HW95J
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Regimental/personal trophy from Napoleonic era?
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Got the Stornaways in 11 (I'm 10-10.5) and they're a great fit very comfortable. Had them for just under a year, light-moderate use. Pleased with them thus far
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Will send some data for Alliant Unique
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Change of circumstances, no longer needed. Thanks to everyone for the offers of assistance! PW is a great resource 👍
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Have you had any luck with the 24 bore wads and have you tried Clay and Game
Feltwad
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I will help ,Has you may not know I shoot a pair of sxs 24 bore hammer guns and also a couple of 24 muzzle loaders most of the cartridges I get from Firrochi But I do have some wax felt wads for the muzzle loaders , I will check what I have and I will give you some about 100 that will get you away . If you PM me your address will post them to you or ring me on 01388 663137
Feltwad.
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Hi, that's very kind of you indeed though there's actually been a development and I'm unlikely to need these components after all. For context which may interest you - I acquired a Mauser M71 Sporter at auction online. This was said to be a 28 bore and sure enough it's proofed as such having been converted from a rifle at some point. On testing however it transpired that cartridges wouldn't fit (chamber much too tight). After leaving with a gunsmith to investigate, it was suggested that 28 bore brass would be the way to go. This was a miscommunication though, having done a chamber casting it's come out as the equivalent of a 32 bore! Altogether baffling but as of today I've been informed that work can be done so that it takes regular 2.5" 28 bore cartridges.
A complicated scenario! I do like a niche gun but had no idea what I was getting into with this one. I appreciate your offer of assistance however. I'll let you know the outcome and if it's of interest can send some pictures of it your way once I have it back again. Getting these things working is have the fun as I'm sure you understand as a shooter of 24 bore!
HW95J
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Glad you got fixed up has I said I do shoot with a pair of sxs 24 bore hammer Gus and also muzzle loaders I have a 32 bore sxs hammer gun and a single barrelled 32 hammer gun I did buy most of these bore cartridges from my old friend Alex Kerr from st Fillians Grieff sadly he has since died so I had to turn to Firochio God luck and stay safe from Corvid
Feltwad
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Yes they're a challenge to find! Muzzle loading wads would probably do the job but seem to be out of stock everywhere. I may be able to source wool ones but not cheaply
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As above, these seem to be out of stock in the few places that sell them and importing no doubt more difficult these days. Anyone got some for sale?
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Sturdy leather belt with double-pin buckle. Handmade in England. Ideal for outdoor pursuits - shooting, bushcraft etc. Best suited to someone with a small waist size. 52mm or 2" width. Appx 68cm length tightest setting, 81cm max, 26.5' to 30'. These measurements are taken from where the buckle is fixed on the belt to the holes. Realistically I think max 27-28" for the wearer. This was ordered a while back and the maximum waist size was what the minimum should have been so never used! £25 posted UK
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SOLD
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Sold pending payment 👍
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Plastic breakdown shotgun case with foam lining. 86x30x13cm. Lockable (two holes for padlocks). Good condition though couple of tears to the foam, doesn't affect use. Selling to make space! £20 posted (UK only) via courier
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Interesting, looks influenced by that design. They've emailed back quickly and will send the missing components (a bolt, c clip and circular piece that should be in the middle of that handle gap). Pleased that it's being sorted but I'll need to wait another 3 weeks for to load with it now!
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Update - It's missing two components. A disc and a bolt that go on the arm and push down onto the plastic surface. Without these the height is wrong so can't crimp anything unfortunately. Will try and sort via email with the seller!
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Here it is! Just arrived today which makes it about 3 weeks delivery time. I seem to have a missing component (second bolt and c-clip that should go into that hole in the arm) but I think it'll function enough to try it out. Have emailed to see what the situation is with this. I'll do a full review once I've played about with it but initial impressions: Functionality - this should in theory prime/deprime, star crimp and re-size 20 bore cartridges Comes completely disassembled with no assembly instructions. Not too difficult to work out how to put together fortunately but you do need to identify which component does what, they're not marked at all. Top row are the three pieces for crimping, bottom row is a collar for the cartridge, resizer and a piece that seems to be used in an alternative way of 'Speed Sizing and Depriming' (instructions not too clear on this). Instructions for use are a little vague and the picture quality isn't fantastic so I'd suggest working from their video instead Base is injection moulded plastic as is the rotating surface that the arm pushes onto. Everything else is metal aside from wooden handle. Metal components are pretty roughly finished but seem robust. There are two holes in base to fix to a bench but three wood screws included... 🤔 You store some components (decapping pin and re-capping support) by screwing into the base when not in use You would need to run batches i.e de-prime everything, re-prime and then set up for crimping by removing the pin and support from the central position on the base.
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Russian sellers tend to have a few up on Ebay at any time. Bought one myself a while back