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The original caliber for the 1873 Sharps carbine was .54. If I owned one of those percussion breech loaders I would probably be giving these a try.
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00002ac1597at/54-caliber-348-grain-aero-tip-copper-mag-power-belt-(15-per-pack)LittleManKeymasterSounds good. My only thought is the flight path of the .35 Remington pretty much requires shots of under 130 yards or so. Will the mulie let him get that close?
LittleManKeymasterThe gun requires black powder centerfire cartridges.
Brass is hard to get, but reloading dies do exist.
The normal load is 70grains of FF powder under a 425 gr. soft lead bullet of .512 diameter.The best (only really) place I know to obtain pre-loaded .50-70 US cartridges is the website below.
LittleManKeymasterPlease see the article posted in the gunsmith forum about converting your P64 to work with an 8(!) round magazine. The simple steps shown there will go a long way from transforming your P64 from a Cold War relic to something not terribly impractical in today’s world.
LittleManKeymasterIf, besides the horrid factory DA trigger pull there is a failing of the P64 it would be in terrible factory sights. A solution exists. Grind or machine off the factory front sight and replace it with a small fiber optic (aka light pipe). Light pipes are available in many colors, blue, green, red, white, etc. The difference is dramatic.
Here you can see a P64 as it left the factory above and alongside a P64 that has been personalized with a better (Wolff) mainspring, wooden grips and a fiber optic front sight.
You can see from the personalized P64 being aimed at a door the improvement in quick acquisition of the target is dramatic.
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LittleManKeymasterHaving already adjusted the zero of the Bushnell TRS25 sight I try the UTG 3x magnifier.
LittleManKeymasterHere is 5D Tactical’s own video on using their Jig to machine out an AR 15 billet with a router.
Here isHere is a test firing of the home built lower receiver after installing the internal parts and when mated to an upper supplied by Stag Arms.
As you can see the home machined AR15 works perfectly. The cost of the aluminum billet was $80. The cost of a bag of mil spec parts was %60. Compare that to the cost of purchasing an AR15 lower built by someone else at your local gun store (usually upwards of $400. Note also, because you started with what is just a funny shaped block of aluminum no background check or waiting period was needed to buy the billet. They are also available in plastic should you wish to go that route.
Yes,, you will need a router. Many home work shops already have a router for wood work. You will also need a jig. That’s additional money, but usually less than $150 and you can use it over and over if you were so inclined (or sell the jig to someone else making their own AR).Once you have a jig you can photo copy it and make a new one any time you feel like it, using the photo copy as a template.
LittleManKeymasterI added some Wolff 17 pound hammer springs to one of my P64s and took it out for a function test. I experienced several stovepipe jams with one of my magazines, but the other 3 magazines worked perfectly. More importantly, in the P64 the hammer spring is also the magazine catch release spring. Switching our the hammer spring to a lighter one allowed the magazine catch to flex under recoil. The end result as shown in the video below was the last round of each magazine was accompanied by the magazine dropping free of the gun and the slide not locking open when the last shot was fired.
I will obtain some 18 or 19 pound springs and see if that solves the problem.
LittleManKeymasterHi Andy. Your question is timely because I had just posted the below video yesterday. I can’t tell if you mean what holster type was historic, or if you mean what is a good carry holster for CCW use or if you mean for field use while hunting or doing something similar. Likewise you haven’t told us what type or size of Luger it is. I am going to assume you mean the more common one with a 4 inch barrel.
Bianchi comes to mind as a holster maker for both a hunting holster and a concealed carry holster. The Bianchi UM884I holster makes a very good field holster. You may wish to check out the old Bianchi Model 88, I suggest hunting one on Ebay.
More recently check out this selection from Uncle Mike’s
http://holsters.unclemikes.com/Holsters/Luger/9mm%20(Stoeger)/4Here is my video concerning the military holsters for German Lugers. Hopefully yours is a German variant as the holster choices for the other countries are different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vNbi3_FVfk
Hope that helps.
LittleManKeymasterThis piece does more than hold the Adams Extractor, it also assists in cylinder timing and alignment and reducing endshake.
LittleManKeymasterThese supplemental drawings were salvaged from the Mauser factory after the war.
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LittleManKeymasterHere is an alternative to Tiff 15
LittleManKeymasterLuger 29, 30 and 31
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LittleManKeymasterLuger Drawings 26, 27, 28
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