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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18-05-2023 11:48 AM
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24-07-2013
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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : I love my Rossi .357 levergun, but I don't shoot well with it.
    Would a 27" .44 barrel with a rifling twist of 1-18" be any good, What is the twist rate of the lever guns in .44mag.
    Liked On: 15-05-2019, 08:25 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Percussion caps !
    Akaroa 1 I leave the rod and patch in the barrel, the caps don`t move it and when I pull it out the face is full of crude, the cap sets of what`s left of the meths so really gets all the gungs out. ...
    Liked On: 15-05-2019, 08:00 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Percussion caps !
    That triple 7 is based on sugar type chemicals and can leave a lot of crude in the breech area, like tar. I have been using cci`s #11`s and black H/S 3f with no misfirer's form when I started this...
    Liked On: 14-05-2019, 08:55 PM
  4. EeeBees
    EeeBees liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : summer lake parries and geese
    It`s all Kotuku`s fault, he`s been practicing calling them in but he forgot to shut the bath room window, so you know there the buggers are all hiding!!. 102736,
    Liked On: 15-03-2019, 11:35 PM
  5. Jaco Goosen
    Jaco Goosen liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    Well no, my state of the art cutters are made from T C tipped saw blades and as I`m hand cranking slowly through the barrel with my top of the range C N C set up there`s no wear on the cutter. My...
    Liked On: 15-03-2019, 01:08 PM
  6. Dundee
    Dundee liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Predator Hunting Canada
    Also looks like a good skin/ pelt off that one, or a large Davey crocket hat, do you keep the skins and is there a bounty on them, very good shooting. :thumbsup:
    Liked On: 18-02-2019, 01:28 PM
  7. Scouser
    Scouser liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : summer lake parries and geese
    It`s all Kotuku`s fault, he`s been practicing calling them in but he forgot to shut the bath room window, so you know there the buggers are all hiding!!. 102736,
    Liked On: 07-02-2019, 02:44 PM
  8. FRST
    FRST liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : 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...
    Liked On: 04-02-2019, 04:45 PM
  9. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Gess what I`m doing.
    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...
    Liked On: 01-02-2019, 09:43 PM
  10. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Gess what I`m doing.
    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...
    Liked On: 01-02-2019, 09:41 PM
  11. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : 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...
    Liked On: 01-02-2019, 09:39 PM
  12. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Gess what I`m doing.
    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...
    Liked On: 01-02-2019, 08:16 AM
  13. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Gess what I`m doing.
    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...
    Liked On: 01-02-2019, 08:16 AM
  14. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Fixing walking spotting scope
    Hi Guys, I have a Konus spotting scope for range use it came with a three legged tripod to mount on the bench and the dame thing walks around or falls over. It never stays lined up to the target so I...
    Liked On: 29-01-2019, 02:31 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Fixing walking spotting scope
    Hi Guys, I have a Konus spotting scope for range use it came with a three legged tripod to mount on the bench and the dame thing walks around or falls over. It never stays lined up to the target so I...
    Liked On: 23-01-2019, 07:32 PM
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