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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 04:12 PM
  2. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    These cases are rimfire reloadable Drill trough the primer pocket 5mm Tap it M6x1 Screw in an M6 machine screw Solder it in Cut it off and mill the case base flush Drill, ream and rebate to...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 04:08 PM
  3. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    These cases are rimfire reloadable Drill trough the primer pocket 5mm Tap it M6x1 Screw in an M6 machine screw Solder it in Cut it off and mill the case base flush Drill, ream and rebate to...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 03:56 PM
  4. Ben-tard
    Ben-tard liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 03:27 PM
  5. ROKTOY
    ROKTOY liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 03:16 PM
  6. Makros
    Makros liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here are some of the rimfires I now shoot 22 LR 25 RF reloadable and an original 44 Ballard long rimfire dummy 258327 The 44 Ballard long is the biggest of the 44 RF cases of that period
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:49 AM
  7. john m
    john m liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here are some of the rimfires I now shoot 22 LR 25 RF reloadable and an original 44 Ballard long rimfire dummy 258327 The 44 Ballard long is the biggest of the 44 RF cases of that period
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:47 AM
  8. john m
    john m liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:46 AM
  9. Tentman
    Tentman liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:16 AM
  10. makka
    makka liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:03 AM
  11. Springy
    Springy liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Gravity increases exponentially as you grow older. When you do hit the ground you do not bounce as you did when younger. If you do get injured or sick it takes vastly longer to recover and sadly...
    Liked On: 29-08-2024, 06:35 PM
  12. Jhon
    Jhon liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    When you see them in the flesh there is a little more difference than the images show. My bullet box is maybe not a very good comparison to a decent sized game animal though. That is the next...
    Liked On: 29-08-2024, 08:53 AM
  13. rupert
    rupert liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    Did some expansion testing today on the 45-60 This is my bullet baffle box 12mm MDF with 25mm gaps A pretty brutal test medium but good to test two different bullets with The solid nose...
    Liked On: 29-08-2024, 02:13 AM
  14. 338MAN mk2
    338MAN mk2 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    Time for some more cast lead I finally got a mould I've often thought might be useful to have in the mould hoard Lyman 457 330 grain hollow point Gould mould My new old Army & Navy 45-60...
    Liked On: 28-08-2024, 10:13 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Convert 12g SxS from Extract to Eject
    Oh yeah ? So clever they put the lever that turned the ejector on and off right where you wanted to hold it single handed So clever you could knock it from one position to the other unknown So...
    Liked On: 27-08-2024, 11:08 PM

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