stoneman
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I was working on a couple cartridge pens today to try out some solid copper Barnes Bullet nibs from Midway. Unfortunately, when I soldered a tube into a nickel 30-06 case, I dribbled solder on the wall of the case. In removing the solder, I also removed the nickel plating. So... I decided to sand the plating off the brass of the case wall but leave it on the shoulder, neck and rim of the case (a la Ultra Cigar). The result is kind of goofy, but I thgought I'd post it anyway. It also sports closed end deer antler turned on a new 7MM closed end mandrel from Bill at Arizona Silhouette. The second pen is a brass 30-06 with the Barnes bullet and another closed end deer antler. Though more expensive and more work to drill out and chamfer, the solid copper Barnes bullet makes a very nice nib (and is lead-free).