Reeder Custom Guns - I had a problem with the .30-30 in .256 Falcon

WB
I had a problem with the .30-30 in .256 Falcon
Thursday, February 08, 2018, 15:03

so I chucked the Contender barrel in the lathe and very, very carefully made the rim recess just deep enough to fit my thicker brass. The shoulder headspace fixes the rest on secondary firings, you don't headspace on the rims anyway.

If the rim recess is not thick enough to fit you can;t close the action at all. It sure won't lock up. But to err on the side of slop it does wonderfully. I've bitched about Freedom Arms revolvers for years with those swiss watch tolerances. A guy like me has no business (tolerance- a pun) with them.

these varying rim thicknesses are driving us batty - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-08, 12:49
- I had a problem with the .30-30 in .256 Falcon - WB, 2018-02-08, 15:03
- THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE .22 HORNET ALSO (nm) - JT, 2018-02-08, 14:23
- Hornady Brass don't work for my .41 GNR - Da Duke, 2018-02-08, 14:17
  - I couldnt use the starline had to go Remington (nm) - Amede, 2018-02-08, 18:09
    - in years past I always recommended the Remington brass - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-08, 20:45
  - Colleen picked up a big batch of 30-30 brass for me - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-08, 15:51
    - Bob Baker was doing the .500 Wyoming - WB, 2018-02-09, 07:14
      - most of the PHs in Africa will not use a belted magnum rifle - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-09, 14:10
    - Isn’t Federal within spec? Think I recall this - O’ Gary, 2018-02-08, 18:30
      - Yep...only fed brass in my 300 (nm) - Drdougrx, 2018-02-09, 04:47
        I gave Colleen a Colt Sauer in 300 Win Mag for her - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-09, 13:37