On Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:51:53 AM Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 5/23/2012 11:03 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:42:23 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > >> On 5/23/2012 9:42 PM, gene heskett wrote: > >>> BP nipples using #209 primer > >> > >> That certainly was a "shot in the dark" given the nature of this > >> group, Gene. I'd think there are gunsmithing and shooting groups > >> online that are better able to answer. > >> > >> Just for grins, I stuck the above line into Google and got back pages > >> of hits. Most, I'm sure, aren't the specific answer to your specific > >> question, but it shows there's lots else is out there on sites with > >> root names like knightrifles.com, gunloads.com, thehighroad.org, > >> mlagb.com, tcarms.com, ammosmith.com, thefiringline.com, > >> huntingnet.com. > >> > >> Good luck. > > > > So did I Kent (Google that is), lots of hits, but mostly SWAG's. I am > > inclined to give the 5 hole design a 2nd try, but with #74 holes > > instead of #68's, as that seems to have all the quacks and waddles of > > a duck called too much. We'll see as soon as the weather clears and > > its not the weekend. There is a small, very old but well maintained, > > cemetery across the parking lot from the range and a notice hanging > > on a roof support post that it will be closed Sunday and Monday out > > of respect for the cemetery visitors. > > > > One thing that seems to run a common thread is the requirement for a > > rigid, low headspace support behind the #209 primer, like the Omega > > has. It closes on the primer, holding it solidly with no headspace at > > all. Anything that allows primer gasses another exit besides the > > flash hole(s) seems to be considered very poor form. And this one > > will need a latch designed to catch and hold the striker in the fired > > position before that no leakage condition will be a reality. > > > > As for the blowback, I think the latch is the best solution, short of > > declaring this particular design a total loss. I've got too much time > > in carving not one, but 2 stocks for it over the years I've had it, > > and I like my artwork. Maple, thumbhole style, cherry grip& tip > > caps, thick recoil pad, the obvious giveaway is the BP ramrod hanging > > under the barrel, otherwise it looks like a pretty modern gun. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > And of course Dave did answer your query, which proves once again the > breadth of knowledge in this group. > And precisely the reason I asked here before trying to filter some meaning out of the google returns.
> I never had a hankering for BP long guns but there sure are a lot of > enthusiasts in this area of Western MD, Northern VA, and WV. There's no > shortage of volunteers for any battlefield reenactment. > > The latch sounds like a good idea (I hate thinking about anything, > striker, gas, or otherwise, kicking toward your face) but I have no idea > how hard it will be to implement. That detail seems easy enough at first thought. The devil of course is in the details. Like how sharp will my drill bits have to be to bore the pivot pin hole the catch latch will pivot on vertically thru the side of the action. And how to keep it from sticking out like a sore thumb, even uglier than the bolt release on the left side of a P-17 action. Its like a lot of my thought projects, the first step is getting off my duff with intentions of doing it. ;-) > Now BP cannons I could see myself getting involved with...kind of an > East Coast mythbuster...making smoke and noise in equal quantities and > bouncing cannonballs through peoples' backdoors. Heck, they even get > paid to do it. > > Regards, > Kent > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> I'd rather be led to hell than managed to heavan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
