Bullets..

Al, I'm impressed with your skills and you could probably start a youtube channel with your projects.

(it would need to be light on dialog ; > )

I really like..these kind of projects..

Now all you need is a fore arm stock. Nice move with the .270

Not sure what I am going to do for a forearm yet...

The oridganal is for an octagon barrel this one is round..

What velocities are you getting at what weight? Soft lead?

I bought a reciver peep sight for it..
But as luck would have it..
It shoots to point of aim off the round of the barrel..
With one load I came up with using that cast bullet in the picture.. when fire forming the cases.. the round ball hit 6" high.. but on line as well..

Love these old drop blocks n rolling block actions..

But I really want a fallingblock..

A Steven's 44 1/2..or winchester high wall..or low wall..
But they are a lot of money...

I have a Ruger no.3..in 45-70..but that takes a lot of powder.. to reload..n..that adds up..

Same with the big center fire rounds too..

Right now.. a 30-30 win...is a big case to me..to fill..

N..I only shoot bout a hundirt yards here...
So..small is good.. :0)

Sooner or later I will halfto reload the primers too...

Fun hobby..

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Originally posted by banjo bill-e

What velocities are you getting at what weight? Soft lead?

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Don't really know.. but guessin ..1800 fps..mebee 2000..

The 44 is not a super strong action..so best to not ..push-it.. :0/

These are 105 grain bullets...
Scrap lead like wheel weights...

Superb!

1900fps is fine. I think it was Elmer Keith who wrote something like velocity higher than 2300fps is wasting energy.
It’s a great project you have going there.

I too, enjoy and admire your skills and projects. Brad

Vintage shot gun forearm might work. Love the project.....

I really like th looks of the oridganal forearm..
I'll try to post a pic...
I have a plan in mind..

Here it is..

Misunderstood...Thought you needed forearm. That one def looks great. A touch of bedding in the right spot and may the dime groups be with you.

Heaven help anyone who winds up with these guns figuring out what they have!

Yeah John..
Me Son ..looks at me projects n shakes his head...

It's all ah mystery to him...

The project continues..
Locate correct spot for drilled n tapped hole..
Make a custom screw..

Next..gonna try to reverse glass bed the gaps..
A messy buggah of ah job....

....see..

Bedding casting done..
Now a nice solid take down ..
Pack rifle...

I remember reading an article by Ross Seyfried, in Guns and Ammo, about 30 years ago.
It was about some type of a very fine vintage German small bore rifle. It was designed to shoot a low velocity round at close targets.
That type of rifle had a name but I can not remember what it is. I tried a google search but still could not locate what it is.
Ross was elated to have located one since they were rare and treasured.
Anyhow, this project reminds me of that article and that rifle.
Maybe someone here knows the name of what I am describing .

Rook rifle..?

Yes, sir !

There is an episode of "Perot" where a murder is accomplished by placing the barrel of a Rook Rifle in the victim's mouth while they were sleeping and the murderer firing a round into their head. The gun is so low powered that it left no sign of trauma on the corpse and the victim was assumed to have died of natural causes.