bonsaibill
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I love making pens from exotic woods, but the ones that sell are the bullet pens. I am selling 30-06 / antler and 30-06 / wood pens as fast as I can make them. I was turning a wooden bushing to match the slimline brass to the neck of the 30 caliber shell.
I went to my local woodcraft store (Tulsa) and was talking to one of the employees there and he gave me a tip that I thought I would pass along.
Drill a 5/16 hole in the primer emd of the 30-06 shell and then cut a piece of 2018 aluminum arrow shaft the length of the shell. Then push it down from primer end to neck (must us hammer--it is a tight fit). Then your brass will just fit into the 2018 arrow ID. It is a perfect fit.
When he told me this I did the math. The 2018 arrow has a OD of .3125 inches which is exactly 5/16 but larger than the neck of the shell which is .3 inches. Try it though--it works perfectly!!
I went to my local woodcraft store (Tulsa) and was talking to one of the employees there and he gave me a tip that I thought I would pass along.
Drill a 5/16 hole in the primer emd of the 30-06 shell and then cut a piece of 2018 aluminum arrow shaft the length of the shell. Then push it down from primer end to neck (must us hammer--it is a tight fit). Then your brass will just fit into the 2018 arrow ID. It is a perfect fit.
When he told me this I did the math. The 2018 arrow has a OD of .3125 inches which is exactly 5/16 but larger than the neck of the shell which is .3 inches. Try it though--it works perfectly!!