Was lookin at 22/410 stevens combo guns..

But they are now ah bloody lot of $...

I can load down to 22lr velositys..
Neet new squirel / rabbit gun..

A buddy had a 22/20ga OU.
Great for squirrels and rabbits!

Snowy day here..

Ioadin up some target rounds..to see how good they shoot..

Test loads yesterday.. proofed with max loads..

These here..will duplicate 22 mag..all the way down to 22 short rounds..

Actually got down to pellet gun speeds during the testing..

Fun little projects.. :0)

Bonus..!

Fits me double ... too... :0)

Lee 55 gr gas checked cast bullet..
3.5 grains of red dot powder..
Give miniute of field mouse..
@ 35 feet..
Or bout the lenth of me bus.. ;0)

Nice little load about 22lr standard velosity..
Will test out to25 yards or so..
Might be a great tree rat load..

Fun little project tho..

Completed round..

Little winchester 410..
Should'ah takin before pics..but did not..
Well got it workin..mostly just gettin all the ..crud..out..

Reciver was ..um..fuzzy with rust..
But cleaned it up..gave it a much better finish..n.blued it.. big pits still there..but it is now much better..
Stock has a crack in it to be glued.
Barrel has a bulge in it at the choke..so the muzzel has to be cut about 1 1/2 inch back..n..bead re-mounted..
Scrubbed the bore n..test fired..after gettin the firing pin ..un froze..n ejection working..

Will half'ta make a fore-end for it too..

Nutter fun little project keeps me entertained.. ;0)

Progress...
Unfortuneatly the tool bit..slipped in the chuck..
While cutting the barrel channal..
I can fix that up a bit tho..
N..only used a scope mount screw fer a bead..
As i did not want to order n wait fer a shotgun bead thread tap..

Oh..cut n recrowned the muzzel..

Gotta shape the forend..now.

Piece of hard ash wood from the saw mill ...n a 22 hornet case fer the brass screw hole.

Stain dryin by the wood stove.

I love it

Turns out..that this is a rathah rare winchester 410..
I got it a t auction ..in really roughf shape..n missing the forarm..fer $50.00 plus the shipping at auction..
Hardly pristien shape..
But..the ones in good condition..n..all the parts...

Are goin fer ..apx $1400.00.

Kinda suprisin...

This is now just a nice little ..shooter..

I had a single shot.410 when I was a kid. HR, it had a hammer.
My first firearm.
I loved it.
It was eventually stolen.
I bought another one several years ago just because I missed it, and had a case of shells.
You can’t help but like them.

Sorry your first one was stolen..
That sucks..

Here is a handy little deal..a .22lr /410 barrel liner..

Turns out to be spot on at 50 to 60 feet..with the new to me little winchester 410..

It hits about 3" high. At that distance....in me other 410..an old Eastern Arms single..made by stevens
An early version of the stevens 410..also knowen as ..Springfield instead'ah Eastern Arms.

This insert will now live with the little winchester.. :0)

4"gong at 50 yards..

N..
Miniute of tennis ball at 50 yards...
Most squirrel shootin is at 60 to 70 ..feet..

Al..what are your thoughts on a 219 Zipper? A friend has a rolling block style made by Elwood Epps back in the ?50s. Great shape, has the dyes to form cartridges.

I have zippers..
Good round..on a lower pressure end..
Is it a new rolling block..
Or an antque one..?

If it is a newer one.with a small diamiter firing pin n hole..it would be fine..as some antque rollin block fired a 7mm mauser..
A higher pressure round..
But if it is a composit of antque parts..i dunno..

You can buy new 25-35 brass..to form the cases..
Much easyer..than 30-30 brass.

If the gun was made in the 50's..set up for the zipper
As a custom..
I say give it a try..

Start with low end loads..n work up..to what makes ya cumphy..

Zipper is a nice fun round to shoot..

Plenty power too...imo

Ill have to ask what the receiver came from..but its been a shooter all along. Looked like a fun gun to play with.

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Refrances the 25 acp rifle..

Figgered out a convienyent way to form .22 acp round from 25acp brass.
Chamber is mostly cut in the donor barrel..waiting on a .277 reamer to finish it..

The nice part of formin the brass is the method i found..i can adjust the neck lenth to me liking.. :0)

Still waitin on that reamer..
Killin me... :0/

2 differnt cast bullets to try..
If i can ever get this project done n working..
Still waiting on a tool... :0/
I gotta size n gas check n lube these bullets..in the mean time..