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Offline davec2

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Brass & Horn Powder Measures
« on: March 08, 2017, 11:07:16 PM »
Had some left over small pieces of black horn that I didn't know what to do with.  I turned them into end caps for brass tube powder measures.  I also had scraps of both plain tubing and some spiral tubing, so I used both.  These are for .50 cal or larger as the brass tubes are 1/2 inch OD.  I need to make some for smaller calibers.






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Re: Brass & Horn Powder Measures
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2017, 12:20:20 AM »
Pretty cool Dave.  You have a great imagination.
David
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Re: Brass & Horn Powder Measures
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2017, 01:10:21 AM »
 Those are neat Dave. I would imagine some wax dripped in would allow for a great range of charges. Well done. At first I thought you had turned the Spiral design.

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Re: Brass & Horn Powder Measures
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2017, 02:26:01 AM »
Tim,

I have made a few others where I used a small cork to adjust the charge.  If I needed to pull it out, I just used a ball puller or cork screw on it.
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Re: Brass & Horn Powder Measures
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2017, 06:22:48 PM »
Those measures are very nice looking; good workmanship.  Again, it gives me an idea.
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