Mojave Lever Crew - Roll Call!

[pennstater]

This thing still alive?

[Spyder]

My heart monitor says so, although the beeps are irregular.

[splithoof]

This thing still alive?

Sometimes…

[Killer Bee]

This thing still alive?

site is, I've been wondering about our members tho

still a regular tab in my phone-puter so I stop by once or twice a day anxiously anticipating new posts


been a little chilly in these parts lately and days it warms up are a little mucky still while snow thaws so haven't been out.

I am rearranging and reorganizing my safes, adding some lighting, etc. so had to move everything out to temp hiding spot

few of the levers in this corner

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[Calif Hunter]

Not lever-related, but....I just got my .257 Wthby Vanguard back from ER Shaw custom with a new 7.5" twist barrel. With the Weatherby freebore, I am anxious to try out the new long, heavy .257" bullets. I hope that these long bullets at a fairly high velocity will be great for long range shooting. I wonder if I can find any loads for those? Or will I have to (cautiously!) work up my own?

[splithoof]

Not lever-related, but....I just got my .257 Wthby Vanguard back from ER Shaw custom with a new 7.5" twist barrel. With the Weatherby freebore, I am anxious to try out the new long, heavy .257" bullets. I hope that these long bullets at a fairly high velocity will be great for long range shooting. I wonder if I can find any loads for those? Or will I have to (cautiously!) work up my own?

I’d make my own. Going to all the effort to have a qualified gunsmith fit a new barrel, chamber and headspace, trim to length, crown and possibly thread deserves the very best ammunition tailored for that one barrel.

[ar15barrels]

I’d make my own. Going to all the effort to have a qualified gunsmith fit a new barrel, chamber and headspace, trim to length, crown and possibly thread deserves the very best ammunition tailored for that one barrel.

I read his post as being that he was going to reload and his "I wonder if I can find any loads for those? Or will I have to (cautiously!) work up my own?" refers to load data.
If he "found a load for those", it would be published data, not a box of loaded ammo.
If he "worked up his own", it would be building his own load data by loading and test firing until his desired results are obtained.

I would add that a good alternate solution would be an internal ballistics program such as Quickload would help narrow it down to a couple good powder choices and to simulate good starting loads.

[Calif Hunter]

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Randall is right - I will load my own.

With the new BS law about "pre-cursor" parts, it seems you can no longer just order a barrel and have it shipped to you. You can send your serialized action and have a new barrel installed and have it returned directly to you. So long a the barrel is attached to a serialized receiver, it can be shipped without the hurdles imposed by the new law.

[ar15barrels]

With the new BS law about "pre-cursor" parts, it seems you can no longer just order a barrel and have it shipped to you. You can send your serialized action and have a new barrel installed and have it returned directly to you. So long a the barrel is attached to a serialized receiver, it can be shipped without the hurdles imposed by the new law.

There is a C&R exemption for C&R licensees if the barrel could possibly fit a C&R gun.
Barrel blanks could certainly fall under this because a blank can be machined to fit almost any action assuming the blank is large enough at the breech.
Once you have the barrel blank in your hands, there's no requirement that you actually have it fitted to a C&R action.

[splithoof]

I read his post as if he was looking to buy factory ammunition that might be suitable, and absent that, he would load his own.

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There is a C&R exemption for C&R licensees if the barrel could possibly fit a C&R gun.
Barrel blanks could certainly fall under this because a blank can be machined to fit almost any action assuming the blank is large enough at the breech.
Once you have the barrel blank in your hands, there's no requirement that you actually have it fitted to a C&R action.

Super handy information to know. Not that it will make most vendors be willing to ship, but for private transactions it might be useful. Appreciate it!