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But now he’s mentioned it……. something about eye bleach now…… gumpy

The first motorbike I ever fell off was a bsa bantam….in my parent’s backyard gumpy

Missed this before, lovely wood on that. I would get it bedded as it’s a big cartridge and factory stocked rifles rarely have good fitting inletting , and it will (should)have a loose recoil lug on the barrel that really needs to be bedded, I bed the action first, then the barrel lug, making...

You need something smaller for hunting rabbits gumpy

Although I've used BSA rifles the only ones I own are martini cadets made by BSA gumpy

Ah, but Bob, the ruger , whilst a fine cartridge, is boring, therefore one must strive to achieve greater things. I am always one to "encourage " people to build bigger and better things gumpy

I concur with this, and somewhere I’ve got a copy of an article that goes into detail on how to make it in a double square bridge. I’ll have a look ,but I’m sure it’s in a box packed away for the move up the farm……along with all sorts of gear I’m missing…. Gumpy

He’s a gunsmith by trade, he’ll make whatever you pay him for, when he gets to it, and that is part of the problem, he’s currently employed Monday to Friday by APRS/ Nightforce as their lead smith over here, he often doesn’t feel like working all weekend as well, I can but ask him. gumpy

My now deceased friend shot a duiker with his 375 and woodleighs, it punched a neat hole through the animal, which dropped on the spot, made a full body mount with it. gumpy

What have I shot with the 7x57…. nothing…275 rigby……still nothing as our stupid useless firearms branch won’t let me register another firearm as I’ve "got too many as it is" and "use one of your other rifles"…..useless twats rant over gumpy

Just noticed my stupid autocorrect changed "Am I " to "I’m I " , I’ll book myself into the "Pleasure emporium " for a re-education session when Rod gets back gumpy

Oh dear….did you mean "does"……I’m I going to have to get Theanimal to join this forum…. and as to PF not feeding, as said before, it will mostly be operator error in short stroking the bolt, not always, sometimes mag springs, sometimes dirty ammo jamming, stuff that happens to CRF as well gumpy

Well, I shot a charging rabbit once, great big mashing teeth on the wee beastie….. no pictures though, everyone was too busy laughing at me…..mostly as I had stepped in a rabbit hole and was up to my thigh in it when the rabbit came at me. gumpy

I must learn how to , A)take decent pictures B) learn how to post them. I don’t have any exciting things like a lot on here, an 1820-39 14g percussion double shotgun, 1916 savage 99 takedown, several 1910-13 martini cadets, a large frame martini in 450-400 2 3/8, 1907 model92 baby saddle ring...

There is a company over in the US that repair old scopes, can’t remember the name of them, I recall reading about them on the ASSRA forum, father and daughter or something like that. gumpy

As a carpenter/cabinetmaker by trade, for $395 I would expect better hardware on the box than the $2 catch and hinges, also the joinery is "average " . There also doesn’t appear to be anything to stop the cartridges from banging forward and damaging the tips of the projectiles. At least the...

Mark Novak (channel is Anvil)has a section in a video on steaming dents out on a fairly beaten up rifle he was conserving gumpy

I’d be a bit annoyed that he dropped the gun if it was mine. And you were right, it was going to end in tears from the moment he attempted to shoulder it gumpy

I’ve not had any dealings with them, but my gunsmith friend has installed lots on custom rifles, mostly in composite stocks, these tend to be PRS or long range style firearms. I’ve not heard of them coming free, but as it’s a definite action to press in and release the swivel, I would assume...

Can you still get them, I thought someone said they had stopped making them? gumpy

Try Sydney tools, they sell it, may need to ring first to make sure it’s in stock, or if coming through Adelaide, the South Australian Rifle Association shop at Dry Creek, or let me know when you are coming through and I’ll get you some. gumpy

Hi Bob, any decent gun shop "should" stock it, at least three I know of in Adelaide do. I bought two 1litre bottles from the SARA store a year or so ago, I put it down the bores of my BP rifles after use to store them gumpy

I’ve got a recoil pad very similar to that on my 308, I don’t mind it on mine but it is just a culling/hunting rifle. You can get clamp on barrel sling swivels,but they would not suit that rifle( I think they are ugly) so the only real way that I know of is a soldered on one which would involve...

I recently broke down some ammo to post the brass interstate ( can’t post live ammo here) in 38-55 45-70 45long colt a few randoms and 45-90, these rounds came from an older gentleman who was getting out of competition shooting, they were all bagged into different reloads, eg jacketed, cast...

Works on leather as well……and I'm not sure that you are meant to use it as a perfume……:p gumpy

I think that velocity at point of impact also plays a big part in bullet performance. Too fast and it can disintegrate on impact , too slow and it will fail to expand and /or penetrate. And as mentioned, different calibres of the same projectiles perform differently, I use 196 gn S&B SPCE in my...

