Please keep us informed on your cast bullet progress. I have a particular 140 grain fp mold i am looking to use in rolling block cabine as my medium game ( and trap line gun) here on snowshoes in Alaska.
This one has a relatively large bore, and the rifling isn't as sharp as I'd like it to be. It's surprising to me that it shoots the Speer bullets well. More shooting at further distance is needed! 🙂
@WilliamCChapin nice thing about cast bullets is they can be had in larger bore sizes. I have been contemplating paper wrapping some as well ....then again until I get some other projects taken care of it is all just talk
Before you go changing the hammer spring you should take a look at the sear angles. The millitary rifles ( and pistols) are rather famous for having a reverse cut sear surface ( almost like a half cock notch) be aware the the hammer is case hardened and will have to be re cased after any work is done.
The most definitive way to measure a rifle chamber is to make a reference casting with Cerrosafe. Hopefully, the barrel is marked somewhere if it has been modified - sometimes they aren’t.
The most definitive way to measure a rifle chamber is to make a reference casting with Cerrosafe. Hopefully, the barrel is marked somewhere if it has been modified - sometimes they aren’t.
Didn’t know Craftsman made scope mounting tools. I kept waiting on him to break out a two pound sledge hammer. Not very educational but it was entertaining as hell
I think you may have meant MAC Tools - the end wrenches are vintage CW Series from around 1977. My father had a tool truck business back then - I received tools as gifts when I was a kid! 🙂
You can use an old fashioned trick if you want to use a cleaner/faster burning powder that takes up less volume, or to help ensure you get a more even burn when you loads leave a bit of empty space causing an uneven ignition. Use an old worn-out case and sharpen the rim. Use this to cut tissue circles with. Pour the powder into your cases and tap them to settle the powder. Use a wood dowel to carefully place the tissue circle over the powder. Then fill the remaining volume with cream of wheat. The tissue/wheat keeps the powder up against the primer face and ensures an even burn. CAUTION: You really have to start using the minimum listed load and slowly work your way up using this method because the cream of wheat does take up the air void and thus the combustion pressure is higher since there is no air to compress.
I haven’t tried wads or fiber fillers in 45-70. I mostly shoot reduced cast bullet loads in both the Contender and 1885 High Wall. Both Bullseye and Red Dot have been working well. Thanks for the note. 🙂
this for the video. I recently found 2 788s in 30-30 and 44 magnum. I'm in the process of finishing the 30-30 I got last week. The previous owner broke the ejector so I'm the process of ordering a bunch of ejectors as these rifles share the same ejectors. I've had the 44 out and its a thumping tack driver. Very cool rifle. It'll be with me this fall during hunting season. Good luck with your work on yours.
Hmm…I don’t index them when I seat the bullets or size cases, and I don’t measure concentricity or runout either - so there isn’t any specific clock position in that would create any increased consistency. 🙂
@@WilliamCChapin I used to shoot silhouette with my Super 14 30 Herret, absolutely loved that gun. Used to pull military ammo for the 145 gr btsp bullets then weighed them to 1 grain variance. Indexed with the dot between W.W and with standard iron sights (Lansing globe front later) could get 1” groups at 100m, about 1.5-2 inches at 200m on Ram swingers) used rifle primers and W296 equivalent powder), also had a 10” 357 Maximum which was my all time favorite
I’ve only been shooting silhouette for a bit over 2 years - just had a two day shoot this weekend. I ran the 30 Herrett barrel that appeared in the video in Big Bore UAS on Saturday. I use the Xtreme 147 FMJ and IMR 4198.
I have two Remington rolling blocks. The first one was a military rifle that that I wanted to make it look like a show rifle. It was color case harden frame that I had redone and every thing else I had blued. Redid the stocks, and I know that takes the value from it but it's what I wanted. The nixed one was just a action, I bought a Buffalow kit which was a new barrel and new stocks that turned out great. 45 70 cal love to shoot it. like your show.
I have a question and seem to cant find no video of any1 doin it. Why dont you use the lee load to load the buck shot instead of counting and adding the 8 or 9 shots by hand. Wouldn't it be easier to just let the machine do it for you with the correct bushings
I don’t think there is a shot bushing large enough to measure and dispense the buckshot, and it wouldn’t flow well down the tube. The buckshot needs to stack nicely in a pattern to fit inside the shot cup and have a stack height that crimps nicely. A RU-vid friend, GunFun ZS has some nice buckshot videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WJcUPN-MPO0.htmlsi=6z5RMsnEyxLqvmy3
@@WilliamCChapin ohhh... that makes sense... what about 3in shells same thing if say you drilled out a shot insert so it could take say 0Buck or 00Buck even and even if it was say 6 pellets not the normal amount with the stacking nice and neat 3 each row.. so the lee load takes basically birdshots and like #4s and sizes like that and then you gotta do the hand work for the big boy stuff bucks and slugs... that would be nice to just beable to load buckshots then doin the layers by hand and just add the shots like the machine post to do
Two 788s here. A 222 and a LH 308. Eleven years South Saskatchewan, both got tremendous use. Taken about thirty deer with one, too numerous varmints taken with the other. Both Leupolds. No change in factory triggers. Useage loosened it up & smoothed it out. Road rattle loosened the safety in the deer rifle. Issue resolved. Be well.
I always keep an eye out for them. I have a 222, 223, 243, 6mm and 308. Like many others, I’d like to have a .30-30! I’ve passed on a few, 7-08 carbine that had been heavily customized, several 22-250. I’ve yet to find a decent carbine or left hand 308. Thanks for the note. 🙂
The AI was designed to get better performance out of a standard cartridge. You obviously have them loaded way down. You should get 100 plus fps faster than the normal cartridge!
I *think* I measured and compared the capacity of brass fired in this chamber with that of a typical .30-06 case - it’s not a huge difference. The velocity gain isn’t dramatic in this particular AI variant.
@WilliamCChapin on average a AI chamber/cartridge should get 200fps faster and be more efficient. As most also ream the throat out to allow longer higher BC bullets to be seated farther out leaving the room in the case. Henceforth giving you more case capacity and more efficiency. That's the reason behind the AI chamber. P,O Ackly did that to several cartridges. If you look at a weatherby case and a AI case you will see they are similar in theory and idea. Trust me nobody is going to have a barrel rechambered to a A.I chamber for 25 to 50 fps
@@lylewalters909 There’s a lot of gun lore regarding “Improved” cartridges. I wouldn’t go out of my way to modify a .30-06 chamber. I have this one because I like the rifle - I purchased it already reamed out.
@@robinberry4788 I’m not aware of any commercial sources. It’s a wonderful cartridge, but it more or less fell out of flavor with the introduction of the Super 14 35 Remington barrels. I feel that the Harrett chambering is superior- but its wildcat status somewhat limited its appeal. The “modern” 360 Buckhammer is somewhat similar.
The base that is installed on the rifle is a Leupold STD base that has been machined to fit this particular rifle. 1917 pattern rifles that have had their rear sights removed can all be different. 🙂
Great video! I found a problem with a Load Fast I just picked up, the clutch is all chewed up on mine. Is there any way you could draft up a STL of that part for of this to keep these presses running for everyone into the future? Thanks!
I haven’t yet contacted LEE Precision to determine if it’s feasible or appropriate to offer the files or printed parts to others. I more or less copied an original part to see if I could make it work. I do appreciate your interest. I have run several hundred rounds with a 3D printed replacement part - there is another video on my channel that shows it.
