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Where is everybody getting these? I have been using dacron but must confess that the "pillow fight aftermath" look leaves much to be desired. Thanks. Mike | ||
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You can e-mail Kynoch directly (kynamco@aol.com) and they will send some to you. Trader Keith's (www.traderkeith.com) also carries them. -Steve --------  www.zonedar.com If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning DRSS C&H 475 NE -------- | |||
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Thanks so much. Mike | |||
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I have several sheets of the foam here at my house in Houston. Trying to get machine time to make the tool steel cutters for the 400-500 size. Mike all I need is an address and I'll send ya some. Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Rusty: I was glad to meet you on the DRSS Hunt in Brady,TX and look for ward to going in January. I was hoping if I could buy some foam fillers to use in both my 45-70 Mauser Bolt and a Ruger #3 45-70 and .470 NE I just bought. I can't seem to get any #2 Kynock here in the states. Please advise if you have some and what the cost will be. Thanks in advance..Robert Studen | |||
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Mike, I get mine from Trader Keith's he seems to always have them in stock. #2's are what you need for the 500 and #3's for the 505. I cut mine in half for the loads I use with R-15. Dirk "An individual with experience is never at the mercies of an individual with an argument" | |||
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Dirk: Thanks for the info. I called them a few days ago and they ar all out of #2's and it will be about 3-4 weeks before they get any back in. It's on order. I was hoping for a quick fix until the ship comes in. Thanks again | |||
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It figures, the time I tell you Trader Keith's seem to always have them in stock, THEIR OUT OF STOCK  "An individual with experience is never at the mercies of an individual with an argument" | |||
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I have sent a inquiry as I have never had a chance to handle one of the foam wads and want to see what kind of foam they are made from. I have several density’s of foam but want to duplicate the originals as close as possible. Dirk isn’t that the way it goes some times……  Bill Member DSC,DRSS,NRA,TSRA A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -Mark Twain There ought to be one day - just one – when there is open season on Congressmen. ~Will Rogers~ | |||
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My foam guy said the Kynoch wads were a polyurethane foam. I cut the #3 with a 9/16 punch, the #2 with a 11/16 punch. The punches are standard arch type punches available from most industrial hardware stores. Dave | |||
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I purchased a bunch of foam sheets and BobC found a punch set that I can, with a rubber mallet and a wood backer punch out plugs in a hurry! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Rusty: Where can I buy the sheets of foam to make 45-70 and .470NE loads fillers. What weight should they be when finished. I want to make #2 style fillers. What thickness should the material be and proper cutter size to get for "cookie cutting" the fillers. Thanks in advance. | |||
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What size are y'all using for your 450/400s - Size 1 is .300 to .400 and Size 2 is .400 to .500? Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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I took an old steel golf club shaft, cut it about 6" long from the butt (grip) end and slightly beveled (sharpened) it. It is .62" in diameter and REAL thin-walled. A couple of quick twists in the chosen foam...presto and perfect foam wad. And yes....among my other talents....I am a pretty fair golfer  .Gary DRSS NRA Lifer SCI DSC | |||
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Rusty, Use a spent case, sharpened with a deburring tool on on the wifes bread board, wack it with a hammer and presto a correct foam plug..Do it in the closet so she doesn't catch you at it.... A 45-70 case works as well, maybe better. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Can some one tell me the thickness of the foam fillers your finished product with the "cookie cutter" method will be and approx weight in grains I should expect. Every body on the forum has wonderful ideas as to the size in diameter, but unless I missed the page the thickness and weight was on. I don't have a clue. Thanks in advance. Robert Studen | |||
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One inch thick. Weight not critical. Foam wad should be a little larger in diameter than the case. Dave | |||
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I have used 3 different densitys/thickness of foam/ I cut them out with a sharpened [with a chamfer tool] 50 BMG case. As long as the foam is of larger diameter than the inside of your case, and is compressed between the bullet and powder you will be ok. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Thanks for the information it is quite helpful. | |||
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So in a 450#2 where I put in 5 grs of dacron... Now with foam do I use enough foam to fill the remaining case from neck downwards to powder?? Mike | |||
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I've always been curious about these fillers... Don;t they partially melt and leave goo in the bore? I'm plebeian when it comes to DR reloading but I would think 'wadding' other than a fairly stout cotton would melt a bit. Show me the light... _Baxter | |||
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retriever You want the foam to be long enough to be compressed by the bullet against ther powder. Baxter I have recovered after firing, all 3 of ther different types of foam that I have used. None have shown any signs of melting, which actually did suprise me. Also I can detect no foam residue in the bbls. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Mike, Take a case with powder in it and tuck the DACRON in it with a unsharpened wood pencil or dowl rod until it is packed lightly snug half way up the neck, then weigh the DACRON and you have your load, all the wads will weigh the same from then on as you have established your needed weight..The bullet will pack it some more and it should come out on the ground upon firing, in a nice clean round plug...Tell C hello. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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