Home made f.l. bushing die project

[GLWenzl]

Nice work and a neat project! I’m working on something similar, only a rimmed version of the 243 on my TCR.

[georgeld]

Enjoy seeing others projects.
That's "fine work" Al.

How's it shoot now? Any chrony info?

Thanks for sharing with us.

[17VLD]

Great to see a neat project come together.I really appreciate seeing a nice falling block rifle.
Matt

[Tparrish]

You do good work sir.

Tom

[Al Nyhus]

Thanks for the nice comments.

I'm really a hacker on a lathe and mill but manage to get done what's needed. Stan Ware was a good teacher and gave me some good basics along with enough slack in the rope to let me get into trouble and learn how to get back out of it. Stan and I had traveled together to an NBRSA Benchrest tournament in Desoto Kansas and getting there a day early, we stopped at a machine tool sales room. There was a little 110V bench top lathe there for sale and I was giving it the eye. A little while later, Stan walked over and said "Back your truck up to the door. You're hauling this thing home for me."

Fast forward three days and we're back at my place where Stan had parked his truck. I asked him if he wanted the lathe in first before his guns and gear and he replied. "It's staying here with you. Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas. Don't hurt yourself!"

Stan in his 'Shootin' Shack'.

[flyrod]

Nice work; thanks for sharing! I've made a lot of my own dies and these days I'm lazier and I mostly use the lee threaded die bodies. This means I don't have to turn the threads and lot of the cylindrical guts become somewhat interchangeable too. Forming dies can become sizing dies for the same cartridge with a little swap of the insert, etc.

[sgtg]

Ya good work, fun stuff. I told myself I wasn't going to make any more wildcats but here I am again bought some barrel extensions for AR15 so thread them up screw them together ream them(to a wildcat of course ) then make a die.
Too much fun.

[georgeld]

Wow, you can't beat a buddy like that!
How about a picture of the toy?

Back in '65 I ran a lathe for a living at a big machine shop.
15 or so lathes and mills each all lined up with a 6' aisle between 'em.
Then the plant shut down and I couldn't find a machining job to
save my butt. Next thing I ended up doing was driving a cement mixer truck.
Then on the long haul in a semi.

About ten years ago when I just happened to have the money for once
I saw an ad in the paper for a Enco 13"x 40". bought it for $1200. Am sure
I've bought twice that in tooling for it since.

I'm so out of practice running one I'm lost much of the time. Though when
I feel good enough to stand by it, I do turn a few things.

Just turned my second tapered revolver barrel. First one, I got the bit ground
so well it didn't even need polishing. This time it was better than 400 grit.
Though needed some power sanding done I don't have tools to do.
Tried 400 grit paper but that was too rough for the job I'd gotten done.

Just got the Blackhawk back today from a pistol smith that finished it up.
Nice looking gun.

Believe I'm about ready to turn a rifle barrel on it next whenever. I haven't
figured the threading system out yet, or likely could finish one up.

Like sex or shooting it just takes practice Al.

[Kiwishooter]

Originally Posted by georgeld

Wow, you can't beat a buddy like that!
How about a picture of the toy?

Back in '65 I ran a lathe for a living at a big machine shop.
15 or so lathes and mills each all lined up with a 6' aisle between 'em.
Then the plant shut down and I couldn't find a machining job to
save my butt. Next thing I ended up doing was driving a cement mixer truck.
Then on the long haul in a semi.

About ten years ago when I just happened to have the money for once
I saw an ad in the paper for a Enco 13"x 40". bought it for $1200. Am sure
I've bought twice that in tooling for it since.

I'm so out of practice running one I'm lost much of the time. Though when
I feel good enough to stand by it, I do turn a few things.

Just turned my second tapered revolver barrel. First one, I got the bit ground
so well it didn't even need polishing. This time it was better than 400 grit.
Though needed some power sanding done I don't have tools to do.
Tried 400 grit paper but that was too rough for the job I'd gotten done.

Just got the Blackhawk back today from a pistol smith that finished it up.
Nice looking gun.

Believe I'm about ready to turn a rifle barrel on it next whenever. I haven't
figured the threading system out yet, or likely could finish one up.

Like sex or shooting it just takes practice Al.

If Al shows us a pic of his lathe, how about a pic of your lathe George?

[Kiwishooter]

Originally Posted by Al Nyhus

Thanks for the nice comments.

I'm really a hacker on a lathe and mill but manage to get done what's needed. Stan Ware was a good teacher and gave me some good basics along with enough slack in the rope to let me get into trouble and learn how to get back out of it. Stan and I had traveled together to an NBRSA Benchrest tournament in Desoto Kansas and getting there a day early, we stopped at a machine tool sales room. There was a little 110V bench top lathe there for sale and I was giving it the eye. A little while later, Stan walked over and said "Back your truck up to the door. You're hauling this thing home for me."

Fast forward three days and we're back at my place where Stan had parked his truck. I asked him if he wanted the lathe in first before his guns and gear and he replied. "It's staying here with you. Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas. Don't hurt yourself!"

Stan in his 'Shootin' Shack'.

Al I never met Stan but I sure did read about him, thanks for the photo.
Something I've been meaning to ask you how long have/were you drag racing for?.......Kiwi