Recent content by 86thecat

NEVER use a wooden dowel to drive a stuck case out. The grain on a dowel virtually never runs straight the length of the dowel. Any more than a light tap will shear the dowel where the grain runs at an angle leaving two wedges that have now jammed into the rifling and is extremely difficult to...

Maybe pick a caliber and approximate velocity and let your smith decide what cartridge he can make feed reliably in that action. Not only bolt face, but feed rail design and how cartridges stack in the magazine determine how reliably it will feed. Anything for DG needs to feed and eject 100%.

Does Hendershot use properly headstamped brass? I know that can possibly be an issue traveling to some countries to hunt. (edit-Looked at Hendershot website and they do use proper headstamped Norma brass) My understanding is that 416Ruger Hornady DG ammo has good availability now and even brass...

Have you considered rechambering to 416 Ruger if it's a Taylor?

There are specific metal bonding adhesives that are incredibly strong. Panel bond adhesives are used in auto industry that will tear the metal before releasing. Might be the trick to bond strips in place.

I know the case profile is very similar with the Wby having straighter wall. May be worthwhile discussing with the Smith if feed work is included in the cost to rechamber, and if DG level cycling is assured. You could try cycling some dummy rounds thru and maybe see how empty cases eject, just...

Just need to be sure any stain doesn't keep epoxy from soaking into wood, thats why I used the nitric acid / heat process. Sealed first, then bedded with thickened eopxy, just in case stock moved a little when sealed. Too late to edit above.

Found a Bell and Carlson synthetic for my m98 bad weather rifle in the barrel of take off stocks at a small local gunshop for the princely sum of ten bucks. Couple small marks and has the old style sling swivel rods bonded into the stock, but was a good find since I didn't need anything fancy...

Forgot to say, Lee will make custom FCDies for cartridges not normally stocked, at a reasonable price.

Thanks for the heads up. Will check into ordering some. Wonder if any of the online sellers will take a preorder?

If you have the fired cases before the high pressure round, try seating live primers to see if primer pockets are stretched. If they go in easy, you were already above case pressure limit. Can just pop those primers in th rifle outside to not risk setting one off when decapping. I am wondering...

I have a G3 / HK91 semi auto build from a parts kit. Trust me, your brass aren't dented much. My rifle can mostly close a case mouth once in a while, then throws brass 30 feet. Just push a drift punch into case mouth so taper sort of rounds case mouth back open and then run thru sizer die. Have...

Have an older Zastava 7RM barelled to 375R. Feed rails needed to be opened up, mag box walls were thinned (widened mag), follower needed metal welded to side to match modified mag width (last round feed issue), ejector face welded up to add length (empty cases hitting on ejection port and not...

Not meant as troll post. Appreciate your definition, based on factual experience. Was hoping to hear the opinions of those who have "walked the walk".

Is a dangerous game rifle anything that will usually dispatch the animal, or is a DG rifle what a PH carries and relies on to handle business when things go sideways and it needs to work every time? Lots of game up to and including elephant have been taken with black powder round ball, Martini...