The firearm thread

**Indiana_Jones** · 3rd September 2009, 21:48

Damn it, too many toys and not enough cash.

Got a few ideas of what I want next..........

-Indy

**Indiana_Jones** · 3rd September 2009, 22:14

mmmmmmmmmm

7.62x54R tempts me again lol

-Indy

**jono035** · 3rd September 2009, 23:23

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

7.62x54R tempts me again

Well you're set up to reload it now, so you might as well *shrug*

**Indiana_Jones** · 3rd September 2009, 23:24

Originally Posted by jono035

Well you're set up to reload it now, so you might as well *shrug*

You'd make a terrible accountant lol

-Indy

**jono035** · 4th September 2009, 08:00

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

You'd make a terrible accountant lol

-Indy

so true, so very true...

**jono035** · 4th September 2009, 09:29

Well, a tennis ball is 67mm in diameter and a beer can is 65-66mm, so pretty much dead on 2.6".

A 12-pounder Napoleon Cannon Model 1857 has a bore diameter of 4.6" so we're at roughly 1/2 scale which would be a 1/4 weight cannon and projectile for a 160kg cannon, 1m long muzzle and 1.7kg ball...

**The Pastor** · 4th September 2009, 10:21

1/2 scale? nah bigger is good!

on a side note, i have just paid for my reloading setup, coming in from the states at around $380 including the dies
Cheapest in nz would of been $400-500

**ManDownUnder** · 4th September 2009, 10:27

Originally Posted by renegade master

1/2 scale? nah bigger is good!

on a side note, i have just paid for my reloading setup, coming in from the states at around $380 including the dies
Cheapest in nz would of been $400-500

Brilliant - who'd you get those from?

**jono035** · 4th September 2009, 10:29

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Brilliant - who'd you get those from?

Yeah, and what is the setup, what are you getting with that?

Edit: Yeah, bigger is good, but a 700kg cannon might not be the best place to start... That can always be cannon #2... In fact, perhaps the first one should be something that will fire a golf ball.

**ManDownUnder** · 4th September 2009, 10:40

Originally Posted by jono035

Yeah, and what is the setup, what are you getting with that?

Edit: Yeah, bigger is good, but a 700kg cannon might not be the best place to start... That can always be cannon #2... In fact, perhaps the first one should be something that will fire a golf ball.

Yup - start with the ammo I reckon, something small and cheap. Ball bearings if you can source them (being an exact size...) or projectiles you can cast then size.

Learn you lessons with that, and any failures will be small(er)...

Don't go a for a cannon with a thumbhole in the woodword though - they're E-cat

**The Pastor** · 4th September 2009, 10:48

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...sku=0000690030

thats the kit i got with the dies and shell holders - is there anything else i need? (apart from the 3p's?)

**jono035** · 4th September 2009, 11:37

Originally Posted by renegade master

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...sku=0000690030

thats the kit i got with the dies and shell holders - is there anything else i need? (apart from the 3p's?)

Nope, that kit is the same as the Lee 50th Anniversary kit ($250), so I'm getting that, dies ($90), a tumbler and separator kit ($200), Inertia bullet puller ($40) and some loaded round boxes...

Seems like the same price to me but I'm getting 9mm dies which must be pretty common...

Edit: Difference in kit is safety prime vs auto prime, USD$17 difference in cost according to the Lee website

**The Pastor** · 4th September 2009, 11:50

Originally Posted by jono035

Nope, that kit is the same as the Lee 50th Anniversary kit ($250), so I'm getting that, dies ($90), a tumbler and separator kit ($200), Inertia bullet puller ($40) and some loaded round boxes...

Seems like the same price to me but I'm getting 9mm dies which must be pretty common...

Edit: Difference in kit is safety prime vs auto prime, USD$17 difference in cost according to the Lee website

yeah my dies are about 130$ i think - no one could give me a price in nz, or could actually get them in