DBCstm handmade build... Finished Light w/stand end of thread 6-21-13

thats what i was thinking... just have a 3" head machined out of copper and all pieces threaded, and claim i did it by hand with a precision file

The “rusty version” is a dummy round, made without the Berdan primer pocket and with 3 holes in the cartridge case. Probably made for training purposes to simulate actual weight and feel. So, it’ll be a polished brass case with polished copper bullet. Speaking of the bullet that thing is massive! There’s enough lead in there to balance a truck wheel! lol Thinking that I’ll remove the lead to lighten the load, we’ll see. Might melt the lead out of the copper bullet, then fill it with JB Weld mixed with the brass that came out of the primer pocket, this would give it extra strength for drilling and tapping to put a bolt in it for…but I digress…

I thought if I had it made at the machine shop down the road, then marked it up a bit with the “precision file” it’d be all right? No? LOL. This one’s gonna be difficult all the way it appears. That would have to be the case, of course, for my 1st attempt. :wink:

We’ve got til October to finish this, don’t we?

And only gimped up Aussies are allowed to break the rules, ROFLMAO

Looking good. I’ve never seen a 50 calibre round but if you go to youtube, they certainly pack some recoil.

Government brass will almost always have two holes in the primer pocket and the primer is crimped, I think. Not just pressed in like us civvies do. Foy has pressed a lot of ammo over the years and I don't even bother with military brass.

rockchuckerFoy

You are making things too hard on yourself. If you had just whacked the primer with a hammer/nail, you could have killed (at least) two birds with one stone… the primer would then be inert and the bullet would have removed itself. J)

Probably three birds, maybe more. I like your pics better than mine.

The TexasPyro way would have added me, the cop and his son to birds killed! :stuck_out_tongue:

The primer cup was a byat*h to get out. Then the strike post was very solid as well. But that’s all done and the TIR is fitted, sitting slightly recessed into the casing. :wink:

Thanks RBD, still using the point-n-shoot, will break out the big guns when it’s finished (if that happens)

Have more pics, not at my computer. Will update later today.

That is really something else. I am so glad you guys took up the challenge. We are getting to see some great ideas!!

…wait for it….

Discharged!

:slight_smile:

Thanks O-L, prec8 it.

I love your parting off tool. Its not dissimilar to mine except mines a 9’’ version. To hold the TIR in, if you have a small enough cut off disc you can cut a groove with it and insert a round piece if wire. I found the large spring off P60 pills work great cut to the right length.

Neat idea, was planning on gluing it in for the seal. To do the ring, I’d have to inset the TIR that much further, and THAT would not be easy! The deeper inside that taper cut goes, the more difficult it is to cut without getting into the top squared cut. I found a tool today that might work for that, would have to resize the tool’s diameter but I’ve been making tools along the way so what the heck! lol My metal cutting hole saw is missing it’s mount. So I had to find a fine thread bolt that would fit it, clean the threads on that with a NuTrix thread file, cut the hex head down to round to fit inside the 7/8” hole saw, then cut notches in the side of that now round head to enable me to get needle nosed pliers on it to tighten it inside the hole saw. This, so that I could mount it in my cordless drill. Did I mention it’s 105º? Might’ve lost a few pounds today, it’s 95 on the back porch where I’m working, doing all this on a patio table with a glass top. Uh, It’s, well, kind of a mess at the moment. :slight_smile:

We live in the country, it’s a solid 45 minute trip to town and back, if I can find the part I need in one stop. So I improvise. Hate buying a tool for a job that I’ll use once. Or may not use again for years, ya know?

My Dremel tool was bought in 1995, I have no idea what I’d do without it.

Pics added to post #2 of today’s work, y’all have a good evening/day/whatever (I’ll be toasting y’all with a drink this PM for sure!) :slight_smile:

Just talking to myself again and thought if the spring was to big in wire diameter a key ring of the right diameter cut would do the same thing with a tiny groove. Its lookin good. To pitch in for your effort l’ll help you out and have a few ales as well. :beer:

You’re all heart! Bottoms up!

I’ll bring the popcorn.

Wow! Great job and great progress. That is going to be a truly amazing mod

So I put the pill in the head and glued in the threads. Tested it with my DMM on an AW Protected 14500 and get .05A Low, .65A Med, and 2.16A on High. Reasonable numbers for that cell, and probably better for the emitter than 3A.

Edit: How about .05A Lo, .75A Med, and 2.51A on Hi with an Efest 10440 cell. :slight_smile:

Awesome, awesome, and awesome! I’m impressed by everything, but the threaded connection is particularly sweet. Keep at ’er!

Much appreciated.

Wow! Great job centering the parts. I feel your pain, many’s the hour I’ve spent sanding and filing but that’s what hand work is. :~ I see the finger saving drill powered sanding reamer there. A lifesaver if you ask me. :bigsmile: