Recent content by DuneShoot

Not sure if I want to pursue this rifle or not.

Wow! Dies for a rifle you don't have, that's dedication. Maybe you need mine?

Turns out I have 100 180gr jacketed bullets from Grafs.

Wow, you're ambitious! That'd be awesome, thanks! I do have some bullets, forget the weight at the moment.

That's the issue, I don't have the tools for proper case sizing or cutting to convert.

Great info, thanks! I have a Giraud trimmer with collets for 556, 460, and 260. But for this caliber I have no tools to properly cut or chamfer etc etc. If I decide to reload for this it seems like it'd be a decent little investment in the above mentioned tools, dies, and brass. I did but some...

Shot well. Guess I need to invest in dies and a way to accurately cut 556 brass.

Was having issues getting the front cocking lever on due to the spring wanting to bind. Finally dawned on me to use a paperclip to hold it back. She's together and we will see if I die tomorrow.

Made a buffer out of delrin. Took 2 hours to get it back together and now I can't get the forend back on. The spring in the tube of the forend is not allowing the sleeve to slide over the rod that holds the spring and buffer in place. Will keep working at it.

Good info! What was wrong with the Larue barrels?

Finally got it apart and it took some doing. Probably hasn't been apart on 50 years :) The rod was not letting loose even with Kroil and heat. Screwdriver would just slip out of the groove. Stuffed some wood in the action to keep the rod out of the end of the bolt and used a big set of vice...

Found a disassembly/ reassembly video. He mentions the thickness of the buffer. I’ll wait until next weekend for that reassembly process ;) Video:

More good info, thanks!

Excellent info, thanks! I read somewhere someone cut up a hard rubber mallet to use for a buffer.

Thanks for the replies. I’ve never resized a bullet.