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RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
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RE: Now what to do... - J.B. - 04-02-2015
Now that looks tempting ! Couldnt bring myself to alter the 44 though. This would just be an excuse to have another rifle built up. That cant be a bad thing... surely ? ..
Gavin.
RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
Nope don't really want to alter a 44, but hopefully it makes the Italian chamber into something that doesn't need special cut brass, and then theres always something hanging around that could be rebarreled....
RE: Now what to do... - Kurt - 04-02-2015
I have a tight .45-90 reamer coming from PTG next week also. It was going to be used for the CPA being build now but it will be a .44 again
RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
Kurt you want to measure this one when it gets here, if it's something you could use, you're sure welcome to it.
RE: Now what to do... - Kurt - 04-02-2015
I don't think so Don. from looking at it, it looks like it has a 45 degree chamber end.
The one I have coming will have a .474 case neck with a 5 degree/1.5 degree compound lead. It wont load a GG.
RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
I'm curious to see just what this one measures. It looks like it's going to be something less than a 45 degree end, but what really has me curious is the case mouth diameter.
RE: Now what to do... - Kurt - 04-02-2015
Well that reamer has 6 flutes so it should be easy to measure.
RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
Gonna be a fun day when the mail comes Monday.
. May just ream that Italian right after the mail comes, cast a few of those bullets, supposedly that reamer was built with the bullet in mind, and just see what happens..
RE: Now what to do... - Don McDowell - 04-02-2015
The blocks come with the handles..
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