Recent content by John P.

Roger that. Retired here, if I was close, I could put in a few hours a day Maybe making those unobtainable 375's. Even have a pickup truck for transportation. 40 years of Machining experience. Hey, Puddle I am a Wet Sider also, Port Angeles foothills. Rain?? Yo!. Vancouver Island in...

Barreled action alone is worth far more than $210. The Remington Enfield is considered the best of the Enfield's. Good steel and no duck pond in the rear bridge. (I just purchased a NOS 458 Douglas barrel, $250. From Douglas it is about $350.) I would ditch the scope mounts, the rear mount...

Exactly what this device is for:

Hey thanks! Looks like Rob is also in WA State, so when he is complete with the reamer, I can pay you and he can ship direct to me. This way we will avoid two more border crossings.

I will buy the package if RobMill does not. Provided it is not a big hassle to get them across the border. I am in Port Angele, just across the Straits from you.

From the PTG drawings, case lengths 458 Lott 2.854 450 Watts 2.8643 My Lott reamer 2.865 Cases 458 Lott Bell brass 2.783 Norma basic H&H brass 2.835 So, take your choice. Main thing with a big bore "stopping rifle" chamber is it must take any and all cartridges you can...

Do any of you know if the Lott reamers really are .050" longer than the print? I had read that they were, but would like to know before spending the money. I don't really see me needing more than one .458 Lott so don't know that I need to buy a reamer. But again, I'd like the ability to just...

When I built my first Lott (Maybe 1988 or so) I could not find any brass. Did some work for a retired guy from Alaska, he lived about 10 miles from my place on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. He just happened to have a 100 450 Watts cartridges and cases. After some horse trading I wound up...

Yea sometimes our hobby is not practical but just for fun. I have a 458 Win, and 458 Lott in the safe. But I have this rough and tough BBK action that is just begging for an ugly unusual chambering. Being an old Ackley fan (actually met the man once) I have a hankering to build his version...

Put me on your list.

Darn you are making me anxious to return to my 9.3 project after a long period of illness (prostate cancer). No scope, irons only, so it will not be drilled and tapped. Here it is, ready to silver solder the sights:

My way: Drill & tap 8-40 and mill the rear bridge in the same setup, prevents future problems. Note that everything is referenced to the bottom flat of the receiver. And if you want to go one step further, I have a jig for the surface grinder to grind the receiver ring true.

Well my apologies for being away so long, it has been an uphill battle. Prostate cancer, kidneys failing, a week in the hospital, followed by cancer treatment with both drugs and the dreaded radiation treatment. Finally, the cancer is gone thanks to the "Star Wars" radiation machine. Now...

Oh, Yea, and a backyard retirement shop full of tools!

I went back and pulled up this thread as I have 8x68S on the back burner. Have been rounding up items for the past few years: 8mm barrel short chambered in 8x68S, it is a LW. 26 1/2 inches long. 8x68S finish reamer, a new never used JGS. with floating pilot. Reloading die set with a...