About homebrew.357

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Age
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 : New fly line
    I`m glad I got onto Paul, good pointers and kept me at it till I got it sort of right, then said try this rod with your reel ,nice feel and control , dam good rod. Then he said "It`s yours" well what...
    Liked On: 24-11-2018, 06:09 PM
  2. tetawa
    tetawa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Webley & Scott .410 Bolt Action
    There you go, just shows what a bit of mouth to mouth can do, mind I've had a few homebrews!:o
    Liked On: 22-11-2018, 07:40 AM
  3. tetawa
    tetawa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Webley & Scott .410 Bolt Action
    How about a pic of the old girl so we can see what the bolt may look like or even a plan of the bolt!. As I`ve just given heart massage to an old shot gun could give mouth to mouth to an old .410....
    Liked On: 21-11-2018, 06:40 AM
  4. stingray
    stingray liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : New fly line
    Yep, I think you have hit the nail on the head there, definitely have a look into that and I think there was a guy in Rotorua, the trout man at a camping ground down there or some of the sports...
    Liked On: 20-11-2018, 10:27 PM
  5. Boaraxa
    Boaraxa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Webley & Scott .410 Bolt Action
    How about a pic of the old girl so we can see what the bolt may look like or even a plan of the bolt!. As I`ve just given heart massage to an old shot gun could give mouth to mouth to an old .410....
    Liked On: 20-11-2018, 08:55 PM
  6. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Webley & Scott .410 Bolt Action
    How about a pic of the old girl so we can see what the bolt may look like or even a plan of the bolt!. As I`ve just given heart massage to an old shot gun could give mouth to mouth to an old .410....
    Liked On: 20-11-2018, 05:48 PM
  7. rewa
    rewa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Hawkins plains rifle project
    Hi all, I think I`v got it right, I have re reamed the barrel out to .430" I D made up a new rifling head cutter and re cut the rifling 0.010" deep so it is .450" cal. Then honed and lapped the bore...
    Liked On: 11-11-2018, 01:21 PM
  8. rewa
    rewa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Well for me no, remember my T/C tipped rifling cutter, they are .059" thick so did the job nicely of getting the lugs up to the right size. Now with a lot of blue marking, filing and trying to fit I...
    Liked On: 10-11-2018, 10:55 PM
  9. rewa
    rewa liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Yes will keep up the good work, but some might not think so the way I did it. So now with all the crap off the lugs I had to think of how to build them up again. Looking in my comeinhandy box I pull...
    Liked On: 10-11-2018, 10:54 PM
  10. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Yep, you have to keep the old girls going, she has plenty of meat in those barrels, a lot of life left in her yet. I think I`m getting a new call for help, my next thread could be "How to cut a 45-70...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 09:10 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Yep, you have to keep the old girls going, she has plenty of meat in those barrels, a lot of life left in her yet. I think I`m getting a new call for help, my next thread could be "How to cut a 45-70...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 08:01 PM
  12. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Well for me no, remember my T/C tipped rifling cutter, they are .059" thick so did the job nicely of getting the lugs up to the right size. Now with a lot of blue marking, filing and trying to fit I...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 05:50 PM
  13. 2post
    2post liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    No, don`t have a barrel gage or any gunsmithing stuff, remember I`m just a hobby machinist, just like to get in there and give a hand. And Rambo I`m hoping to see one of there`s coming down my...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 05:19 PM
  14. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    No, don`t have a barrel gage or any gunsmithing stuff, remember I`m just a hobby machinist, just like to get in there and give a hand. And Rambo I`m hoping to see one of there`s coming down my...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 03:38 PM
  15. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Saving old shot guns life
    Well for me no, remember my T/C tipped rifling cutter, they are .059" thick so did the job nicely of getting the lugs up to the right size. Now with a lot of blue marking, filing and trying to fit I...
    Liked On: 09-11-2018, 06:08 AM
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