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I have heard of people stuck for 9.3X64B cases using belted magnum cases, turning off the belt and reducing the rim diameter to make brass. Aneal and full length resize and you have 9.3X64B substitute brass made from 338WM or 300WM brass. So ballistically you might as well get a 9.3X64B rifle...

Take 2, so far so good, no F ups. I have a better surface finish this time.

In my experience this is correct. I alway anneal Bertram brass before I use it, otherwise you will get some split cases. Especially if you are wanting to form it.

Rigby sell them

Traditionally they used a leather lace and tied the sling to the stud. It is a very effective connection and guaranteed to be silent.

The metal is now 95% in the wood.

Its official now! In Vic when you change calibre it needs to be documented and submitted by a registered gunsmith ( I am not). Bob De Vries has been very helpfull registering my weird arse cartridges (as he describes them). As part of the process he also laser etches the calibre onto the barrel.

Valid point, but as I would crown it myself we could negotiate the bill!

Overnight I thought of another way to machine the barrel band portion. I have an 8" 4Jaw chuck that I can clamp onto my rotary table for the mill. This is far more rigid than the other way I was thinking. The setup always takes alot longer than doing the cuts. It turned out pretty well. I am...

My wife found a new way to get messages to me when I am in the shed. Itg was a cool day here today.

I am not sure I want a hood on the front sight? What are your thoughts on a hood or no hood?

Well this one is going in the bin, after I finish machining it to proove the concept. When machining the profile, I did not lock the Y axis and at a point it self fed and ruined the profile. Profile You can see where the Y axis moved. The dovetail slot for the front sight all went well. But...

Agreed the adjustable reamers are a good option, if you have them. Unfortunately I don't, so I just had to use the dials on the lathe. The bore gauges used to measure the hole usually measure under the true dimension. Happy with the result - more importantly the sight base just slides onto the...

Started on the front sight base today. The bandsaw helps to hogg out the blank from the chunk of steel. Then I squared it up in the milling machine. Once squared, then chucked it up in the lathe using the 4 Jaw chuck to bore the barrel hole. The 5/8" drill measures out at 15.885mm and the...

Must of been a well fed snake! Probably all those rats living up in Canberra!