| buckstix |
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| 27/12/20 07:02 AM |
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Re: Another Most Interesting Rook Rifle - Mini-Snyder 360 #5 cal
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That sounds like a wonderful collection of fun shooters.
Hello 85 lc,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes ....!
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NICE rifle, buckstix. Imagine, a hooked breech on a ctg. action. Amazing!
That stock is REALLY dark. Makes me wonder if it was refinished at some point and was stained.
Hello Daryl_S,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, the hook breech is fascinating. No, the stock has not been refinished. It is very dark from age. And, my camera flash doesn't do well with high contrast black/white. I'll try to take some pictures in the sunlight.
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Really neat little rifle - and yes that hook-breech is a really cool feature.
Fun!
Hello tinker,
Thanks for the reply. This should be fun to shoot, and I'll be shooting it in about an hour.
Fortunately the 360 No.5 Rook cartridge is nearly identical to the 38 Long Colt cartridge. That's what I used for reloading. About 3 dozen years ago I purchased a 38 cal Hollow Base Heel Bullet swage die from Corbin. With this die I can insert a standard .357 dia lead bullet, pull the handle, and out comes the Hollow Base Heel bullet. In this case I wanted a 115 grain bullet, so I started with a Speer 158 grain round nose lead bullet. These are fully coated with a wax type lubricant. I snipped-off about 25 grains and inserted the shortened bullet into the swage die. When you pull the handle, it squeezes the bullet into shape, and bleeds off excess lead through 3 tiny bleed holes in the die.
Out comes a perfect heel bullet with a base dia. of .357 and a forward dia. of .375". Bullets are loaded over 2.5g of Trail Boss powder.
Pictures below show the process ..... now off to the range.
