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  1. Matt2308
    Matt2308 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Whatever happened to the venerable TC?
    My barrels are 22 LR 222 Rimmed 6.8 SPC 7-30 Waters 30-30 375 Win Sure there are some old 45-70 barrels out there somewhere but thats a really bad idea
    Liked On: 30-09-2023, 04:12 PM
  2. yeah_na_missed
    yeah_na_missed liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Whatever happened to the venerable TC?
    The forum member who had the 45-70 Contender was shooting crocs and scrub bulls And he had it wound off the clock So maybe the cognitive decline was pre existing
    Liked On: 30-09-2023, 12:10 PM
  3. Jhon
    Jhon liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Whatever happened to the venerable TC?
    B because there are a few Contender pistols around They come up for sale and could be re stocked and re barreled to be A cat legal But it would mean a B car holder buying it and getting...
    Liked On: 30-09-2023, 11:47 AM
  4. rossi.45
    rossi.45 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Whatever happened to the venerable TC?
    My barrels are 22 LR 222 Rimmed 6.8 SPC 7-30 Waters 30-30 375 Win Sure there are some old 45-70 barrels out there somewhere but thats a really bad idea
    Liked On: 30-09-2023, 08:07 AM
  5. 40mm
    40mm liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    I have put a lot of very big lumps of PC lead down range last week Finally found what my 500 3" BPE likes Nitro for black load 450 grain PC bullets sized .510 Made a new front globe sight for...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 09:56 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    It's shooting better than a lot of rifles worth 10 times as much It's a bitser Baikal shotgun 16" 30-06 barrel off forum Suppressor off forum Very cheap scope off forum Cheap rings off...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 09:18 PM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    More powder coated cast lead success stories This group from my Baikal 30-30 self build carbine Bullets are Saeco #311 mould 165 grain Powder Coated Gas Check Sized .309 No fancy load...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 09:17 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    I have put a lot of very big lumps of PC lead down range last week Finally found what my 500 3" BPE likes Nitro for black load 450 grain PC bullets sized .510 Made a new front globe sight for...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 09:17 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Final part of the pistol job
    So did you use DuraCoat ? I recently used DuraCoat on two of my tri-metal contender barrel because they were steel, stainless steel and alloy. DuraCoat did a great job and relatively easy to...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:48 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die
    I shortened my die for the 375 Wildcat I'm doing I formed a case with it and it's still about 0.5mm long When I cut the chamber I will fine tune the die to the chamber or visa versa
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:13 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die
    Yes If your reamer is live pilot you can make a custom pilot for a funky bore I recently ground a solid pilot to take live pilots so I could chamber a funky bore It gives more options when...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:13 PM
  12. Fssprecision
    Fssprecision liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die
    Not so hard I took 10mm off a die recently First cut with a fine cut off wheel Then chucked the die up in my Elliot tool and cutter grinder and faced off the end with the grinder and the die...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:11 PM
  13. -BW-
    -BW- liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die
    Yes If your reamer is live pilot you can make a custom pilot for a funky bore I recently ground a solid pilot to take live pilots so I could chamber a funky bore It gives more options when...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 06:37 PM
  14. -BW-
    -BW- liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die
    Not so hard I took 10mm off a die recently First cut with a fine cut off wheel Then chucked the die up in my Elliot tool and cutter grinder and faced off the end with the grinder and the die...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 06:16 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Whatever happened to the venerable TC?
    B because there are a few Contender pistols around They come up for sale and could be re stocked and re barreled to be A cat legal But it would mean a B car holder buying it and getting...
    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 04:00 PM

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