Thread: 308-306 Parker

They look great John. Do you do the powder coating yourself, or use a commercial business?

Originally Posted by Treecycle

They look great John. Do you do the powder coating yourself, or use a commercial business?

I do my own powdercoating .the local people wanted about $7 each plus a minimun quantity and then only when they did clear coating in their schedule ,doing it myself I can do one on demand or a batch The outfit from the USA was not that expensive, I recovered my costs with my first batch of bullets , Dorno has a similar system and he dropped in here on one of his visits for a heads up on the process Cheers ~ John

Nice work John, what size tap thread do you use for the parker mechanism?

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

I do my own powdercoating .the local people wanted about $7 each plus a minimun quantity and then only when they did clear coating in their schedule ,doing it myself I can do one on demand or a batch The outfit from the USA was not that expensive, I recovered my costs with my first batch of bullets , Dorno has a similar system and he dropped in here on one of his visits for a heads up on the process Cheers ~ John

How did you adapt the power change on your kit????????

Originally Posted by cookie48

How did you adapt the power change on your kit????????

Cookie I got a cheap (new ) step down transformer to power a drill wizard off ebay ,was about $50 at the time ,it also powers the powdercoating outfit and an antique engraving machine I picked up , so very useful as the landed prices of some of the USA machines at 110 volts is far cheaper than there local counterparts.

Originally Posted by tdrumnut

Nice work John, what size tap thread do you use for the parker mechanism?

Mate I use a cigar mechanism and coupler which I buy seperately from, kits so no unused bits, I turn the flange part of the coupler off and drill the bullet casing to suit ,then press the coupler in to the appropriate length ! this is determined by the length of the bullet after its step drilled for the spring and refill . A bit fiddly to get it right , after the parts are fitted , then I powder coat as an assembly ,without the refill which won't take the 175c temperature to powdercoat. You can use a standard cigar cap end with tube and clip for the other end ,but that means you can't have a rifle clip

Cheers ~ John

looks great John

i bet they won't last long at the market

MIK