Ballistol has been around since 1904, its good stuff, better than most of the boutique crap that’s pushed as the new "wunderkin" product gumpy

How much work can you do yourself and which type of actions do you like? If you need to pay someone to do it you may want to start with an action that takes a magnum size case. I built mine on a Parker Hale/M98 action ,but I did the work on it, which was considerable. gumpy

I would agree with you there, I wonder if, as someone else suggested, if the die was made for oversized lead projectiles. It may be also that the original owner had a modified factory crimp die that you didn’t get. We may never know. If it was up to me I would get a new die. At least you can...

I’ve not seen Potterfields video, the man irritates me, even if he is good as a smith. Weirdly I make my own because it’s hard( and expensive) to get them here. The ones you have will look good and more importantly do the job gumpy

Anyone who talks down to someone who wants to learn is themselves an idiot. Those centre locating punches ( we call them dowel points ) are a good thing. maccasar ebony is a nice timber to work, although it can be hit and miss with the stripes running through it, I have used an Australian timber...

Angle grinder aside, whilst I can’t help on how to remove the sights( I’ve only ever worked on a Strasser rifle) just remember it’s your rifle, you do with it what you like and be dammed with what others think. gumpy

I should add in here somewhere that this is how I do it, other people may do it differently than me, their way may work for them just as mine works for me. I will listen to how others do things as I may learn something, just as long as they understand that I may choose to ignore them gumpy

I drill through with a small drill bit to ensure I’ve got it set up in my jig properly. then drill through with the correct size for the rod of the crossbolt ( and chisel it square for mine) I then push the rod in to the stock and fit the head screws to it and tighten them so they pull up to the...

I use an Australian made epoxy ( megapoxy 69) for the reinforcing rod and devcon for bedding, the megapoxy is a wicking high strength epoxy designed for joinery. And forstner bits will give a clean surface cut, or you can make a wad punch/hole punch on the lathe, with the bevel on the inside...

Also, if you work out the angle and the depth, you can put a bit of masking tape around the drill bit at the depth you want to act as a visual indicator of were the drill bit is gumpy

I drill at a shallower angle to go into the stock under the cheek piece gumpy

I make my cross bolts from 1/4" keyway stock, I make each one to fit the actual stock in question, I turn the threads on the ends of the square shank which is bedded into the wood with a chisel when I’m fitting it. I make the "heads" from 5/8 mild steel rod that is turned down to 13 mm, pin...

You beat me to it:E Dancing: gumpy

It’s possible that the necks have been "worked" ie: turned, as sizing down brass ( I know it’s not by much) tends to make the necks thicker by a bit. If you can get some more brass and form that, it may answer all the questions. Good luck with the process and keep us informed gumpy

I use 3/16 stainless allthread rod, available from boat chandlers or fastener suppliers, and will fit one or two depending upon the wrist. I put as much epoxy in the hole as possible using the rod as a "push rod" then screw the rod into the glue. If I don’t get a lot of squeeze out I will...

I’ve seen a 444 built on one and my own is a 450/400 2 3/8, which is the imperial version of the Swiss 10.3x60 that is still loaded as a smokeless cartridge for the martini over there gumpy

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What happens to the case neck if you remove the expander ball and push the case into the die, does it drop in or does it resize the neck smaller gumpy just adding, I’m trying to get my head around all possible issues with the cases. I can’t measure my 404 brass as it’s 200km away at my farm.

I can’t recall reading this, but have you checked the O.D. of the expander ball in the die, if it’s oversized it will open the neck up too much gumpy

Just noticed my stupid iPad changed "inch-pounds" ( it tried again)to "in-pounds" gumpy

Best torque wrench and cheap don’t go together, maybe should have said good. I use a moore&wright 1/4” deflecting beam wrench in in-pounds, like the starrett, they are not cheap, but are accurate and can be calibrated. 17.3 in-pounds of torque sounds like a conversion from newton metres to...

My personal opinion would be to leave it as it is and work at it to make it shoot, but I tend to like odd things. All the components are available for the ammo, just need to work out what it likes, and when you get it working you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you did it. gumpy

I could say my 458 win mag, or maybe my 404 Jeff if I wanted a bolt gun, but I think it would be my Remington No.1 loaded as a 45/100, 500gns of lead goodness and clouds of the holy black smoke, just need to make sure the first shot counts or you can end up squished between the toes of some...

I have two cats......well.....I’ve got the skins of two cats.......I use them as antimacassars on the leather armchairs.....I left the skun head on one....tends to freak some people out :) oh, and the skull of another is on my desk gumpy