22LR coned breach

[Ksmirk]

https://stilleractions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2500x_instruc.pdf

You sir are AWESOME! thank you very much.

 

[NV_Dmax]

Here is the Vudoo barrel tenon (early gen 1). I supplied an arbor and slotting cutter for the extractor grooves and cut them on a mill drill after indexing the barrel, it was a bit of a pain in the ass. I will probably play around with a coned breech some day.

 

[Ksmirk]

Here is the Vudoo barrel tenon (early gen 1). I supplied an arbor and slotting cutter for the extractor grooves and cut them on a mill drill after indexing the barrel, it was a bit of a pain in the ass. I will probably play around with a coned breech some day.View attachment 1296617

Thank you very much! I'm pretty fair with the centerfire stuff..... still learning but the rimfire stuff I've gotten interested in trying to figure out. Thank you for your time to post this!

 

[USMCDOC]

dry firing on a rim fire coned breech will give you no joy.

if the firing pin is timed right.. it would never touch the rim..

 

[USMCDOC]

Can anyone point me to a resource where I can find information about stuff like cone size? I'd like to research it a bit more just can't seem to find much about the process? Thanks fella's

Bill Myers used a 1/2 inch ball nose endmill

 

[redrockranger]

Time Precision. Builds them with cone breech .

 

[hpshooter]

Bill Myers used a 1/2 inch ball nose endmill

Does anyone know what his best kept secret bedding compound was?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

It doesnt have to be a rimfire

 

[USMCDOC]

Does anyone know what his best kept secret bedding compound was?

I know that Howard Pitts does a two step bedding process like Bill did.. but he didn't say what he was using.. neither did Bill.. i believe it was some kind of compound that was used in the aerospace program..

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I know that Howard Pitts does a two step bedding process like Bill did.. but he didn't say what he was using.. neither did Bill.. i believe it was some kind of compound that was used in the aerospace program..

Bisonite

 

[butchlambert]

Bisonite

Bisonite is great. I think it has been around since the mid 1940s. Maybe pre rockets.

 

[hpshooter]

Bisonite

I had read in an interview with Mr. Meyers that he was using a "resilient adhesive" used in the aircraft industry but would not name the manufacture or product name. My first thought was Devcon Flexthane . Speculation on my part was the resilient property was intended to deaden vibration.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Bisonite is great. I think it has been around since the mid 1940s. Maybe pre rockets.

Bisonite with microballoons in it is futuristic even now. One of my secret sauces

 

[skeetlee]

Bugman is correct. A coned breech can cause issues if the owner isn’t truly careful. Cutting extractors isn’t a big deal if you have the proper set up. I’ve done both many times and on my personal rifles I always cut slots.
lee

 

[WSnyder]

Does anyone know what his best kept secret bedding compound was?

I have it written down somewhere, he showed me the stuff many years ago during a visit. I wasn't convinced it would really make a difference so I never sourced any and have forgotten what it was. I was sworn to secrecy anyway

Bill was a crafty guy, he had all kinds of cool stuff he dream't up and made in his shop. I have pictures of his neck turning tool. I'll build one someday just because. I'll always remember the man, he freely showed me tons of stuff and shared so much in such a short visit. I have his Rockwell lathe in my shop to remind me of him

 

[butchlambert]

I have it written down somewhere, he showed me the stuff many years ago during a visit. I wasn't convinced it would really make a difference so I never sourced any and have forgotten what it was. I was sworn to secrecy anyway

Bill was a crafty guy, he had all kinds of cool stuff he dream't up and made in his shop. I have pictures of his neck turning tool. I'll build one someday just because. I'll always remember the man, he freely showed me tons of stuff and shared so much in such a short visit. I have his Rockwell lathe in my shop to remind me of him

You know, I really like a good Rockwell lathe for a home gunsmith lathe.

 

[WSnyder]

You know, I really like a good Rockwell lathe for a home gunsmith lathe.

It's certainly a great gunsmith lathe. I enjoy using it and it has history in it. Bill's wife (Inez???) said to me as I was loading it "That lathe helped make a lot of hall of fame points" or something to that effect.

To keep this on topic here's an article that shows his cone breech using an endmill as a lathe tool. I was fortunate to see several renditions of his indexable actions he had built.

Bet You Ain’t Seen This Before — Barrel-Indexing Rimfire Action « Daily Bulletin

The late Bill Myers was recognized as one of greatest rimfire gunsmiths who ever lived. Myers crafted many match-winning, record-setting rimfire benchrest rigs.

bulletin.accurateshooter.com

 

[greisdor]

Cutting extractors isn’t a big deal if you have the proper set up. I’ve done both many times and on my personal rifles I always cut slots.
lee

would you show your setup for cutting the slots ?

Jerry