Put the two Ithaca's back in the safe today after I cleaned them and then pulled the Ed Kettner drilling out . Gonna see if I can get the cartridges going for that one !
I had originally thought I could use 444 Marlin cases but it looks as if they are about .04" to short and I can do a better job with 405 WCF cases and a set of CH4D dies !
Also need to tighten the old gun up just a hair as well . "Cartridges of the World" claims the 10.75x65R Collath shot a 200 grain bullet at modest velocity . I already have a 207 grain 44 cal GC mold . But the book claims this cartridge is .424" so I'll size them in a .429" die and use air cooled wheelweights and it should be fine .
That gun with a slug in the rifle barrel and #1 Buck in both shotgun barrels should be pretty decent !
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Parker’s , 6.5mm’s , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s and my family in the Philippines !
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