Recent content by Honest John

Thank you, I suppose I should have looked for the thread devoted to the subject first.

I'm new to rifle reloading. Is this what incipient case head separation looks like? The cases are .308, Winchester, only fired twice through a Kel-Tec RFB but I'm told that rifle is very hard on cases. Thank you in advance.

The purchaser is deceased and the provenance is unknown. It's got a hamon and the only marking I noticed was "JAPAN" near the tsuba.

Recently I was presented with an unsharpened wakizashi. I'd like to know if the blade is capable of being sharpened and holding an edge, and I'm unfamiliar with these matters. I'd appreciate any suggestions regarding a company or individual capable of helping me with this. If location is...

The only period-correct items in my Walker kit are the caps, balls, and gun. If I can't get another loading lever keeper, I'm likely to try small rubber bands!

Thanks!

Not a spring, it was two metal cylinders joined together that slid over the end of the barrel and loading lever to keep the latter from dropping. The upper cylinder had a cutout for the front sight. Is rawhide the user's name or a suggestion for a period-correct solution?

Is the person who used to make the Walker loading lever keepers still around?

Thanks for all the help. I recalled that the frizzen action was rough, but when I tried it this weekend it was smooth, and opened completely six out of six times when struck. It's nice to have gremlins FIX something for a change!

Thank you for asking. The specialized vise from Track Of The Wolf had the same problem as my c-clamp - instead of compressing the spring it squeezed it out to a point where sufficient compression did not occur. A small vise grip was successful in getting the spring back into the lock. But the...

Thanks for all the help. I hope it works when I get it put back together.

Last night I disassembled the lock of my Harper's Ferry pistol (Uberti replica, 1985). This has resulted in quite a learning experience. In particular, I can't compress the mainspring enough to get it back in the lock. The small c-clamp I am using slides off the spring instead of compressing...

I used a classic loader for a couple of years until I got a turret press. If you go with it I have two recommendations: Get a scale instead of relying on the powder dipper. Get a hand priming tool, detonating primers while hammering a case down onto them is very annoying.

Thanks Robert, time to go shopping.

I'm considering starting reloading .308, but my rifle beats the cases up on the way out. This is the worst example. Would it be safe to reload this?