To explain the first cut was the deepest.....
N ..a little too deep..
The second cut was a tad shallow..

This is why I do first time at something jobs..on a less than perfect barrel..
I got this barrel cheap..the bore is ok.. but the shank was too skinny for a stop..so put a bead ring of weld around the barrel for a stop..works..not real pretty but works..
The outside of the barrel was rusted n pitted ..pretty baddly..
Hence the cheap price..

Just trying to make chickin salad out chickin ..crap.. :0)

SCORED...!

Bid on an old fallingblock high wall ... add said it was in .22 short...
With no markings....
I got most of the parts to make it a center fire...

Got it pretty dang resonable..

It came to the gun shop a few days ago..
When n saw it today..some kinda mix up on the ssn..but that got all straitened out..

Soon as I looked at it.. I knew it was ..Not .22 rimfire..
Turned out..to be a 22 hornet chambering.. :0)

Most all the work I needed to do..
Is already done..! :0)

N..that means..that i got it...
Really...REALLY... Right...! :0)

Now waiting on an action I won to come in..
That way all the paper work is done at one time... ;0)

Here's that 1885 falling block..in 22 hornet..
Barrel is stamped PARKERIFLED WAC.

Got it pretty right..n now waiting on a few antique scopes I got fer it..
Like old antiques...that work.. :0)

Al .... thought you might like to see my friends rifle ..... can hit a 12" disk at one mile range!

Yeah the new stuff is pretty impressive...

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Yeah the new stuff is pretty impressive...

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Talking with my brother yesterday (he's old school), he think shooting from the off-hand position is the real measure of shooting proficiency.  I agree with him.  I like shooting from the prone position, but learned to shoot off-hand early on ..... also used to have to shoot off-hand in the Marine training in addition to prone.

Made part to me lyman 310 tool reloader..the shell holder..
Better n ..$40.00 on ebay..once delivered..
This is in 22 hornet..got the measurements from a 222 remington holder...
That' that little round thing in the pic..
It threads into the tongs.. :0)

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Originally posted by STUD figmo Al

Yeah the new stuff is pretty impressive...

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Talking with my brother yesterday (he's old school), he think shooting from the off-hand position is the real measure of shooting proficiency.  I agree with him.  I like shooting from the prone position, but learned to shoot off-hand early on ..... also used to have to shoot off-hand in the Marine training in addition to prone.

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I mostly shoot of the bench..

C'ept..fer plinking...

Do not shoot prone much now..hard to get up n down with the arthritis..

Standing ..bench ..kneeling  or sitting is fine tho.. :0)

Still shoot a little skeet too.. :0)

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Originally posted by STUD figmo Al

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Originally posted by BanjoLink

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Originally posted by STUD figmo Al

Yeah the new stuff is pretty impressive...

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Talking with my brother yesterday (he's old school), he think shooting from the off-hand position is the real measure of shooting proficiency.  I agree with him.  I like shooting from the prone position, but learned to shoot off-hand early on ..... also used to have to shoot off-hand in the Marine training in addition to prone.

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I mostly shoot of the bench..

C'ept..fer plinking...

 

Do not shoot prone much now..hard to get up n down with the arthritis..

Standing ..bench ..kneeling  or sitting is fine tho.. :0)

 

Still shoot a little skeet too.. :0)

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Yeah ....... shooting at the range just about everybody shoots off the bench ...... either sitting or kneeling ......both good.

Got an old ranger scope...
Had to make scope blocks to mount it..

Got a post redical..n shoots good..
But needed to put a set screw..as it moved forward under recoil..

I'll shoot it again tammarra..

Why.. O'le Deadly Dudley.. got an ...
Upgrade..

Put an old scope on 'im...

I do like the old antiques...

An old stevens favorite .22 rifle

Boys rifle as it is refured to in some circles..

Nice little take down rifle ..
One finger screw n it comes in two pieces for packing..

Today's project..
Made dies n parts to turn 22 rimfire empty casses into .224 jackets to make jacketed boolits... :0)
Rolls out the folded rim n sizes the cases..
The plters have been modified to hold the cases during a molten lead poor..

Still gotta make a final shape n size die...but got this far.. :0)

One case is a 22 short the others are 22 lr...
The headstamp markins can still be seen... :0)

Deadly Dudley..gettin a work out with .22 shorts at 50 yards...
Squirrel ready...

I have a good marlin 22lr barrel..
I think i am gonna cut the chamber to shoot 22 short only..

Just to see if it will be more accurate..
Shootin shorts..

So I got a cheap marlin model 60 22lr barrel..
Cut the chamber to 22 short n fit it to Deadly Dudley...

Works..!

The chamber is cut as so the bullet is just barely into the rifleing..
In an attempt to get real good consistancy..

I'm hopin that this setup will be a tack driver..

Gotta put sights or a scope on it..
N..a forearm.

Real pleased with it..so far.. :0)

Mounted a 2.5 power weaver scope..with tip off mount..had to mill the grooves into the barrel
For it to grab..
50 years on the painted target...
It shows real promis.. :0)

Forarm made n machined parts blued..
Pleased with this little project :0)

Not a bad little forarm fer an old piece of pallet hard wood...

So far shoots real good at 50 yards.. :0)

So.....
This is the first boolit I made with the form die I made to make jacketed boolits from 22 lr casings..

Good diameter...
Now to improve the nose punch possess...

I know that there a commercial dies to do this allready made..

So the idea is not new or mine..

But if I can improve me skills..
N..do something I enjoy..
Well..why not..! :0)

Progress left to right..
This has been a good project..
Makes me think.. :0)

Today's progress..
Gettin bettah...

2 different noses....
N..the real good news is the are weighing in at...56 grains each.. :0)

Close nuff to ..55 which was the target weight...

Gettin close to wanting to shoot a few..n see if they fly well or are even reasonably accurate..

Well made 6 rounds...
Shot 2 at the board to see if they would work n not yaw..
4 at a target at 50 yards.. I pulled that one to the right as I was a bit excited..
But then settled down 3 vertical ones..not bad..very windy today too..the target was blowing back n forth a lot..
Just on little wire legs... :0/

All in all...good.. n room to improove.. ;0)

I gots a few ideas... :0)

The bullet shape is very much like a Sheridan 5mm pellet from back in the day..
Kinda a pointed wad cutter..make clean holes in paper... :0)

I made differnt styial base punches...
N the wad cutter nose punch styial next to the ..flying ..boob..styial... :0)

Might as well have a little fun while in r&d.... :0)