ravo
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I have made a few pens using rifle casings. They are all 30 caliber (30-30,308,30-06)because they fit good to the slim line kits I used. My question is 'What other kits work for other calibers?' Thanks for your ideas.
Bullet pens
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OSCAR15
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Ray, I have not made bullet pen yet, but from the varied casings I have seen posted here, I think you will have quite a choice!
laspringer
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ravo,
I have used a cigar kit for a 300 short mag.
Alan
I have used a cigar kit for a 300 short mag.
Alan
Skye
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I've heard of people using 9mms on cigars.
arjudy
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.338 WSM and .340 Weatherby Magnum work well with Euro kits.
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.338 WSM/Deer Antler
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.340 Weatherby Magnum/Buffalo Horn
.338 WSM/Deer Antler
.340 Weatherby Magnum/Buffalo Horn
alamocdc
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9mm would be too small for cigars. I use 45 auto and the fit is perfect.
Skye
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Crud, that's the one I was thinking of. You're probably who I heard it from, lol
Fangar
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I usually use a 300 winchester magnum casing with a slimline nib. These are Flat top finials and clips with a 7mm mechanism, cross refill. I also use the perfect kit 8mm with a parker refill and the same 7mm nib reamed out.
Cheers,
Fangar
Cheers,
Fangar
bonsaibill
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the 45-70 shell works perfectly for the cigar kit.
FireMedic4Christ
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50 cal and 38 special with slimlines. Ideas borrowed from others. Haven't taken time to figure out how to post yet.
Brian
Brian
Skye
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50 cal? I'm afraid to ask, dont think I've seen one yet I've liked, maybe you'll suprise me [xx(] [
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]byounghusband
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Skye,
Check out the .50 BMG pen that Paul Sherman did:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13333
[:0][:0] Suprised??
Check out the .50 BMG pen that Paul Sherman did:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13333
[:0][:0] Suprised??
Skye
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Well executed (no pun intended) but I still dont dig the size of the thing. The pic he has of the multiple pens, I like the other ones better, just cant get into the big honkin shell look. To each his own though.
FireMedic4Christ
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The pics aren't the best, but I managed to get some posted in my photo album if interested.
byounghusband
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Brian,
Can you turn the 50 to advance the pen, like the one Paul did? If not, how did you build this one?
I like your .38. I did one like that with Pauduk, but messed up my measuremnets and the tenons didn't line up.[B)]
Can you turn the 50 to advance the pen, like the one Paul did? If not, how did you build this one?
I like your .38. I did one like that with Pauduk, but messed up my measuremnets and the tenons didn't line up.[B)]
FireMedic4Christ
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Mine is made like Paul's. Thanks for providing the name as I was in the shop and going from memory. I'm working on a similarly made one with a cigar pen. The bottom is made like the longwood style pens. The bottom end has a piece of wood turned to shape with a tenon to fit inside the casing and has the end of the brass tube that fits inside a wood dowel glued in the shell.
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