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Only a few days now before the rebarrelled Martini is ready from the gunsmith! I have had a new Walther 577 barrel fitted to a MH frame and chambered for 577 Snider. Cases have been formed from 24ga brass shotshells and 615gn bullets cast ready to load!   Have a nice piece of euro walnut for a new stock to complete the project.  Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | ||
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Bad Ass, awesome project! You've got to keep us up on the progress. Who made your reamer? With a true .577 barrel you'll have all sorts of molds to choose from, not that that beauty in the photo won't do. I think you'll end up with a hell of a buffalo and pig swatter when she's all finished. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Looks like a great project. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | |||
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Hmmm... I was thinking Grey Goose with a splash of very dry vermouth and a couple of jalapeno stuffed olives! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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The barrel is new and of known dimensions .575 and .585. PG&T made the reamer based on those dimensions and the bullet mould by Cast Bullet Engineering here in Australia casts .588 without sizing. Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | |||
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BAW who's doing the stock? Cheers, Chris DRSS | |||
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My two hands!  Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | |||
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What pressure will you be running the 24 gauge shells at? 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Black powder loads only approx. 20,000CUP I have been using these cases in a 577/450 Martini with 80gn FFG without problems. I made my own set of form dies from an old bit of muzzleloader barrel.   Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | |||
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Bad Ass, I assume you are referring to Pacific Tool and Gauge, Dave Kiff's operation? He's just 30 minutes from me. I spent a very pleasant hour with him a couple of years back as he took measurements from a very rare .40-90 Peabody What Cheer cartridge a collector graciously loaned me.   There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I received the barrelled action and that 58cal barrel is a monster at 31"long, 1.25" diameter at the receiver and 0.9" at the muzzle. Just 2 days and I can fire it!  Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | |||
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