Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 04:32 PM
Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 10:17 AM
Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 10:47 PM
Bol T, bloody lovely job, should look a treat with some oil rubbed in.
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 08:57 PM
Had a go at paper patching twenty of my new 488gr bullets and as the paper needs wetting I thought I would use some of my lathe cooling water that's mixed with soluble oil to help it stick. Worked a...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 08:15 PM
Ordered some more 4140 barrel steel so hoping the courier's are still working, in the mean time have redrilled out one of my pp bullet moulds. I wanted a heaver bullet and the mould was casting a...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 08:12 PM
Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 08:10 PM
Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 07:46 PM
Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 07:39 PM
Had a go at paper patching twenty of my new 488gr bullets and as the paper needs wetting I thought I would use some of my lathe cooling water that's mixed with soluble oil to help it stick. Worked a...
Liked On: 28-03-2020, 11:55 AM
akaroa the hares will be totally confused as well when they see those slugs coming for them, "Were` d the train come from," and when they hit you will be lucky to find a hair!!.
Liked On: 28-03-2020, 11:49 AM
Ordered some more 4140 barrel steel so hoping the courier's are still working, in the mean time have redrilled out one of my pp bullet moulds. I wanted a heaver bullet and the mould was casting a...
Liked On: 25-03-2020, 09:53 AM
Have already made rifle primer thingy for my Hawken, but haven't used it yet as caps are ok, my .50 barrel needs rust browning now I have set the sights. There was a firing pin to make up but change...
Liked On: 23-03-2020, 12:18 PM
Range report, new barrel at the range , loaded up with 50gr 3f .440" ball and a pillow ticking patch, at 50m five shots three are touching!!, just a bit low so a bit of fine tuning should see it...
Liked On: 13-03-2020, 08:28 AM
It`s now been rubbed down and washed with baking soda solution to stop the rust. I melted some lanolin, bees wax and added a bit of kero them wiped down the barrel and seal the surface. Refitted the...
Liked On: 12-03-2020, 06:05 PM