any 218 bee lovers out there?

[Sky Dog]

another bit of Slocum info

W. C. Slocum Obtains
Recognition From
Winchester Arms
Recently Tech was given a little indirect publicity in which the student body might be interested.

Mr. W. C. Slocum, the master craftsÂman in charge of the shop in the Aeronautical Department, is the man to whom we are indebted in no small way. Mr. Slocum has been spending most of his leisure time during the past six months in making by hand a .22 rifle of the Hornet type for his son. Winchester Arms Company of America heard about Mr. Slocum's work, and sent a special representative to Atlanta to look into the matter. The result was that Mr. Slocum was offered a position with the Winchester Company, which he declined to accept; a very fortunate thing for Tech.
In the construction of the bolt of this rifle Mr. Slocum incorporated his inventive ability to such an extent that it is like no other bolt made to fit the Hornet .22 rifle, a fact which may in time simplify the manufacture of rifles to a great extent. The bolt is much simpler and much more compact than any of the well known makes. The representative praised Mr. Slocum's work highly, and complimented Tech on having such a resourceful man in its employ. However, Mr. Slocum, a'modest man, stated that his sole purpose in making the rifle was to provide a little entertainment for his son. Anyway we appreciate the publicity. Many thanks, Mr. Slocum, and keep up the good work.

_________________________
Bob

 

[Sky Dog]

Here is a 1903 bolt with Grand Daddy's Hornet

 

[danny]

I am interested in the Bee, and Bee variations, as I am a Number 1 fan, however, the spotty, at best, Bee brass availability makes this a tough choice for me to think about.

Danny

 

[Sky Dog]

another bit of Slocum info

W. C. Slocum Obtains
Recognition From
Winchester Arms
Recently Tech was given a little indirect publicity in which the student body might be interested.

Mr. W. C. Slocum, the master craftsÂman in charge of the shop in the Aeronautical Department, is the man to whom we are indebted in no small way. Mr. Slocum has been spending most of his leisure time during the past six months in making by hand a .22 rifle of the Hornet type for his son. Winchester Arms Company of America heard about Mr. Slocum's work, and sent a special representative to Atlanta to look into the matter. The result was that Mr. Slocum was offered a position with the Winchester Company, which he declined to accept; a very fortunate thing for Tech.
In the construction of the bolt of this rifle Mr. Slocum incorporated his inventive ability to such an extent that it is like no other bolt made to fit the Hornet .22 rifle, a fact which may in time simplify the manufacture of rifles to a great extent. The bolt is much simpler and much more compact than any of the well known makes. The representative praised Mr. Slocum's work highly, and complimented Tech on having such a resourceful man in its employ. However, Mr. Slocum, a'modest man, stated that his sole purpose in making the rifle was to provide a little entertainment for his son. Anyway we appreciate the publicity. Many thanks, Mr. Slocum, and keep up the good work.

_________________________
Bob

This is an article from the Georgia Tech school newspaper. Grand Daddy was written up in the Atlanta Journal Constitution as well.

 

[jreedtn]

I finally got my single shot 218 built and I absolutely love it! It usually stays 1/2 to 3/4 moa out to 200 yards. Shot a couple of 5 shot groups in the 2's at 100 but those are rare... 13.5 of win 296 pushing a 40 gr vmax makes feather pillows out of crows!

 

[centershot]

I had a friend who had a Martini in the .218. I also heard of some doing one on the .222 rimmed casing. The casings were made by Super, but are probably unatainable now. They may have been Australian.

 

[jonbearman]

You do know you can form them out of 25-20 and 32-20 and starline has the 32-20 brass regularly. I run a 32-20 part way down on a 25-20 die and then carefully run them through the .218 die down just far enough to form a false shoulder and a tight fit in the gun. I have a number 1 and an 1894 classic both in bee and love both of them.

 

[dedogs]

You do know you can form them out of 25-20 and 32-20 and starline has the 32-20 brass regularly. I run a 32-20 part way down on a 25-20 die and then carefully run them through the .218 die down just far enough to form a false shoulder and a tight fit in the gun. I have a number 1 and an 1894 classic both in bee and love both of them.

Jon, How's that 25-20 brass I sent you working out? dedogs

 

[chuckshooter]

I have 2 martini's in 20 ackley bee and love them. if I had a bigger action to work with I would build a 219 DONALDSON WASP or a 22-30/30 or 22 classic? I have one more martini to build and haven't decided what cartridge to make it into. I don't need a third 20 ackley bee. I like the shoulder on a 20 cal bee case. when you put a 22cal bullet into it the same bee case it just doesn't look right (IMHO)..but since you already have a 22 cal barrel??