Help me design a .470 Nitro Express pen

[elyk864]

I've got a customer who wants to have a pen made from a .470 Nitro Express casing.

Any ideas on how to make that happen?

 

[Curly]

Look in the Library under Pens and you will find a bunch of articles on making cartridge pens.

 

[mredburn]

What type of pen, Roller ball or ball point, 7mm tranny or 8mm or 10, (slimline, Euro, Cigar)? Can you get your hands on a hollow point in that caliber? That makes a nose cone easier. Then you may have to drill and make a hole just large enough to put a transmission adapter if you want to use 8 or 10mm tubes,from a kit in it either pressing it in, or gluing it, or both.

 

[elyk864]

The client was originally interested after seeing the .50 cal flip pen kit. So I asked him how he expects it to work. The same way or a twist.

 

[More4dan]

What type of pen, Roller ball or ball point, 7mm tranny or 8mm or 10, (slimline, Euro, Cigar)? Can you get your hands on a hollow point in that caliber? That makes a nose cone easier. Then you may have to drill and make a hole just large enough to put a transmission adapter if you want to use 8 or 10mm tubes,from a kit in it either pressing it in, or gluing it, or both.

A Barnes solid copper bullet would also be a good choice for the nib end.

Danny


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[rd_ab_penman]

Norma .470 Nitro Express

Make this one few years back for a local big game hunter.
Used a Woodleigh (474) 500 Grain FMJ projectile for the nib.
Put a piece of antler in the primer pocket.

Les

 

[elyk864]

Awesome info guys, thanks for the help.