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Carcano! I spent a lot of time trying to make a calvary carbine accurate with any bullet. I believe it was a gain twist rifle barrel cut down to carbine and so was hopeless. A friend gave it to me "for free" knowing I wouldn't be able to resist spending hours trying to make it run. He still laughs about it. No wonder Il Dulce was hung upside-down.

FC, can you PM your PayPal email address? I'll chip in.

For wildcats I either get to the velocity I was after or I get sticky bolt. Sticky bolt tells me I'm at least a grain over. Loose primer pockets in the absence of sticky bolt is also a 1 grain over sign. Every rifle is different. Some build pressure before you ever thought they would. Others you have a hard time getting enough powder in the case. I'd never try to hot rod a semiauto or lever action. 'Tis a dangerous game we play (of course if it wasn't it wouldn't be worth playing).

IIRC correctly the first military loads were 175 gr doing about 2300 fps. Then they went to 154s at much higher velocity. My No. 1 RSI shoots Hornady 175 gr RN into ragged holes - but I can only get 2000 fps out of the 20" barrel. If I wanted 30-30 ballistics I'd shoot a 30-30 140s seem "just right" to me. I've tried the 120 gr Nosler ballistic tips but have never gotten much accuracy out of them.

Love the 7 x 57. My go to load that seems to work in everything is a 139 gr Hornady SP or SST seated a few thous off the lands over 42 gr IMR 4895. This one went into the freezer thanks to the SST load sent from Ruger No. 1 RSI in 7 x 57. 'Twas a bang-flop. I've got an 1891 Argie with one of the new old stock 7 mm military barrels that were everywhere for $35. It's got a Lyman aperture and so only for morning hunts with sun coming up, not going down. Hopefully I'll get one with it next year. Argies are amazingly well machined.

The cone-shaped piece could be a dead center for a lathe...

What's the twist on the flinter? IIRC PRBs like a really slow twist.

Lindsay and his pal John McCain...

I'll try Photobucket: http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/soderstromk/media/WP_20161109_001_zpsquazihf4.jpg.html?filters[user]=146134762&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 Well then, the "Direct" option on Photobucket = success! That's a 129 gr Hornady SST that was doing ~ 2900 fps. Deer was about 30 yds away. I didn't want to shoot it because I wanted Mia to have a chance. But when he got so close... I couldn't pass it up. He came on my right so I had to shoot from the treestand left handed. His shoulder became available between two trees and BAM. The bullet scrambled heart & lungs but didn't exit - it blew up inside the chest. He ran ~ 50 yds. I've had these SSTs since they first came out about 10 years ago. I've read the first batches were soft. They're damn accurate though! But I'll be using the 125 gr Partitions next year. Rifle is a beat up Yugo M48 with one of the Mauser barrels Midway carried back in the day. It's my "ugly gun" that I don't worry about banging up.

Thanks, Az! How'd you do that? I'll try a different approach with the cartridge pic: Nope. Says, "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community."

Well, posting pix is as challenging as ever. How about this? Nope. Will try again manana!

8-point shot December 2016 with a 6.5 x 55 AI that I chambered with a home made reamer. I didn't want to shoot it as my niece was in a stand ~ 100 yds away with her mentor. But this buck was too big not to shoot, and she had an awesome first hunt. https://1drv.ms/i/s!ApzT-7YpCoCe5J9FCPza1kAAP1bthw https://1drv.ms/i/s!ApzT-7YpCoCe5J9EPvJIo_E0Bj98rA

Just tried to email Rob. Message bounced. Anyone have another address?

