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Need help ID'ing a Rifle with FN Action
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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 1144657" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>Since it seems that we have found some folks that know about these things . . . want to take a crack at mine?</p><p></p><p>This Rifle was given to me when I joined the AF by a Man that was basically a 3rd Grandfather to me. He owned the small farm that I grew up on. This Rifle was given to him by a hunter that he'd allowed access for decades, but it came with no story and the giver has since passed. So, we know nothing about it, except for the markings that you can see. It's a .220 and it's Very accurate. As you can see on the barrel, it doesn't specifically state that it's a .220 Swift, which is how I have been loading for it. It occurred to me a few months ago that it might be some kind of a wildcat . . . Gulp!</p><p></p><p>Here's the problem, and the reason that I need to learn more about it. It's VERY hard on Brass Shoulders. I'm shooting 2 full grains under max suggested and the bases of my brass are showing No pressure signs. BUT, I have split 2 pieces of brass right down the side starting at the shoulder. I haven't shot it since the last occurrence as, obviously, that's quite concerning. I'm hoping that if I can learn more about this rifle, specifically how it was chambered, that maybe I can figure out how to load (or prep brass) for it so that I can enjoy shooting it. Like I said, it's very accurate. It's also a very special rifle to me, so I'd like to use it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for looking.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle201_zps75fngsko.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle201_zps75fngsko.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/bc87d39d-0747-4a1b-963a-b24b71d92aec_zpsu3kp6ke1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/bc87d39d-0747-4a1b-963a-b24b71d92aec_zpsu3kp6ke1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle205_zpsgipcyemz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle205_zpsgipcyemz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle203_zpsz4i0aykj.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle203_zpsz4i0aykj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle204_zpss4ftwfx6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle204_zpss4ftwfx6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 1144657, member: 92230"] Since it seems that we have found some folks that know about these things . . . want to take a crack at mine? This Rifle was given to me when I joined the AF by a Man that was basically a 3rd Grandfather to me. He owned the small farm that I grew up on. This Rifle was given to him by a hunter that he'd allowed access for decades, but it came with no story and the giver has since passed. So, we know nothing about it, except for the markings that you can see. It's a .220 and it's Very accurate. As you can see on the barrel, it doesn't specifically state that it's a .220 Swift, which is how I have been loading for it. It occurred to me a few months ago that it might be some kind of a wildcat . . . Gulp! Here's the problem, and the reason that I need to learn more about it. It's VERY hard on Brass Shoulders. I'm shooting 2 full grains under max suggested and the bases of my brass are showing No pressure signs. BUT, I have split 2 pieces of brass right down the side starting at the shoulder. I haven't shot it since the last occurrence as, obviously, that's quite concerning. I'm hoping that if I can learn more about this rifle, specifically how it was chambered, that maybe I can figure out how to load (or prep brass) for it so that I can enjoy shooting it. Like I said, it's very accurate. It's also a very special rifle to me, so I'd like to use it. Thanks for looking. [URL=http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle201_zps75fngsko.jpg.html][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle201_zps75fngsko.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/bc87d39d-0747-4a1b-963a-b24b71d92aec_zpsu3kp6ke1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/bc87d39d-0747-4a1b-963a-b24b71d92aec_zpsu3kp6ke1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle205_zpsgipcyemz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle205_zpsgipcyemz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle203_zpsz4i0aykj.jpg.html][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle203_zpsz4i0aykj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s170.photobucket.com/user/lckytylr/media/Rifle204_zpss4ftwfx6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/lckytylr/Rifle204_zpss4ftwfx6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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