tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post3522184408909864725..comments2024-03-18T21:40:02.383-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: And yet another experiment with .30-30Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-39228680837517462022015-02-04T06:03:49.700-08:002015-02-04T06:03:49.700-08:00B, I'll keep that in mind.B, I'll keep that in mind.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-70080158281552045892015-02-03T18:07:12.708-08:002015-02-03T18:07:12.708-08:00You'll notice that all Soviet Bloc weapons (an...You'll notice that all Soviet Bloc weapons (and therefore their ammunition) are slightly larger bore than American calibers.<br /><br />That's so that, if the acquire large ammounts of OUR ammunition, they might be able to use it in their weapons. On the other hand, THEIR ammunition is completely useless in our weapons.<br /><br />Of course you hate the Russians; they have been one step ahead of us for fifty years!<br />Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-17972967236989785972015-02-03T12:44:24.311-08:002015-02-03T12:44:24.311-08:00If yer going without gas checks, use a small paper...If yer going without gas checks, use a small paper was (bore size+10%...I use heavy paper with a 3/8 punch) to prevent leading. <br /><br />Works well. and cheap tooB https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-76876504296202447642015-02-03T11:03:27.496-08:002015-02-03T11:03:27.496-08:00The one thing I'll never forgive the russians ...The one thing I'll never forgive the russians for is making the AK-47 bore 0.311 instead of .308.<br /><br />Yes you can swage and apply a few other tricks, but it would have been SO much handier if they hadn't made the bore oversize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com