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Offline Leftoverdj

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.45-70 Throater Instructions.
« on: April 19, 2004, 11:51:21 PM »
The throater has started the rounds and the first few guys have been notified and told who to send it to next. I'm posting instructions here so I only have to do it once.

The job will go easier if you remove the extractor. Whether you do or don't, make up several dummy cartridges with the cast bullet you want to use. I made mine just long enough to jam in the existing throat hard enough not to eject. If you've pulled the ejector, you want them of a length so they wil fail to fully chamber by perhaps .050.

Oil the throater and put it into the chamber with the barrel clamped and pointing straight down. Clamp the tapwrench included to the reamer just above the breech. I used a nickle as a gauge. Turn until the wrench touches the breech. Pull the reamer, clean the chamber, and try a dummy. Cut and try very cautiously until the dummy will nearly chamber, perhaps .005 for you guys who have pulled the ejector and have the measuring equipment.

Those of you who left the ejector in will have to assemble the gun a few times. My ejectors ride a little ligher than the chamber cut. The goal is to throat just deep enough so a chambered cartridge reliably ejects, but the bullet lightly engraves. I had you make up several because you only want to chamber one fully a time or two.

If anyone has a better method, speak up. I know this one is pretty jackleg, but I was trying to keep it workable for guys with minimal equipment and experience.
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2004, 05:43:51 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2004, 09:14:16 AM »
LODJ...I have not checked my chamber on my rifle yet but I may be interested in using the reamer...right now the largest bullet I have used is 405's. I'd like to try heavier ones...is there a fee and where do you sign up for it's use?
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2004, 10:33:29 AM »
Cost is $10 + shipping to the next guy in the chain. To sign up, you send me an email with .45-70 Throater in the subject line and your name and address in the body.

I give my address to send the check to when I tell you who to ship it to next and you don't pay until you've done the job.

You have some time to think about it. There are several guys in line and it's taking about a week a job.
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2004, 01:20:06 PM »
Sounds good LODJ...No rush anyway....it will take me some time to get my stuff unpacked and check the chamber dim's...I'm clueless right now... :D
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2004, 02:54:45 PM »
DJ, I'm working with jacketed bullets right now with my new 45-70.  BUT, eventually I will get around to cast bullets.  

This reamer is so that you can seat heavier bullets without having to cram them to far into the case, correct?

If you do this, can you still shoot lighter jacketed bullets?  What about the heavier jacketed bullets?  I guess I'm trying to decide if I want to do this to my gun, but I don't want to limit myself to heavy cast loads only.  

Thanks for listening.
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