested in vintage rifles sing out, there's plenty of us around it's not all an old man's club. Well, it might look like an old man's club but they're typically a friendly bunch and the ones I'm in contact with are very patient about constant questions haha...