I bought a twin to this rifle. Mine is in pretty good shape, certainly a good shooter and with a little TLC not even bad looking. It is not Nitro proofed which isn't a difficulty. I do have pictures of my rifle but they're on my desk top.....and I ain't...
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Here's where I'm stumped. I made a chamber cast and can't find anything like it. It's a shorty, 1.5 in. long with a groove diameter of 0.350, head/base diameter of 0.445 and rim diameter of 0.520. The rim looks oddly thick at 0.13. None of my sources, COTW or Donnelly's shows anything remotely close. Any help?
I'm going to go look for a donor case among those two publications. IF my deduction is right about the rim thickness this might be my first endeavor at soldering or J-B welding a washer to a head.
ANY thoughts appreciated!
Oh, I forgot to add, it is a slightly bottlenecked case with the typical long, black powder neck.
Vic
https://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...n_id=102774103
Here's where I'm stumped. I made a chamber cast and can't find anything like it. It's a shorty, 1.5 in. long with a groove diameter of 0.350, head/base diameter of 0.445 and rim diameter of 0.520. The rim looks oddly thick at 0.13. None of my sources, COTW or Donnelly's shows anything remotely close. Any help?
I'm going to go look for a donor case among those two publications. IF my deduction is right about the rim thickness this might be my first endeavor at soldering or J-B welding a washer to a head.
ANY thoughts appreciated!
Oh, I forgot to add, it is a slightly bottlenecked case with the typical long, black powder neck.
Vic
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