Winter projects

[Dusty Tagalon]

Have a few things I am working on.
My Maynard #2, have purchased & test fired cartridges, inconsistent in firing. Drilled out the flash holes to 1/16. Fires consistently now.

Maynard # 2, converted. Got my 1st batch of cartridges. Too large to chamber, Seeing if RMC will adapt to my specifications. The picture below show both with the Maynard 50/50 1873 inserted into the chambers to indicate the size of the chambers are the same.

Lee Navy; Figured how to get the extractor installed, & assemble the trigger/sear assembly where the  it catches the firing pin, & operates. Ordered a batch of ammo to test. If it works, I doubt that I will use in competition, (it was butchered to carbine length).

Waiting on delivery of a new acquisition, 1871 Remington pistol
Recieved the 1871, ir is a work in progress, it is missing the Block & Sear spring. I think I found a source for the replacement. I figured at 50 cal center fire it would be 50/70, but the chamber isn't that long. An empty 50/70 sticks out 1/2". It appears the Spencer 56/50 will work. The picture of the 1871 below is with an empty 50/70 iin the chamber, also empty 56/50 side by side with the 50/70.

Dusty

[smoke]

got any pics of these projects...they sound pretty good!

[Pitspitr]

Brian
Those are really cool! I am looking forward to seeing the Remington sidearm

My winter projects are:
updating some of the GAF documents and finishing the GAF by-laws
Reloading ( I have almost all of the brass that takes small primers done)
Re-working the plumbing on the shower at Camp Scout
Writing the background data for the stages for the Grand Muster.
Getting my Spencer Carbine to cycle reliably
modifying my Blakesley so that it works reliably
Building a permanent actuator for the runner at fort hell

[Tascosa Joe]

Brian:
I hope you bring some of them to the NCOWS Convention for "Show and Tell".
Joe

[Dusty Tagalon]

Update on the 1871, I received & installed the new block & sear spring, functioning now. I will try it out this weekend.

30 gr APP, 365 gr bullet, larger recoil then I expected, but manageable. All 5 cases had a little bulge in the case. Figured out where the bulge came from, there was a patch of rust that is a minor pit for the case to expand into.

Dusty

[Seamus]

Could that 1871 be chambered in .50-45; the carbine round?

Seamus 

[Dusty Tagalon]

I now have my first 50/70 Maynard rounds that will fit my converted rifle, I will load up a few to tryout before ordering 80 more cases.

Bruan