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  1. K

    Original Gibbs-Metford, with issues......

    Could this rifle have been sleeved as part of the repair to the bulge? The picture of the muzzle where the two lower holes are, between the holes and bore there appears to be a parting line. This may explain how one cuts a male female threading to bring the two halves together with out a...
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    Questions for Whitworth and Volunteer owners

    With all due respect to 52bore, the nipple thread will be 5/16x20 (8x1.25) if you are purchasing either a Pedersoli built Whitworth or Volunteer rifle. Pedersoli dropped the 5/16x18 nipple while building Navy Arms, Parker Hale Whitworth and just before starting their own line of Whitworth. I was...
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    Questions for Whitworth and Volunteer owners

    The hexagonal is not necessary. You can use pure lead cylinder bullets, but it does need to be pure lead. Cutting a hex wad or a over sized felt wad will help in sealing as the bullet bumps up into the hex bore. Your target will have a 6 sided hole it and the bullet you recover will have 6...
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    Questions for Whitworth and Volunteer owners

    If you could swing it I'd consider getting both. If your like many of us, we get 5-10yrs down the road and wish we had the other one. I know they are getting salty in price ( I just checked the vendor I bought mine on both, WOW have they jumped in price ). Get what feeds the primary need for now...
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    Questions for Whitworth and Volunteer owners

    Widows son, Sorry for the delay in answering you question on the platinum nipple. I have currently 63 rounds of 540gr paper patched with 80gr charges of 3f and 20 rounds of 485gr grease groove bullets with a charge of 85gr of 3f and have found that the nipple is showing very very little wear if...
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    Questions for Whitworth and Volunteer owners

    I have both. The Whitworth is the Navy Arms, Pedersoli built. The Volunteer is the Pedersoli one and came with the tang sight set-up. If you are intending of shooting 300 meter and further it will work okay. I was never able to get it to adjust down lower to shoot 100 meters. I fabricated a rear...
  7. K

    1858 Remington cleaning lead buildup in barrel... what is safe.

    I use either kroil or atf and acetone mix. Wet a patch dripping and run it through the bore. Wait of couple minutes then run a bronze bore brush back and forth 15 to 20 times followed by a clean dry patch. Check results. repeat. The atf/acetone mix or kroil will get under the lead and help lift...
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    olde eynsford 3f

    I have four lb of Olde Eynsford 3f due to arrive sometime sunday by fedex in the middle of a up coming snowstorm that I ordered 01-06. The vendor noted a 10-14 day delay in shipping at the time of ordering, two days later it jumped 20-25days. If you got a vender that has it in stock or any other...
  9. K

    PH Volunteer at 50 yards...

    nagantino Picture is worth a thousand words, see below. Kno-ie
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    PH Volunteer at 50 yards...

    nagantino One other site adjustment may be in your front site. On the factory as issue front site of the Pedersoli Volunteer which is a post in a ring base. That site can be removed and looking at the underside there is a small screw driver slot that can be used to raise or lower the post. I'm...
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    PH Volunteer at 50 yards...

    You have a couple of routes to take. 1, find a taller front sight. 2, build up the front site. or 3. file down the rear sight even more. If you take down the front sight any more you'll be launching your rounds into space. You may even try to lower your powder charge. The sight kit that comes...
  12. K

    Powder Inc. website down??

    Just tried to get on. No can do!
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    Chamber's York build

    Looking at the photo with the lock and barrel breach area sitting in the stock, it appears that there is a large gap between the stock and breach. That gap appears to be about the set back distance needed to place your punch mark in the center of the pan. As others have said the barrel needs to...
  14. K

    CLOSED Looking for lee large handles...

    I just had a set come in from Titan Reloading, Monday. Ordered the Thurs. before
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    Hello From Fort Wayne, IN

    Welcome to the forum jlutz. Your going to enjoy the writings of this group of folks. Just south of you. Kno-ie
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    Help on building a wall gun

    I got a Latin translation of "for violation of bolts"
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    Different caps "now",,,

    Three weeks back I was zeroing my long tube 6x scope on my Mortimer using RWS 1075 caps, measured by weight powder and projectile. Seven rounds after zero fell into a 1.5 group at a 100yds, benched. My capper ran out of RWS caps. A second capper was loaded with Remington 11s. First round with...
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    Mould lube disaster

    I'll second the use of 2cycle oil but would recommend the synthetic style. I've used it for the last 28yrs. I allow the mold to come up to temp then dab a little on the out side joint at the plate screw with a Q-tip. It will then creep through the joints to lube both the top and bottom of the...
  19. K

    Downrigger lead

    I might suggest that if it appears to lead you may want to dip a little murratic acid on it. If it bubbles its not lead but zinc. Not something you want in your lead mix.
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    Gibbs 451 rifle

    Flinty Scot I've found my brass and aluminum thin wall tube at my local Ace and Do it best hardware stores in three foot sections for brass and three to five footers for aluminum in their metal rack section. Hope this helps.
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