7.5x55 k1911

[Mitty38]

Looked at a 7.5 by 55 k 1911. It has a good bore and chamber, no pitting inside but shows some outer barrel wear, and damage to the crown.
Numbers all match.
The wood is pretty beat up and almost black and greasy. The charging handle insert has turned white and is barley holding together. But all the mechanics function and the action shows little use.

I could probably get it for doing some lead work on the guys old Buick.
Do not like to do it any more, but I still have the spoons, and I can lay down a roof seam just like factory on those old cars.
It would be about 16hrs labor to lead, and finish, everything he wants. It would also take about 3lbs of my tin and 7 lbs of my lead to do it. Plus I would have to buy a bar of flux if I don't still have some.. About another 30 bucks.
Think I should show some interest in this old gun, as a cast shooter, or should I pass.

Was also wandering if my Ideal 311284 bullets, and 30 cal gas checks have a possibility to be used for this rifle. they cast .3005 on the nose and .308 on the bands. I looked it up and got all kinds of opinions on the bore size.

 

[Ian]

If it comes with 1000 rounds of good K11 brass, go for it. There are some po'boy tricks for jelping crowns a little.

 

[462]

Fallible memory says my two K31s had tight .307" grooves, but it can't recall their bore diameters. Their short throats required the .310" sized Ideal 308291 base to be seated past the case shoulder, though, as I posted in another thread, the rifles were not too smart enough to know that was a definite no-no.
Despite my eyes disapproval of the front sight's inward turned protective ears, and my disfavor of the straight pull bolt, they were accurate rifles.
Powder of choice was Unique, and fallible memory says the amount was somewhere between 10 and 13-grains.

I've never had a 311284 mould, so can't comment on it.

Determine your hourly rate and the cost of materials, they may be more than the value of the rifle.

It's dated, but may help
Blue Book of Gun Values, 2010 edition:
100% $750
98% $655
95% $565
90% $510
80 $415
70% $340
60% $265

 

[Mitty38]

One of my concerns would be brass. He has no ammo or brass to go with. So that would be a major negative for me. Because If I own it, I will want to shoot it a lot.
Thought I would throw it on here, to see if It would even be worth mulling over. I would say the gun in its present condition would only be worth about $400. Like I said perfect inner workings but outside is really rough. Like it had just been thrown around in a closet for years. Think I might just pass and see what else comes along.

As far as the work he wants me to do for it, forming and sanding on lead, then dealing with the dust is really nasty business. Easy to get burnt. Plus get your lead levels up just doing 1 car, if you are not careful, one of the reasons I stopped doing it before.

 

[fiver]

you can make brass from 284 win or 6.5x284 [Norma not win] if need be.
I bet PPU is making it, and I know Norma does.
you'll want a set of RCBS dies not LEE if you plan on them fitting the rifle.

the barrels do run tight on the 7.5's, but NOE makes a mold called the 30 hunter, but I think has been changed to 311-165 sumthin or other.
anyway.
it's easy to find it looks just like the rcbs 30-165 silhouette I use in mine only with a slightly altered [convex shaped] front drive band.