Jim,
I'm still hobbling along, doing the best I can. Thanks for asking.
Mike...
mike ford
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Last Activity: Yesterday, 11:12 PM
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Location: East Alabama
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Herman,
That's great, in my limited experience with the guns I own, 5 groove barrels are more common (of the odd number ones). If you have a...Leave a comment:
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Herman,
Great, I'm glad it is going well with your project. Since you are going to use black powder, I am not as concerned about the .410 cases....Leave a comment:
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If I remember correctly, the Grundig cartridges have head diameters larger than the chamber cast. Chamber cast and cartridge dimensions will never match...Leave a comment:
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Xarcher,
Good luck with your project. My only comment has to do with bullets you intend to use. Are they monolithic copper? As reported previously...Leave a comment:
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Herman,
See my comments above, in your thread about identification of the drilling. 11.15x52R LK Express (of course I might be wrong).
Mi...Last edited by mike ford; 11-14-2024, 05:45 PM.Leave a comment:
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Herman,
Look on page 66 of Dixon's book ai 11.15 R LK Express (EXP43). Dimensions of the chamber cast have to be larger than the cartridge, otherwise...Leave a comment:
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Meinherr,
The scope may or may not have been mounted by Waffen Franconia Wuerzburg. The combination barrels may have been made or fit up by them...Leave a comment:
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Karl,
Since you identified your drilling as having been made in 1891 it predates the use of proof marks, which means that physical measurements...Leave a comment:
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Meinherr,
In my experience, most claw mounted scopes were not "factory mounted", unless ordered with the gun. Claw mounts must be precisely...Leave a comment:
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Meinherr,
GGCA member and friend Axel has addressed this a couple times with well written, clear instructions and hints regarding common problems...Leave a comment:
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The case length measured from the chambercast does respond to 60mm rather than 71mm as some of us supposed.
Mike...Leave a comment:
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I'm not the whizzkid, this is way above my head, someone else will have to do it.
Mike...Leave a comment:
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Ms9x56,
Technically, it was supposed to take a .318" bullet but, as Axel informed us, shortly after the Versailles Treaty Mauser throated...Leave a comment:
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That is very encouraging for fire forming loads. In the case volumes above, did you mean 9.3x74R or 9.3x64?
Mike...Leave a comment:
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buckstix,
Raimey is more "into" Austrian proofmarks than I. Maybe he will be along soon. What is the final case length? It reminds...Leave a comment:
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Vic,
You are right, a 3D printer would have never entered my mind.
Mike...Leave a comment:
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Vic,
When I was working on a solution to make 11.15X60R cases, one of the things I did was to swage a rim onto a rimless (actually, belted with...Leave a comment:
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buckstix,
Very interesting, good work.
MikeLeave a comment:
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Doug,
No, it was common practice for dealers to buy guns made for "the trade" without a maker's name and the dealer sometimes added...Leave a comment:
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