Hi guys, nice post I have had a little experience with mag primers. I started out loading normal large rifle in my 45-120 sharps replica and was getting really inconsistent ignitions and sometimes even unburnt powder lumps still in the case (smokeless powders with fillers at 45-70 pressures in moder...

That is the front band where it should be, it has been shortened by about 6 inches recrowned and the front sight is probablt got a screw under the dovetail into the barrel and soldered. The original rifle had a 29inch barrel so it should be about 23 inches now? The middle band was a flat band with t...

Great story and pics mate thanks. I feel the same about an old IverJohnson Champion 12ga shotgun that my Grandfathers Father gave to him when he was 15 back in the 30s it cost 12/6 which was the equivelant of $1.50. I have it now, an Uncle gave it to me recently and I just cleaned it up and occasion...

Chris Hi you can correct me if I'am wrong but 38-55 is supposed to be .379 dia and we have West Castings cast projectiles here in .379 255gr very reasonably priced from Cleaver in OLD or Rebels etc that would explain the tumbling if you are shooting undersize bullets in your gun the strange part is ...

Hi, fellas a newbie from the land down under I would like to relate a story that happened to me. I was out hunting with my 92 winchester carbine in 44.40 left things a bit late and was in a hurry to get home from the bush so the gun was still loaded when I got home, unloaded the car and packed away ...

Hi everyone, new to this forum, a lever junkie from Western Australia, Coolgardie in fact, I have several levers and a 58cal 2 band enfield replica. Any firearms in WA are hard to obtain even additions to an existing licence can be difficult and the cops have made we wait up to three months for an a...