It just was not right!!

[Britsmoothy]

BIG mistake there mate ... you shudda necked down a 303 Enfield and filed off the bloody rim! Lord Nelson would be ashamed of you

Half German, had to be a Mauser case

 

[hanshi]

SACRILEGE!

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Really? That bad?

 

[hanshi]

I've actually done that more times than I can even begin to remember. And this is with no restrictions except money.

 

[Griz44Mag]

So Brit, did you drill and thread the your rod end for use with accessories?

 

[Trot]

Some years ago I got a used H&R Springfield Stalker that had a homemade ramrod. The tip was a .38 special cartridge case but it had a LIVE primer in it! Don't know if you could ram it hard enough to set off the primer, but that didn't seem like a good idea to me and quickly got rid of it!

 

[Britsmoothy]

So Brit, did you drill and thread the your rod end for use with accessories?

No sir. Never needed a screw or swab with this gun. Forgot to add powder once but I got it out with powder.
I'm never far from home.

 

[Logcutter]

I like it. I use .38 special cases on the ball starters Ive made.

 

[Carbon 6]

I like it. I use .38 special cases on the ball starters Ive made.

Done the same with .357

 

[Bassdog1]

My powder measure for small bores are trimmed down 357 cases and I make powder funnels for my 32 by cutting the end off of 243 cases and using a chamfer to smooth the edges. The 243 case slips over the powder filled 357 measure and the neck fits into the barrel end.

 

[Carbon 6]

It's ironic that many of us would have trouble shooting our muzzleloaders if it weren't for the invention of the self-contained metallic cartridge.

 

[Eterry]

They are still on the Delrin rod.
I just fancied my own touch.

Brit, I'm afraid you borrowed that "touch" from our elders...
The William Moore shotgun i bought has an old UPC 30WCF case for the tip. The cartridge dates to the early 1900, I'm told.

My 20 bore had no tip to speak of... making it impossible to seat a wad.
I used a 303 British case to form the tip... thought you'd like that!!

I'll tell you what... just for you I'll get my SMLE out of the safe and cradle it a while...
Cheers!

 

[Britsmoothy]

Brit, I'm afraid you borrowed that "touch" from our elders...
The William Moore shotgun i bought has an old UPC 30WCF case for the tip. The cartridge dates to the early 1900, I'm told.

My 20 bore had no tip to speak of... making it impossible to seat a wad.
I used a 303 British case to form the tip... thought you'd like that!!

I'll tell you what... just for you I'll get my SMLE out of the safe and cradle it a while...
Cheers!

Lol.....
I was looking for a 30/30 case. I shot a lot of 30/30 but could I heck find a case lying around!
Not to worry.
A piece of ivory would of been nice!

 

[sawyer04]

I've done that in the past; used pistol cartridge cases, but if you could find such a thing, I suspect that it might be a gaoling offense, if the constable were to note it.
Still, a good solution you've worked.

I save and capture all the spent cartridge cases I can for ram rods, powder measures and inlays. Fortunate enough to have good hickory on my place. I cut splits and pull them through a sizer. I pin rod ends as I don't trust the epoxy.

 

[Griz44Mag]

I save and capture all the spent cartridge cases I can for ram rods, powder measures and inlays. Fortunate enough to have good hickory on my place. I cut splits and pull them through a sizer. I pin rod ends as I don't trust the epoxy.

I collect all my spent cases too. But I just fill them back up and use them again, and again, and again......
(Dang, not supposed to talk about that.......)