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  1. Bwana John

    7.62 Yahweh cartridge, is anyone familiar with it?

    A 7.62x39 with two shoulder angles, loaded to much higher pressure. 7.62 Yahweh info https://youtu.be/4Dz5kzuItH0?si=FkaLQRjHfT7mTAkp
  2. Bwana John

    Colt M1911 .22 Conversion w. Floating Chamber Action Type?

    Recoil? Yes Retarded? No Direct blowback? No (not really) Locked breach? No Piston? Yes Direct impingement? Yes (kind of) Intended for recoil enhancement? Yes Accurate? No Reliable? Gums up fast Needs lube? Yes Inventor? Carbine Williams I was trying to explain it to a friend, he wanted a hard...
  3. Bwana John

    SMLE Charger question

    Hello, I am trying to figure out how to load and use SMLE chargers (stripper clips) When I load a SMLE one round at a time through the action I make sure I avoid rimlock by keeping the round I am loading in front of the previously loaded cartridge in the magazine. When I load SMLE chargers I...
  4. Bwana John

    Double shoulder angle?

    What would be the purpose of this? " A double shoulder angle firearm cartridge for AR-15, bolt action rifles, pistols, and any other firearm includes a firearm cartridge comprising a case that holds a primer, powder, and bullet. The case is defined by a case head forming a rim and an extractor...
  5. Bwana John

    2020 AZ muzzle loading elk

    My buddy got to take advantage of the little snow storm that just came through, it was 70 degrees here 5 days ago
  6. Bwana John

    "Best" individual infantry weapon of WW2?

    What do you consider the best individual infantry rifle, carbine or submachine gun, ect of WW2 regardless of nationality? Only one stipulation... if you chose the StG 44 you are getting sent to the Eastern Front with it. How about the worst?
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    Inferior but nostalgic firearm you have to have?

    For me I want to find a Winchester 141 .22. Ive got some very nice .22's including 40X's The Win 141 has a poor trigger, stamped parts, compressed sawdust stock, chinsy grooved receiver scope mount (mine stayed iron sighted).... but a very nice tubular magazine that is situated in the...
  8. Bwana John

    Help with pronounciation, "Xiuhcoatl"

    Mexican Army general Issue rifle FX-05, or Fire Serpent in english, Serpiente de fuego in Spanish The soldados I spoke with just called it the FX, some used serpiente de fuego, while a couple called it xiuhcoatl, but between my poor hearing, and the use of sounds I don't think we have in...
  9. Bwana John

    Reversible Sight Adheasive

    Reversable Sight Adheasive? I need to "glue" a rear aperture sight on to a receiver, and then remove it after accuracy testing. Rifle is a Martini Cadet, in .310 Cadet (basiclly a .32 H&R mag) Sight is a BSA #7 intended to be installed on the Cadet with 2 screws. Bottom of sight and rear of...
  10. Bwana John

    Success!!! 45acp Shotshell Loads (M-15 Cartridge)

    Starting with 308 Win brass Cut and trim brass to 1.18" Anneal front 1/3 of brass Resize and deprime brass with 45acp die Start shoulder forming with 41 mag seating die and lube Complete shoulder forming with 41 mag carbide sizing die and lube, use barrel's chamber as headspace gauge Prime brass...
  11. Bwana John

    "Bicycle" Mauser (?)

    M98 Mauser, FN made, Mexican crest marked 1924, turned down bolt, refinished, possibly bad pitting under wood line, all numbers visable matching, very strong rifleing, 7x57..... With a 16" barrel !!! Looks like a factory front sight, but last barrel band looked "funny". No cleaning rod...
  12. Bwana John

    Powdercoating Bullets

    Has anyone tried it? I am reloading for .310 Cadet, which uses a heeled, externally lubed projectile. It seems like powdercoating would solve the problem of icky-sticky externally lubed ammo. I have some old Kynoch ammo that won't even chamber without extensively scraping the old hard dirty...
  13. Bwana John

    Colt Service Ave Conversion Ejectors

    Hi, I've got a Colt Service Ave Conversion with the floating chamber. It is mounted on a Norenco 1911 frame, as a .45 acp it is a very dependable pistol. With the Colt conversion unit the very best it will do is 97%, the stoppages are usually ejection related, with the empty case not ejected...
  14. Bwana John

    "Modern reloading SOP" vs "Old School"

    I have been reloading for a .310 Cadet rifle and have figured out the variable heal diameter/brass thickness. (.321" bullet, .314" heel, .010" case thickness on cut down to 1.10" Starr 32-20 brass) I have been full length resizing, decaping, priming, belling the case mouth, sizing/lubing the...
  15. Bwana John

    Best cast bullet lube/sizer press and dies?

    What cast bullet lube sizer press, sizers, and lube do you recommend? It appears that RCBS, Lyman, and SEACO stuff all is interchangeable . I have experanced such great customer service with RCBS that most of my stuff is green, and would tend to pick that if all the choices are equal in...
  16. Bwana John

    .310 Cadet Rifle info please

    Hi, At the local funshow today I found a .310 Cadet Rifle, BSA, Australian. Comes with ammo, cases, and bullets . The more i think about it, the more I am thinking about going back and buying it tommorow. Anything to look for good or bad with these rifles? And while I know its not the full...
  17. Bwana John

    Tuning a Colt floating chamber 1911 22/45 conversion unit

    I purchased a NOS Colt conversion unit, and mated it to a Norenco 1911 frame. The problem is brass not being ejected cleanly and getting stuck between the barrel and slide. I had to pull the 45 ejector and recontour it to let the 22 ejector fit At first try it did not eject ~ 10% of the time...
  18. Bwana John

    What happened to caseless ammunition?

    Growing up in the 60's hanging out at the local gunship the next big step in firearms technology was going to be caseless ammunition, with the propellant being in this shape and form of a hard case that consumed itself and used an electrical pulse for ignition. The West Germans possibly...
  19. Bwana John

    .410 plastic wad as .416 Rigby sabot?

    What are everybody thoughts as to the feasibility of using a cut down 410 plastic shot cup wad as a sabot for a .38/9mm projectile in a 416 Rigby as an inexpensive reduced load? When I pulled a 410 shell apart the inside diameter of the wad seemed just about .36 cal . What kind of powder? How...
  20. Bwana John

    Opinions on 30-06 plinker load.

    I have been playing with plinker loads for my 30-06 due to shoulder problems. I have found very little data for the load I settled on, and am interested in peoples thoughts. My current load uses a 70 gr plated .32acp bullet resized to .308, 10 gr Unique, a LG magmun primer, in USGI brass...
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