This is what I have used for small rings: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/287522/leupold-2-piece-standard-scope-base-mauser-96-matte

I had similar issues with both an 8mm-06 and 8mm-376 Steyr. I was using reamers I made from O1 tool steel. I had always thought that it was either a pilot problem as mentioned, or a sharpening problem or that I was using a weaky mini-lathe. I'd never considered the possibility that steel may had been hardened by shooting. I remember bearing down on the tailstock and using a load of lube. You will win eventually. Persistence always prevails. But you will also dull your reamer and need to resharpen, and you'll cut a less than perfect chamber. Commercial barrels do seem to be easier to ream - almost disturbingly so - careful, you can't put it back on! What does the pilot mic at? Do you have piece of a barrel that you can drill to close to shoulder size to test on another piece of steel? Can you cut stuff with the reamer you bought - like your finger when you pick it up from the wrong end?

Thanks for that Tony. Somtimes doing even the right thing carries with it a terrible price. When did Americans begin to forget that life isn't fair?

That's awesome. Here's another good one (but professional, so not as cool):

The Feds are suing Arizona for protecting her borders. Their argument is that State involvment makes consistent application of Federal Immigration policy impossible. The problem with this argument is that no application of policy isn't a policy. I hope the Judicary gets this one right. The Fed's argument is based on the theoretical "supremacy clause" of the Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2). This has been twisted by liberal lawyers to ignore the parts about "This Constitution" and the "Pursuance thereof" and to focus on the "Laws of the United States" as if they're not related. Only the "Laws of the United States" that are in "Pursuance" of enforcing the Constitution take precidence over State law. "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding." What about Federal laws that aren't in 'Pursuance' of powers granted by the Constitution? The Bill of Rights covers this in the Tenth Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." So who should enforce immigration laws? Who decides whether-or-not they'll pay for healthcare? And haven't we had enough of frickin' lawyers trying to promote one part of the Constitution at the expense of others?

I am 100% behind Karl's path.

Nice looking rifle. The 7.62x54R is everything the -06 is. Can you post a link to the scope mount you used? Is Timney really making an MN trigger?

Hear, hear!

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/24/embassy-jamaica-curtails-service-accused-drug-lords-impending-extradition-spurs/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/594675/posts

Supposedly they're $1100 toys. Real AR lowers are $100 parts. There really isn't much to an AR lower. You can make one with a mini-mill and a block of aluminum - and half a brain which is where criminals start to have problems. There are so many ARs everywhere in our country - thankfully most in the hands of good Americans, where they belong and the more the better. Bad guys don't have to look very far to find one, and I'm not worried about them spending $1100 to get a lower without a serial number, when a few break-ins and a file would probably get them several untracable complete working semi-autos. This is typical anti-gun hysteria, and nothing more than another attempt to shift focus to the "thing" and away from the thought or behavior that is the real problem. People are very good at making "things". People who try to discourage the existence of 'things' that people want (or in the case of weapons, need) are wasting everyone's time. I think most of them already know this, but they're afraid of what this means: they need to defend themselves, and they need to raise their own kids, and they need to pay their own bills, and they need to plan for retirement, and they could really be in a bind if something bad happens, and someone isn't there to take care of them, because they fully understand that they're not able to. When did our country start getting over-run by lamers? I think it was the early '30s.

Yes, if you've stayed in Lousiana, SC will be no shock. I imagine that if you're outside of the city with a good backstop that noone will give you any trouble about shooting . They don't out here, although in some counties you've got to be 8 ft off the ground to shoot a centerfire rifle. 4.5 acres is a decent sized parcel, especially with nothing behind you. Hopefully you've got some deer there too! It's FLAT and sandy up this way too. It seems like the coastal plain from S. VA all the way down FL used to be ocean floor in the not too distant past, geologically speaking. Its good for garden drainage and tomatoes grow like weeds. AC in the shop is HIGHLY recommended. I lasted 2 yrs without it, until I ran a duct from the house. It's hard to reload with sweat dripping off your nose. It was perfect for rust bluing though . SC is a shall issue concealed carry state, and permits are good from VA to FL and may western states. Even if you're not packing it's peace of mind knowing that you can transport firearms pretty much how you want. I miss the West, but the rural South has started growing on me. I hope you enjoy it too!