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Alphawolf45

Those stories sorta remind me of how I did'nt have it coming up..You fellows had it good.

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I just started reloading 2 months ago..Have already spent more'n a 1000.00 getting started...Everything I bought has been LEE.. Have bought dies and molds to load 5 calibers thus far..I can foresee this being an expensive hobby in its own right, its taking all my budgeted fun money,,,but,but,but I a...

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Are there fish worth catching in ankle deep water?

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I was busy with other things for most of my life and only in last 8 years or so have I allowed myself a bigger interest in firearms..I look at some of you guys with amusement and some with respect....And those of you with big collections serve to remind me that I am okay to have more guns than I nee...

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The problem has to be that the 'bad' heating elements have increased their resistance where they are connected...Most likely where they are crimped into the circuit some corrosion has squinched down on the flow of electrons....You need to go over it with a good ohm meter.....

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The fire lapping kits that have a succession of bullets pre-charged with abrasives are mighty expensive..'Zat what you used or did you add the abrasive yourself..? ...Since you mentioned subsequent hand lapping the barrel I am guessing that you made your own fire-lapping bullets....?.....

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Just ALL THAT Much more impressive! Did I say "WOW" before? Clearly I didn't understand the definiition! :lol: :shock: :mrgreen: Thanks Griff .. ... I am amazed that I finally got around to working it.. I traded for it in 1981 ...Winchester model 65 would been worth good money if it hadnt...

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And I made the .218 BEE chambering reamer, here is picture of it about half done..It made me a good chamber..I'd be buying chambering reamers if I werent on a modest budget,...Ohh I forgot to mention that I made the new cartridge spring gate because after I had repaired the torn receiver a replaceme...

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Sorry Pokey.I am having difficulties,wasnt trying to tease'ya. This rifle was in bad shape and now it works nicely and looks good..Didnt try to doll it up to win approval but on other hand what I did do was rather noteworthy..Had to weld in 12 holes in the barrel that had been scope mounting holes.....

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Thanks guys..I read here on this forum everyday.. I dont have enough experience with firearms to be talking much about'em with this group of guys...I did finish a lever gun project in last few weeks.I have got to resize some pictures. I rebuilt a ragged out Winchester model 65 that I traded for 30 y...

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Son of a gun. I wasnt aware such a configuration had ever been built.I like that nickel plate worlds better than plain bronze gun metal receivers.

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Funny , I did not come up that way , I am more of a derivative of the stereotypical dysfunctional family in the suburbs sort of guy..But I like to imagine my ancestors lived and worked and played like that...I am sentimental over a time and place I did not get to experience for myself but that is th...

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Dont suppose there is patent drawing for that wrist pump? She is awesome....I would happily pay a couple hundred dollars for scaled drawings of that action if someday you would draw it out and sell the drawings to hobby gunsmiths like myself.. .. I spend months of my freetime building functioning r...

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Dont suppose there is patent drawing for that wrist pump? She is awesome....I would happily pay a couple hundred dollars for scaled drawings of that action if someday you would draw it out and sell the drawings to hobby gunsmiths like myself.. .. I spend months of my freetime building functioning re...

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Can you blame the trigger pull for part of that spread? ...How about a build up of lead in that rough barrel?
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I want one of those Winchester pumps.. Relining .22s is pretty easy work. Why would anybody rather have money than guns?

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That is a nice one .

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Interesting cartridge.. I am just as curious for "an overview" as the OP. I bought one box of 50 .44-40 Goex black powder loaded cartridges and am putting a gun together to try them for myself......Am also building a Winchester 1873 in .45 Colt, wondering if I might rather build it as .44-...

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I am going to make .44-40 chambering reamer this week to chamber the cylinder for a single action revolver I been building from scratch .Looking at the Saami specs sure makes me wonder why the cartridge is shaped that way.....Might be entirely understandable to persons who reload- I dont know anythi...

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My best HUMAN friend passed away few years ago and in accordance to his dying wish. I had him cremated and we mixed his ashes with the ashes he had kept of his wife when she passed on..Then we spread the whole lot of it on the graves of his dogs he had buried over the years.. Dogs are definately fam...

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I am rebuilding a wrecked Winchester model 65..Relined the barrel and chambered it for .218 BEE and then looked around for cartridges.All I found were some from Midway..Bought a box to try in the gun.Today I finished making the button magazine and tried cycling these bullets through the gun and here...

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You are making these rifles from scratch so the smaller pin is the way to go for modern loads. :wink: Thanks Chuck .. Glad I asked because I was really thinking that the old cartridges may have had bigger, wider , deeper primers..I havent had opportunity to inspect authentic 100 year old ammo...Sti...

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earlmck I appreciate the reply...35 years ago I paid a smith to put a new barrel on my .22 WCF lowwall and chambered it for .22 hornet...Tried two brands of cartridges in it and had no trouble with one and pierced all of the others from that second brand. I wasnt smart enough at that time to know wh...

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Question for those who own and shoot vintage rifles.. Does the old fat firing pins generally associated with black powder era guns cause trouble with modern primers? . I read many places that persons using the old guns should bush the firing pin hole and use smaller diameter pin..What is the scoop f...

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I myself am about to drop the hammer on getting started into cowboy action shooting....Havent yet considered carts....That one seems to be missing means to keep the rifle barrels in place if the cart is bumped into while it is standing upright....Can you imagine the range of emotions a man might go ...

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Nate Kiowa Jones wrote:
Alphawolf45 wrote:Note that the mortise is not finished. That being the most difficult area to finish I think the price is too high.

