Suppressed Revolver

[Ian]

If a bullet hits a baffle it's usually from the middle-ish part of the bullet back unless the strike is due to suppressor misalignment instead of bullet yaw. The shiny parts still had coating and had no land engraves, while the opposite side of the nose had no coating left and deep engraves where the nose plowed hard into one side of the bore. Bullets were either crooked when chambered or got that way fast when the bang happened.

 

[fiver]

sloppy chambers or too skinny brass will do that to ya.
even with a rimmed case you'll get some tipping or the round will settle on the low side.
[stupid gravity]

 

[Ian]

The bore riding nose might be way too small as well.

I notice the deep lube grooves right about where metal will start moving as the bullet extrudes into the throat. If the nose isn't well-supported, when metal does begin to move it might push the nose over to one side from the inside, back at the end of the throat, like making macaroni. Then the base goes through the throat at an angle and the hard metal makes it kick to center, turning the nose further into the rifling. Bullets become a banana inside the barrel. I wonder how they look on paper?

 

[freebullet]

The 12+lb single-ish action trigger press scared me right off of buying one of these unique old wheel guns. Even if i could half that #, I wouldn't do well with it.

Cool project anyway. The design could make a spectacular revolving carbine if someone developed it with 454 or something large, I'd buy one. With no gap blast & suppersor friendly such a beast would be quite desirable .

 

[Full.lead.taco]

The bore riding nose might be way too small as well.

I notice the deep lube grooves right about where metal will start moving as the bullet extrudes into the throat. If the nose isn't well-supported, when metal does begin to move it might push the nose over to one side from the inside, back at the end of the throat, like making macaroni. Then the base goes through the throat at an angle and the hard metal makes it kick to center, turning the nose further into the rifling. Bullets become a banana inside the barrel. I wonder how they look on paper?

Sometime when I get time, I will have to throw them on paper and see how they look.

The 12+lb single-ish action trigger press scared me right off of buying one of these unique old wheel guns. Even if i could half that #, I wouldn't do well with it.

Cool project anyway. The design could make a spectacular revolving carbine if someone developed it with 454 or something large, I'd buy one. With no gap blast & suppersor friendly such a beast would be quite desirable .

Got the gun back from the gun smith yesterday. Barrel is threaded and the front sight is recontoured. I will try to post some pics later. After I test fire it with a suppressor, I can post some video.

 

[Full.lead.taco]

Thinking about loading ammo for the old revolver with this guy here: http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=31_273&osCsid=tf94s6kniqnesat8g3fgi446i2

 

[fiver]

that would be plenty of diameter to work with.
one of those 2 cavity brass molds could be pretty easy to work with once it was at operating temp.

 

[Full.lead.taco]

I already have the aluminum 4 cavity hollow base mold. Been playing with reversing the bullets and sizing them down to 311 for a single shot 300 BLK load. But then I thought this bullet might work perfect for the old nagant revolver.