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Offline Flash

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What are these?
« on: February 13, 2010, 12:44:51 PM »
I bought a box lot of reloading equipment and found these. They resemble drill guides and have an inside diameter of .204 and .219 The aluminum knurled housing has set screws to hold the high carbon steel inserts and I'm really stumpped about their purpose.

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Re: What are these?
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 05:55:37 PM »
Just a wild guess but I would say they are depth stops for throating reamers.  One for a  .204 ruger and one for a 22 RF.  Larry
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2010, 02:05:13 AM »
Quote from: trotterlg on February 13, 2010, 05:55:37 PM
Just a wild guess but I would say they are depth stops for throating reamers.  One for a  .204 ruger and one for a 22 RF.  Larry

a good guess but I've owned them for almost 5 years before the 204 was marketed.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2010, 05:13:54 AM »
Quote from: Flash on February 14, 2010, 02:05:13 AM
Quote from: trotterlg on February 13, 2010, 05:55:37 PM
Just a wild guess but I would say they are depth stops for throating reamers.  One for a  .204 ruger and one for a 22 RF.  Larry

a good guess but I've owned them for almost 5 years before the 204 was marketed.
 

There was alot of 20 cal before the 204Ruger http://www.6mmbr.com/20Caliber.html#TAC20
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2010, 06:33:10 AM »
The guy I bought them from really wasn't that sort. If the local gun shop didn't have it, he didn't. The knurled knob has an indexing mark on it which wouldn't be consistant with a bore guide, at least in my opinion. I've searched high and low for something like them on the auction sites but with no luck.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2010, 05:29:15 PM »
Send a Picture to Midway ??
Larry Potterfield Just may have an answer

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Re: What are these?
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2010, 05:43:43 PM »
Ever think they are just knobs?  Does the hole go all the way through or are they just knobs off some old Radio?  Do they look anythig like these?  Larry

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Re: What are these?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2010, 12:06:24 PM »
No, they aren't knobs. they are in their own plastic cases, the hole goes all the way through, the insert is high carbon(very hard)steel and held in plase with set screws. The knurled outside ring does have an indexing mark that would resemble a radio knob but that mark serves some purpose other than tuning a radio. The outside diameter of the insert is the same for each but the inside is what's different.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 07:25:34 PM »
Perhaps a way over engineered cleaning rod guide? They look almost like rim thickness guages for rimfire ammo but of course the bore diameters of the inserts are way wrong..
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2010, 09:41:13 PM »
looking at them they seem to be a neck gauges to ensure the inner and outer neck thickness is concentric. Thats my guess good luck
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2010, 05:11:53 PM »
looks like the lock nuts on my reloading dies?
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2010, 05:31:26 PM »
The inserts look like drill bushings but the holders doen't look right. Perhaps they're inside neck reamer guide bushings..
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2010, 06:15:38 AM »
Could they be the adjustable stops for a trim tool?.  

Just looked at the picture again.  What I thought they might be, would require a hole all the way through, so that they could slide up and down a rod and be locked with a set screw.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2010, 01:11:19 PM »
Are they Hornady Lock and Load Comparators that would attach to a micrometer?  ???   Made to measure to ogive of bullet?  ???  Did you find another piece, maybe red anodized aluminum?
See page 9 of the March Midway flier.  Sure look like they could be those. ;)
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2010, 02:25:54 PM »
Nope, not those either. I looked on the Midway web site and they're not even close. A drill bushing of sorts would be my closest guess but still not completely sold on that idea. :-\
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2010, 07:14:37 PM »
I'd say they're scrap metal. :)



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Re: What are these?
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2010, 10:12:27 AM »
Quote from: Spanky on March 15, 2010, 07:14:37 PM
I'd say they're scrap metal. :)



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Re: What are these?
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2010, 10:16:54 AM »
Scale weights ?
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2010, 10:32:43 AM »
How about Baker Drill stop collars ?
Product code 481402 At Midway USA
Forget the scale weight thing  ;D
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