Anyone into drillings?

[Double Trouble]

They say it's similar to the 38-55, which I know to be a very good round. (I used to load for that caliber for my M. 1894 Winchester. Very accurate !)

I'll never trade this gun, even though it's tired & worn (just like me !)

[KCordell]

I think 9.3x72r is a great round. I have one other (hammer) drilling in this caliber. I have used in Texas for pig and quail. S&B, Sellier & Bellot still make this round and can be bought easily in the US.

[Brush Buster]

This is my Miller & Val Greiss Drilling " Recently Purchased " it is a 24 Gauge and ,8x57/360 Caliber ,a" As a side note ,I figured that out with the Wonderful Help from one of our Members ,Edgar Spencer ! " Thanks again Edgar ,I now have a Zeiss Diatal Scope for it and the Gun weighs in a little under 6# and shoots 1/2 " Groups at 60 yards ,it is a real hoot to shoot ! Very seldom do I purchase a Gun or anything else on a whim ,but this one really caught me and I made an offer and ended up with it ,I am very glad I did ,I really enjoy it ! I now have it cased in a nice 3 Barrel ,canvas and leather case , it has a set of 410 Full length Briley tubes also ! The case gives me room for the gun itself ,Tubes also a compartment for the scope ! I haven't the time this morning but will take a few pictures later in the case and post ! Best ; Russ

[Double Trouble]

Russ - nice gun !!!!!

I love these old drillings ! I wish I could just shoot the S&B ammo out of mine, but I fear it may be a bit too "hot." My gun only bears black powder proofs on the rifle barrel. Plus, an old RWS round that I bought at a gun show fits fine...except for the rim, which is a little too thick. (I can't close the gun on this round.) I wish my gun had the "normalized" chambering...

[Brush Buster]

Thank You ; I have to keep this short ,I am on my way out the door here ,but I needed to have RCBS make me a set of dies and again Thanks to Edgar , he took much time and walked me through what I needed to do to have Ammo to shoot this gun ,but my Proofs are good for more modern loads , and I have no idea why exactly but I just love this old Gun ! Russ

[Double Trouble]

That's probably what I should do (have custom dies made). {Were they terribly expensive ???} My biggest problem is finding cast bullets of the optimal diameter. (I need a cast bullet of no more than 200 - 210 grains, with a sized diameter of 0.361 - 0.362). Montana Bullets cannot size to more than 0.360, and that's only for their heavier bullets (245 gr. and up)... I may have to just be satisfied with the 0.359 200 grain bullets.

[Brush Buster]

Good Morning John ,sorry so long in answering your post ,just got back to my computer ! The Dies weren't exactly cheap but didn't break the Bank either ! I had $165.00 Plus Shipping , they are very nice and work great ,took about six weeks to receive them ! One thing ,RCBS told me they will only make custom dies on a caliber that has already been ordered before ,they just can't put the finances or time in sitting up for totally new manufacture ,I was told the memo came down the day I ordered my Die Set ,mine had been ordered before so I had no problems getting them ! Best ; Russ

[Double Trouble]

Thanks Russ !

I should contact them & see if they can help me out.

[terc]

These three barrel guns are interesting. I picked this Hollenbeck up about 15yrs ago.
I have yet to shoot it. It has two 12g Krupp barrels with a 32-20 rifle barrel. Everything is in great condition except at sometime in it's history someone put a scope on it. Take a look.

[KCordell]

Wow, that's a nice piece...for sure one of their higher end guns. Would be a hoot to shoot!