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tinker
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Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire
01/09/08 03:11 AM

Lancaster-

Thanks for the comment and photograph.
Later today I will get some images up of the brass cases I've swaged and modified from Magtech 20b central fire brass.
I'll also try to get out to the machine shop and finish up my swaging die and get a couple images of it too.

Along with those I'll snap some shots of some variations of cases I've done for the sixteen bore rifles and my 'cup wad' (umbrella card for over the powder) punch and die set.

On Purdey's conical for the period, Unsworth's book The Early Purdeys features a series of photographs of a 20b SxS pinfire rifle from 1865. That rifle is shown with it's case and tooling, including a hollow-point bullet mould. Although there are a couple of images of the mould, there is no detail on the shape of the cavity, nor is there comment or image of a cast bullet or it's specifics (weight, diameter, exact configruation...)

I plan to write Mr Unsworth some time soon to tell him of the existence of this rifle and send him some images of it, also to ask if he can get me in touch with the owner of that other 20b Pinfire rifle so that I can either see the mould and/or get a couple of bullets thrown from it for examination.
That would be ideal.
Judging from images I've seen of other Purdey conicals from the period, I expect the bullet to have more of an acorn shape to the nose than the round 'cats head' design seen in our discussion on bore rifle and paradox cartridges.
We shall see.

Again, thanks for your input.

--Tinker

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Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	27/08/08 09:25 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	1980E26	27/08/08 11:08 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	27/08/08 12:25 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	mehulkamdar	29/08/08 05:45 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 04:19 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 04:30 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 04:48 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 04:58 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 05:06 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 05:27 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 05:40 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	29/08/08 05:48 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	peter	29/08/08 09:40 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	30/08/08 03:34 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	Sarg	30/08/08 08:15 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	30/08/08 10:33 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	mehulkamdar	31/08/08 03:54 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	lancaster	31/08/08 07:38 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	01/09/08 03:11 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	02/09/08 03:38 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	bpesteve	02/09/08 11:42 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	03/09/08 03:39 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	88MauSporter	08/09/08 07:22 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	08/09/08 08:03 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	17/09/08 08:34 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	17/09/08 10:08 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	17/09/08 10:33 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	CptCurl	17/09/08 10:55 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	17/09/08 12:47 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	peter	17/09/08 10:08 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	18/09/08 02:21 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	19/09/08 02:33 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	02/10/08 07:29 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	CptCurl	07/10/08 05:02 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	20/11/08 05:12 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	21/11/08 03:00 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	88MauSporter	21/11/08 03:42 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	21/11/08 04:02 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	22/11/08 01:43 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	93x64mm	19/10/14 09:19 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	19/10/14 01:23 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	19/10/14 01:41 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	bpesteve	03/09/08 04:16 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	06/09/08 07:37 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	bpesteve	07/09/08 12:00 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	07/09/08 02:07 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	bpesteve	07/09/08 02:46 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	07/09/08 08:20 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	DarylS	07/09/08 01:21 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	07/09/08 02:09 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	tinker	04/09/08 09:17 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	88MauSporter	28/08/08 11:19 AM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	CptCurl	28/08/08 08:46 PM
Re: Purdey 20b SxS Rifle, Pinfire	Sarg	27/08/08 10:47 AM

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