I've done three of them with nothing more that hand files.

Yeah I offered my opinion when I should keep quiet..I dont have a dog in that race.

Alphawolf45

Note that the mortise is not finished. That being the most difficult area to finish I think the price is too high.

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Why do you want to know who refinished it? Occurs to me that you might be trying to discover the condition it was in before the restoring was done? I think you will need to ask the person who sold it to you and might have to check with the owner prior to him.... . I ordered the stuff yesterday to re...

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Okay Guys Kirk has me all worked out with all the dimensions I could want.. Thankyou Kirk, you've done me a lotta good , holler if I can be help to you on something.

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Thanks Guys, youre a great crowd of levergunners.. Measurements would help but I dont really need'em.Since I am making all the parts there is no concern to be interchangeable with any authentic parts......... I know the overall length of the .45-60 cartridge and can change the dimensions of the 1873...

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Mike Johnson Thats a very hospitable offer. Thank you Mike.. That could work real well.I will send a PM..Certainly I would be very happy to pay shipping and insurance both directions. You must check the parts and make note of any notable scratch or dings before shipping and check again upon return.I...

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Thanks kimwcook ...I feel guilty I based the 1873 project on a used receiver rather than building the receiver from barstock ..So to get that bit of redemption , figure I'll build receiver for an 1876 ...reasonable proposition as I cant find a used 1876 receiver within my humble budget...and 'sides ...

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I'd like to be in that drawing too.. Love them Winchesters.

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I already have too many projects going as it is but its eating on me . I would like to eventually build a replica Winchester 1876 from barstock.. Who has one and can give me a few measurements off of it? I'd like to draw it out and get it started.. need to know where the 1876 dims differs from the s...

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Whats the distance for those shots?

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That rifle is a pleasure to behold. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Kirk Given that the receiver was so bad shape to start with that I couldnt make it like new again I chose to give the metal and wood a good used appearance..I messed with the stock for a while to give it that dark stain up on the grip. ...

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.......I use a file too on nearly everything.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: my kind of machine work. :wink: I had a decent little machine shop long before I worked on a gun...And still most of my projects I do are other than gun related. Here's a little project I did that didn't require use of any...

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Its a good hobby. .Cannot build or rebuild guns to sell without having proper license.. But with certain definite restrictions you can build guns for yourself......Hey..Guns are cheap. I can easily buy a better gun than I can build...But while its still legal I am having fun with the metals working ...

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Hello Guys...I read on this forum almost daily but I generally dont use a gun enough to have anything intelligent to contribute...You guys intimidate me quite a bit......anyway.anyway.... Here a year later I finally finished the Winchester 1873 .22 cal trapper length carbine....While it wont fool an...

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Beautiful rifle ..What is extra light weight about that one? ..Is the receiver any smaller than regular '92?

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Some of you will remember the guns I built from scratch..Have the machineshop enables me to fix lawnmower and such mechanical stuff.... I have enough tools to get by doing about anything that I need to do..I remodeled houses for a lot of years so I still have those tools and skills...My Dad was the ...

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I have 5 kayaks..2 for whitewater and 3 for touring , I paddle lakes and rivers..These are all sit inside boats and I have tried fishing from them but it is awkward.. I'd like to try a sit-on-top that is rigged for fishing.....Incidently paddling a whitewater river, guys I was with dared me to try t...

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Will you make any of the CAS type guns short stroke. Seems a pity to pass up on the opportunity if you are doing all the parts from scratch anyway. While you are at it, you will need a lever shotgun also! Very impressive work! TomD Friend I am flirting with the idea to have a try at Cowboy action s...

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To show I have made some progress on one of the 5 Winchesters. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u250/Alphawolf45_2007/100_4891.jpg Still lacking hammer and trigger and mainspring but toggle links and most all else are there.. This .22 carbine trapper will get the finish that appeals to me which is...

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Alphawolf, I have an 1873 rimfire that is complete except for side plates bullet tube bullet tube internals IT looks to me like it would aid you immensly in your endeavor, perhaps we can work something out. Hello Mescalero...In fact the .22 version of the 1873 is the tough one to build.. But I am n...

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Ohh yeah I like that one Charlie.Its got rugged good looks going for it. I like how the grips end in a radius at the top rather than into a square shoulder.. Lots of nice contour work on that gun... Hell for stout and has that old timey look to it..Yeah that is sweet...No I dont think I had seen tha...

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Ohh well I dont ever go there so I just have to miss that. Maybe you'll show it here.

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AW, you are a "Master" in your "Color Case Hardening". I mean it just makes me smile to see your work. I'm gonna do another Highwall some day, and I'll do it in steel. When I do, I'm gonna bug ye for your trade secrets to Color Harden it. Charlie, I dont know any secrets to colo...

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More like a sharp chisel cutting across the grain of wood..Brass is nice stuff to work...Cuts clean and cuts straight as long as you get the right sized bite.. About .006 seemed right for my project..Much more than that and she was too much to press/cleave thru by hand on the quill feed lever...And ...

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Alan Wood I may do as you suggest and start a new thread but much later after I have real progress to show... If I have my way with it I will finish the first one -an 1873 in .22LR for my birthday in early december...............If I had the money and if guns were my primary hobby I'd treat myself t...

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I'll post some pictures in next few days.. Yes Allen Wood ,I've roughed out a couple lower tangs..And not shown but have the levers and all the carrier lift levers all roughed out and most of the bolts made.And have milled 3 round barrel blanks into tapered octagons and threaded and fit them to the ...

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