About homebrew.357

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81
About homebrew.357
Biography:
Retired, Air carft engineer
Location:
Auckland
Interests:
engineering, lathe metal working, hunting
Occupation:
Job was Electroplating, Air NZ

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24-07-2013
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  1. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  2. takbok
    takbok liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  3. norsk
    norsk liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  4. Bol Tackshin
    Bol Tackshin liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Bol T, bloody lovely job, should look a treat with some oil rubbed in.
    Liked On: 29-03-2020, 08:57 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  8. akaroa1
    akaroa1 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  9. Gun nut
    Gun nut liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  10. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  11. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  12. canross
    canross liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  13. Carpe Diem
    Carpe Diem liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    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
  14. Bill999
    Bill999 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : New Barrel on the Hawken
    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
  15. Tommy
    Tommy liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : New Barrel on the Hawken
    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
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