.44 something? Cape Gun cartridge
Got a cast made of the cape guns chamber this morning.The cartridge length is about 1 11/16" long(rim to rifling)The rim is very close to .44-40 size.Just ahead of the rim it measures 0.471"At the...
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What about CBC Brass .410 X2.5" shotgun cases with a large pistol primer? The head diameter should be right and Graf&Sons lists them as available.
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What about one of the European calibers, like .442 Eley or .442 Long? I'll try and dig up stats on those.
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Quote:What about CBC Brass .410 X2.5" shotgun cases ...?DOH! Why didn't I think of that? Grant RomboughMedicine Hat, AlbertaCanada("Rattlesnake Jack Robson", Scout, Rocky Mountain Rangers,...
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I have been trying to figure this one out and finally figure out why I can't.Most likely this is a 44/40. The 44/40 was a popular African cartridge. There are lot of 73-76 Winchesters running around...
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Good points Douglas. I figured it was too far of a jump for simply freebore, but maybe not.Yes, mouth of the case in the chamber is what I meant. Good to clarify.What is delaminating? The barrels look...
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This is the delaminating I am talking about.See the lines for the ribs and spacers. They are delaminating. Run your thumb nail over them and I'll bet it will catch.Now you say there is pitting in the...
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Don't get feeling that way. Those solder joints don't look perfect BUT the rest of it might be in good shape. Find some place that does aircraft ,industrial or welding xrays. have them shoot some pics...
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Ryan,Remove barrels from the action, and if there is a sling swivel on the barrel, remove this as well.Hang barrels from a piece of string, and strike them lightly with a piece of wood, (like a hammer...
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Richard,Not saying Damascus is weak. I'm saying by the very nature of the construction it is more susceptible to defects from occlusions. The history is there. Ryan indicates there is pitting in the...
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Quote:Ryan indicates there is pitting in the shot gun barrel and that makes this barrel suspect. I remember seeing a really nice English damascus shotgun with a pin-size hole in one of the barrels....
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If it fails everything else and it's too nice to be relegated to a wall hanger.. You could cut the tubes off and make a mono-block out of the breech then re-tube it. But it'd be a last ditch effort if...
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Thanks guys, and thanks to Richard for explaining how to take the barrels off via email. I did not see that second little lever under there.I did get them off and did as Richard said. They were hung...
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Mike, Richard came up with the bell trick...I forgot it.Ryan, your bell rung huh! Great means the ribs and spacer are not loose. Now all you have to do is get the barrel X-rayed for occlusions and put...
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My appologies,, I thought DD said that Richard.. You Da Man! I forgot that trick til you mentioned it too.
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I was well pleased. Just before I struck the barrels I had a sick feeling and did not want to hear the wrong sound.Anyway, we might not figure this cartridge out for certain, and maybe it is meant for...
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Since it's damascus it's got to be black powder only, the proofs will tell for sure. Black should bump up a bigger bullet to fit better. Or you can 'roll your own' to get it to fit. I bet rolling...
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So I should not even try really mild smokeless loads when I get it ready for shooting? I don't mind shooting BP of course.
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I can and have played with white powder in mine but I couldn't get it to put both barrels in the same county yet alone a target. Black worked alot better. But I worried about the pressure curves. Use...
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