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Light loads will not hurt anything but factory ammo will let you know if there is a problem. I don't think the gun will blow up but it should show the primer backed out if the headspace is to much....

Several years ago a customer sent me a 94 Winchester that had .025" headspace and he was still shooting it. The primers would back out quite a bit but the brass was just fine. Many of the lever guns...

A civilian chamber is a bit tighter than a military chamber. I tried a 308 in three different 30-06 chambers and it only went into one, the other two would have required a little force to get the...

If it is rust I would start with naval jelly. Be careful, it will take the bluing off. Steel wool can also be used if it is a modern barrel, not an old black powder barrel.

I don't think a 308 will fit in a 30-06 chamber without a little hammering. One of my in-laws hammered a bolt closed and destroyed a nice bolt action rifle. He was very lucky that the bolt did not...

I do handy guns often and my first question is which action are you going to use? If your planning on using the shotgun action it would not be a good idea. The SB2 action is is the one that is...

with the proper tools, lathe and mill, dovetail would do the least amount of damage to the finish. A good silver solder job is plenty good but would require getting the barrel blued again. If you use...

I tried to upload the 38-55 cast bullet loads from the book but can't get it to work. I should be able to send it to an email.

Sounds like a fun project. I would use a TJ's liner. Firing pin diameter should be .060" to .080". If your going to use an old shotgun like H&R it is easier to stub a barrel than use a liner. Liners...

I get 44s in often to convert, put a liner in and move the firing pin. They are a fun rifle, mine is in 44-40.

Broke the blade on my band saw and went to Harbor Freight to get a new one. They had some by-metal blades made in USA and that's what I got. I use it for gun barrels and spring steel mostly.

My father was in England during WW2. He told me the women over there called their little boys " my little cock". After hearing what the Americans use that term for they quit using it.
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I mentioned that in my post. You need to bush the firing pin when going to a higher pressure cartridge, especially to 22 Hornet. Many of the old shotguns have a firing pin that is 1/8" diameter, most...

The loads would need to be high enough to pierce the primer, probably around 60,000psi. At that pressure on an old black powder gun the barrels would be history. I have heard stories of old rolling...

I miss my old bench, it had a 1/4" thick stainless top that was 3'x10'

About the only way to drill after welding is with carbide. At this point even going with a bushing it will take carbide to machine for the bushing. I usually make the bushing out of spring steel (...

Several years ago another shop sent me a 44 that they thought had been re-chambered to 25-20 WCF. When I cast the chamber I found it was a 256 Winchester, a little hot for a 44. I talked to the other...

Lining the barrel is no problem. 25-20 single shot might be a little tough finding brass, but then so is 25-20 WCF. Buffalo arms has ammo but at almost $5 a shot. You can find 25-20 WCF for under $3...

This one will most likely work but you might want to get the screw at the same time as it most likely will be metric....

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I have done the chamber liner more than a few times. I usually solder the sleeve to the liner and then turn it to fit the chamber. The reason for solder is that loctite will let go if you get it to...

The first model was 44-40 only with 5 grove rifling, carrier was most likely not marked. Later models had 6 grove rifling and came in 44-40, 38-40, 32-20 and 22 short and long. Some of the last...

A customer sent me four 1877 Colt revolvers in a paper bag. They were all disassembled and the frames had been color cased. Mixing and matching parts I got two together that worked. The other two I...

Thanks, that's what I was referring to, a case with a rim and strait wall. The 50 BMG that separated was a factory round made in 1951 and the brass had become brittle from age. Headspace can be a big...

I just did a 5/8-24 on a 44 mag last week for a customer. A customer ask me to do a 1/2-28 on a 357 a few weeks back and after doing the numbers I found that the wall thickness would only be .025"....