But wait there`s more!, I also used car spring for the set triggers, they need to be hard as well, with lots of milling, grinding and polishing , made the set spring as well and a bit of a test ,all...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:28 PM
It amazes me of what you can do with the old .303, I have still got my first 1918 longtom action .303, its a gun cupboard queen and have been thinking maybe a rebuild to a .45-70, don`t know where I...
Liked On: 29-08-2018, 09:02 AM
The cut rifling bought the bore out to .458" dia, so rifling is a good .007" deep. With a 1-20" twist should make a good 45-70 barrel, and or for someone thinking of nice big fat lead bullets.
Liked On: 27-08-2018, 07:59 PM
Well you call a boat a her, so a barrel is a she and you must be nice to she barrels. So she is now wearing six rifling groves that I`m giving a good polish to, :omg:, NO not in bed!, out in the...
Liked On: 27-08-2018, 07:59 PM
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: 26-08-2018, 10:42 PM
Well you call a boat a her, so a barrel is a she and you must be nice to she barrels. So she is now wearing six rifling groves that I`m giving a good polish to, :omg:, NO not in bed!, out in the...
Liked On: 26-08-2018, 08:51 PM
I tell ya boys it an`t what it used to, I can remember top class bush huts of the high grade type, all mod cons, 93731, 93730, You wouden`t want a large fire. :cave:
Liked On: 23-08-2018, 10:35 PM
I tell ya boys it an`t what it used to, I can remember top class bush huts of the high grade type, all mod cons, 93731, 93730, You wouden`t want a large fire. :cave:
Liked On: 23-08-2018, 08:54 PM
I tell ya boys it an`t what it used to, I can remember top class bush huts of the high grade type, all mod cons, 93731, 93730, You wouden`t want a large fire. :cave:
Liked On: 23-08-2018, 08:21 PM
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: 29-07-2018, 06:18 PM
After a few brews all is back on line and going good, resharpened the drill, all set up again and back into it. After a day on it I have about 14" to go in to give me a 28" deep hole. I can't lay in...
Liked On: 29-07-2018, 06:18 PM
It`s my bloody brew that does that, thakes controle of ma fingres . The grenlins are creeping in, set my drilling rig going, oil pressure at 400psi and it`s pissing out off the barrel stock end, I...
Liked On: 29-07-2018, 06:17 PM
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: 29-07-2018, 02:39 PM
It`s my bloody brew that does that, thakes controle of ma fingres . The grenlins are creeping in, set my drilling rig going, oil pressure at 400psi and it`s pissing out off the barrel stock end, I...
Liked On: 28-07-2018, 11:09 PM
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: 28-07-2018, 11:08 PM