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It’s amazing the stuff one accumulates over the years - Let’s play Guess the Cartridge
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96coal449
.308 Win
6.8 SPC?
meketrefe
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Definitively no with a 6mm Lee Navy. LOL
Come on man, there are many cartridges out there.
96coal449
.308 Win
Damn it !
meketrefe
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no.
meketrefe
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nop. sorry.
meketrefe
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BTW it is a commercial cartrige.
But that is my historical favorite. If only it were possible to shoot a Lee Navy today.
meketrefe
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What is stopping you?
Any existing Lee Navy rifles are museum pieces and the ammunition is rare and no longer safe to fire.
Even when it was newly manufactured it was fairly unstable stuff, the powders, the metallurgy just weren't quite there to meet the needs of the caliber. Now, from what I have read, it is not recommended to fire the ammunition, which is extremely difficult to find anyway.
.17 incinerator
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Out of the 5, 3 are wildcats.
SJC
SJC
Yes
meketrefe
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I would not think anyone in the right state of mind would try to shoot original ammo and most rifles.
But should not stop you from having a Lee Navy if you reload.
one could do it in a M1917 or M1903 action that were used at the same time and same wars.
The Lee could be made with donor brass and also the 1903 Marlincher would be a perfect platform.
With all that said one could do a fairly cool "classic" looking with a modern action and then used the 243 with extra freebore or
6x47 lapua, either with a 8 or 7.5 twist barrel and have loads and bullets that reproduce the Lee.
you could even do a K98 with a swap-able barrel system and still get that classic military experience.
This would be a very well price bullet to do a 6mm NAvy'ish load.
Speer Bullets 243 Cal 6mm (243 Diameter) 100 Grain Spitzer - MPN: 1220
A garand in 243 would be easy too.
So may options from budget and simple to expensive and complicated.
The cartridge is only half of the experience, I would want to try the Lee's very unique quasi straight pull manual tilting bolt action. I don't think there is a single other firearm that uses an action anything like that.
meketrefe
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hard to say w/o a reference at least one of them but it looks the small one could be a 20 practical.
The rimmed one is a 458 LOTT perhaps? it seems long for a 458 winchester magnum.
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meketrefe
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There are several other straight pull and the Navy with the tilt/slant action locking on the back like that is not a good idea
in terms of strength and reliability.
Why not a M95M that can be retrofitted and sights easily fixed to be a fun straight pull.
Many ways to get a straight pull experience and safely.
IMO straight pull rifles are overrated and there is no evidence they are any faster nor better other than
cantilever with vertical handles for compact cartriges like rimfire or pistol.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
I have nothing to add besides "this thread is awesome."
Carry on, gentlemen.
Carry on, gentlemen.
meketrefe
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2nd from the right 35 whelen?
Shoulder looks a bit sharp, at least in the picture. Possibly the AI version?
meketrefe
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Perhaps. it is hard to say. the right one definetly looks like a 20 pracitcal or 204 ruger althugh the neck seems shorter.
meketrefe
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It is a 30 caliber. Come on guys, you can do it.
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.50/20mm, 585HE,408 cheytac, 416 ruger and yes, a 20 practical.
I still have rifles chambered in the 585HE, 416 ruger and 20 practical.
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30AR
meketrefe
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I said the 35 whelen LOL how is that for a disproportionate measure? lol. At least I got the practical right.
The .50/20 mm I don't even think it is in my books and I was going to check.
I was way off. I feel is good to give a known close by and/or a pen or a quarter or soemthing for reference.
So the question, how many are yours and functional? the 20mm actions might have restrictions in Newyorkistan
because you know... who needs 7 worms to catch a fish?
meketrefe
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no señor.
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The 50/20mm was made and shot in PA. Barrel burner and was rebarrelled to it's origional chambering after testing.
I probably have the only O/U 585HE on the planet. Built it to hunt black death in South Africa, but crap happens and hopefully I'll get there soon.
750 Gain soft point going 2,200 fps.
I had a couple of 408's, but sold them to buy more 50Bmg's.
I got the 416 while I was searching for a rifle for the friend I was going to Africa with. You don't find too many Mint Left hand Ruger Safari rifles in NY.
It had to come home with me.
The 20 practical was built because I never had a .20 cal, problem solved.
30 Gunner ?
meketrefe
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lol we need to make a 12GA FH 1000grains 2200 fps. but that after having the molars secured by a special device.
no 30 gunner. I said it is commercial.
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Here's a Pic with a quarter, for scale purposes.
