What Kinda bullet weights and balistics we talking here that sounds kinda cool! I would like to see a pic of that .14 next to something for size reference. What do you use it for?
I do 30 Herrett, 357 Herrett, I make 375 winchester brass from 30-30, I form 8mm mauser, 6.5mm Sweedish mauser, 7.7 jap from 30-06 brass. I formed some 375 H&H magnum brass from 300 Weatherby magnum when I couldn't get it, I have formed 7.62X25 from both 223 and 38 spl. I had to turn the rim down and cut the extractor grouve using the 38 spl brass. Many years ago, I built a 22 flea. That was a 32acp necked down to 223 diameter. It was based on a Star, Model SI. Had great difficulty getting it to feed reliably. Wildcatting is fun if you do it at your own pace.. Blitzfike
D&T, you got's to tell us more! Like, who makes a .14 caliber bullet? No, I don't want one, just being nosy. It sounds fascinating.
I always thought the 6mm Thermos Bottle was a most interesting thing to look at. .416 Rigby cut down, necked down to 6mm. http://www.reloadersnest.com/frontpage.asp?CaliberID=292
That is one strange looking cartridge.
I just looked at the Reeds webpage. They make 10, 12 and 14 caliber bullets. I had no idea anyone made stuff that small. Or anyone wanted stuff that small. I'd love to shoot some of these things.
D&T I found your site and a pic of the 243 White Express. Wow! It looks like a monster. Can you give us some spec's? Speed? What powders does it shoot? How many grains? I saw that it is a re-chambered 243 does it require a long action?
I'm seriously considering having a .22-243 middlested built. But I've currently got other irons in the fire. A 6.5 weatherby also would be awesome to have. I currently only have a .257 stw (7stw case necked down to .257) that I shoot some but throat life is short ! Me and my dad loaded for 7stw when you still had to form cases from 8mm rem mag. But now factory ammo is available and it is still one hell of a round. A few years ago had a barrel built for a .30 stw and now the 300 rum is commonplace and much more efficient and easier on throats. But "oddball" calibers have and always will be my love. When I have to rebarrel my pet swift might go with Roy weatherby's original wildcat and build it back as a .220 weatherby rocket. .220 swift case with the "double radius shoulder". And more case capacity. Oh the possibilities are endless. Just wish my money was too.
6mm thermos is way cool ... maybe 243 WSSM was based on same idea?
D&T - you got some nice rigs ... do you ever compete?
D&T - you got some nice rigs ... do you ever compete?
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Have a 22-243 and 6.5-06 right now; really like the 22-243 for predator ncalling, shootig a 55 gr Berger out of it @ 3840 fps range. Just got the 6.5-06 setup, shooting a 123 gr A max in it at 3000+. Killed a nice buck with it so far.
