414gates
414gates
@414gates
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Joined: May 16, 2022
Last seen: Jul 2, 2026
Topics: 141 / Replies: 434
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Re: Primer compound mass - effect on velocity ?

The assumption, and it's just an assumption, is that there is greater weight uniformity between stamped metal bits than priming compound that is ...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

My math may have been conservative, the rule of thumb for ZA retail is 2 x USD x rate of exchange for all firearm parts and components .For example, I...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

R350 per hundred compared to unobtanium that retails for around USD 150 per 100 in the US, retail cost after import will be around ZAR 3000.If it work...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

Prototype.I'll be testing these to see if in fact I can ignite the powder with a Federal 215, and if it survives a few reloading cycles.The machi...

11 months ago
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Re: Bruce Teel and Brian Zolnikov

I look at the result of Brian's testing, one example is the weighing of primers. Of course, primer weight is not constant, so of course there is ...

11 months ago
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Re: Pistol belt clip - any experience?

Why ? It seems like an odd thing to do.At the very least, a IWB - thin leather even - holster will alleviate the pressure points on your body.If the a...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

You're probably right, I'm not a machinist either.I had to look up what others have done.A friend of mine runs a machine shop, he's goi...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

Anything is possible. Just much harder that way. More operations to manage tolerences. If the pocket is transplanted, there is only one critical dimen...

11 months ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

a simple tube won't work, there will be nothing to stop the primer being pushed in by the firing pin and failing to ignite, the existing primer p...

11 months ago
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Re: Gunsmiths and Rails

no facts no details, no value ! If the gunsmith is given the opportunity to rectify, and they fail to do so, that would be cause to name and shame.In ...

12 months ago
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Re: Gunsmiths and Rails

I always think about it this way. If you need 2k a day to live on, and it takes half a day to fit a rail properly, expect to pay at least a grand labo...

12 months ago
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