Thread: .308 and a couple of firsts

nice stuff bdar

Looks great Darren.
Thats the first time I have seen a streamline centreband used between the shells, looks like its meant to be there.

Just goes to show Darren ,never know what you can do till you try , I would think that up your way should be a market for that sort of thing Cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Just goes to show Darren ,never know what you can do till you try , I would think that up your way should be a market for that sort of thing Cheers ~ John

Yes John have sold many with the slimline nib, many shooters around the place, but most sales i have are with the police. Them being the ones supplying the cartridges for me

Hehe! You might have to start offering the .50 calibre pens lol. ( I tell my customers they are my Paul hogen pens ) most get the reference , cheers John

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Hehe! You might have to start offering the .50 calibre pens lol. ( I tell my customers they are my Paul hogen pens ) most get the reference , cheers John

I have contacted customs and have filled out the paperwork to be able to bring in 50 cal bits and pieces. Rather do things by the book than get into trouble.

hey darren nice pen
i make them as well, i use 135gr hollow points and drill out the end to 6mm and melt out the lead and use a 2mm to drill out the hole for nib
cheers Tony

Darren, looks quite good, well done, Amos

Very Nice pen Darren I only have one sugestion for next time and that is when I do mine I make sure the projectile is in far enough so the serated bit around the projectile cannot be seen and then it will also fit and look much smarter.

just a sugestion

Cheers Ian

Originally Posted by Dorno

Very Nice pen Darren I only have one sugestion for next time and that is when I do mine I make sure the projectile is in far enough so the serated bit around the projectile cannot be seen and then it will also fit and look much smarter.

just a sugestion

Cheers Ian

You are right the pen may look smarter if the projectile is fitted in so the serration is not showing, but was keeping it as true as possible to how an actual .308 looks when one is used for shooting and all photos and live .308's i have seen have the serration showing. It is a present for a friend who is a police officer. They are his spent .308 shells, and he is giving it to his daughter,s boyfriend who both are in the army together. So I thought to keep it as real as possible was best. Your suggestion is good and makes for a smoother pen and will look at that for the next one.

Cheers
Darrren

Good job on the pen Darren

Not all .308 (or indeed other calibers) have the serrations. Indeed the 155gr 30cal projectiles I use don't have them at all, I agree with Ian and prefer the smoother, sleeker look of the projectiles without the serrations. I don't know why some projectiles have them and others don't

For the .308 I use the standard 50mm slimline tubes and for the .3006 and .270 I use the top tube from the Euro kit. They all need trimming back after soldering. The length of the tubes required depend on the length of the projecticle used, some projectiles are quite short, the 155g I use are fairly long.
I drill the Streamline centre bands to fit over the 7mm tubes and trim the tubes to sit flush with the centre band.

G'day Darren and all.

Is it correct to suggest the clip is of a model 94 Winchester?

Very nice pen mate,sort of brings the art of diplomacy and the power the firearm together.

Cheers Oddjob1

You know the power of the pen.

That looks very nice. Well done. May I ask what you use to pollish and finish please. Currently I am using a spray on brass protective coating, but it scratches easy. Would like to know a nice hard finish to put on my brass,copper aluminium pens I make.