Recent content by big wally

Hi Randy. Sorry if i turned the site into a gunsmithing site but any gun shooting site is a part gunsmithing site members need to know about saftey and pressures ect the actial shooting of the gun is only a small part of the enjoyment of hunting I have had a good few tips and sugestions from...

If i touch reciever or bolt it will alter the rim/head space i have set up with my 17A/H and thats a no.no.no. At the moment the 22H stainless heavy barrel is redundant i cant see me using it again in its present form. I dont have the 17A/H gun at this moment its on loan to my gamekepper friend...

Yes we little Welsh buggers get everywhere dont we my nephew has come to live over the pond after marring an American girl they live in Bradford Vermont. and Mark dont shoot but his wife Shelby,s family are big hunters Wally

What the hell is 100degrees i dont think i have ever been in anything over 80 degrees and if i am all the family will be standing around holding flowers and hopefully crying and asking have you found his money yet. Wally

Yes i was talking about bottleneck cases namely 17A/H and 22"K"Hornet, Althouh i have been a re-loader for about 30 years have not gone that deep into it i load very conservitly I started with a 222 then a 22H then a 243 back to hornet and nown 17A/H and thinking about a 22"K" now. My 17A/H is a...

Ok you got me on that i expect my rifle barrels to last thousands of rounds and even when the groups open up they will still be game getters. I cant see myself ever buying a gun that will need a new barrel at 1,000 rounds so i stuck my oar in and never been in a boat like that. Sorry. Wally

What is the use of fireing a charge of powder into the air or a wad of cornflower and paper either if you want to make a bang use a air filled paper bag. Use a proper loaded cartridge on paper or on game and have fun doing it. If nothing else the practice has got to help your grouping or game...

I did see a photo of a brake that had been left on when fireforming with tissue paper as a wad. It was not a pretty sight. Wally

When fireforming my 17A/H from 22Hornet brass i use the identical load as my hunting ammo but i am not loading up to max i load for accuracy and my fireform loads shoot to same P O I as my hunting ammo. I tried a lower charge but the shoulders did not seem as sharp as needed. Wally

When fireforming my 17A/H from 22Hornet brass i use the identical load as my hunting ammo but i am not loading up to max i load for accuracy and my fireform loads shoot to same P O I as my hunting ammo. I tried a lower charge but the shoulders did not seem as sharp as needed. Wally

Did not see it myself but he said in his opinion there was not enough thread contact with the two halfs of the bolt and he was glad he only had it a short time before it broke. First chance i get i will ask him for more details but not shooting the estate now to near the end of the season and...

He had only had the gun 7 weeks and the bolt came apart at the threads he took it back to the retail shop for repair and was told that Edgar Brothers the inporter had already had three other guns with the same problem so he rejected the gun and got a refund. HE realy liked the calibre since he...

Brian my gamekepper friend whoes bolt came apart on his Savage 17Hornet sent it back and found out that 3 others had been returned with the same problem so he has rejected the gun and found a BSA 22Hornet and is having it re-barreled in 17Hornet. Wally

Already got them in the UK and almost identicle to my 17A/H in a Ruger 77/22H chassis ie 3,650ft/sec pushing a 20grV/M. But a gamekeeper friend of mine who has a Savage heavy barreled composit stocked one has just had his bolt come apart in his hand when ejecting a fired case. He is in love...

Surely any excess pressure sign is a advance warning of impending doom and should be investigated. An increase in case size just ahead of the crouve or rim is an indication of excess pressure or an oversized chamber. An increase in case length every shot could be an over pressure load or a badly...