223 Bullet Pen

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BigShed

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Had a few once fired 223 cases., managed to buy some bullets for same.

Blank is a new one I made, Olive Drab.

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The 223 case is quite a bit shorter and thinner than the 308, seen here behind the 223

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The top has to be made a fair longer as the bottom tube sticks out quite a bit

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The wall thickness of the blank is also quite thin and for that portion there is no supporting tube, which caused some grief on my first attempt!


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skiprat

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Very nice!!:biggrin: Good pics too!!

The camo one looks like a clean break, can't you repair it?
 

KenV

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PSI sells a 8mm pencil tube in bulk that is a slightly loose fit for a 7mm tube if you want reinforcement for the barrel where the 7mm tube extends. (kind of like the cigar tube fitting in the Sierra tube but a little more loose).

Give me a PM and I will cut a few pieces to the length you want and drop in the post to you to try without having to have a whole package shipped to "down under".

Good looking product!!!
 
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