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policeluger · 01-03-2009, 03:35 PM

I need a few rounds of factory Weatherby 7mm mag ammo, to test fire a chamber job I am doing, and I don't need a full expensive box....anybody, thanks and again Happy New Year!

John Sabato · 01-05-2009, 10:36 AM

Hi Howard,

I may actually have a few rounds of 7mm Weatherby in my "extras" box... I will look when I get home...

Question, since you are test firing the chamber, wouldn't a Remington 7mm Mag be close enough to "fireform" to the chamber to provide the dimensions you need to check? I am Just curious... I have never reloaded these cartridges or had both types in my possession at the same time, but since the headspace is on the magnum rim, I think this might work if the case is close in length to the Weatherby...

policeluger · 01-05-2009, 11:14 AM

Thanks for looking John, having served as an expert witness on several gun related cases, could you see me on the stand saying....I tested the gun with "close"enough ammo.....while any bullet weight is OK, I only test fire with original factory ammo, I am not out to case form no matter where the headspace is taken off of....just trying to do the job more better ! thanks again...

lugerholsterrepair · 01-05-2009, 03:34 PM

Howard, don't you bill the cost of ammunition for testing to the insurance Co or defense or prosecutor or?

Jerry Burney

policeluger · 01-05-2009, 03:42 PM

Yes I do Jerry, but in this case, the not to common 7 Weatherby mag will run $40+, and I do not need but 1 or 2 rounds to test fire it.....there is no need to charge my customer for a full box of ammo......just trying to save a buck.

Edward Tinker · 01-05-2009, 04:12 PM

Howard, loyal and thrifty sentiments; but charge him the $40.

Besides, when I see contractors billing the client for $250 an hour, well, $40 seems cheap (that was never me

)

Ed

policeluger · 01-05-2009, 06:05 PM

Ed....next job I'll charge you 2x's the normal bill.......now that I know you don't mind

Ron Smith · 01-05-2009, 06:51 PM

Heck Howard,

Jest stuff it full a black powder n pound a split shot sinker down the barrel. Betcha it'll go boom...

Edward Tinker · 01-05-2009, 08:20 PM

2x the pay, cool

I just wouldn't want to be on the stand and have to say to the defense or prosecutor; "Factory Rounds, uh, sure, I think they are"...

Ed

lugerholsterrepair · 01-05-2009, 08:42 PM

Ed Makes an excellent point I failed to think of..Good one ED! You might have saved some proffesional embarasment.
I am cheap too but sometimes the best intentions can backfire. The law of unintended consequences.
Especially in the courtroom...they tend to ask funny questions.

Jerry Burney

01-03-2009, 03:35 PM	#1
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Way off base I need a few rounds of factory Weatherby 7mm mag ammo, to test fire a chamber job I am doing, and I don't need a full expensive box....anybody, thanks and again Happy New Year!

01-05-2009, 10:36 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Hi Howard, I may actually have a few rounds of 7mm Weatherby in my "extras" box... I will look when I get home... Question, since you are test firing the chamber, wouldn't a Remington 7mm Mag be close enough to "fireform" to the chamber to provide the dimensions you need to check? I am Just curious... I have never reloaded these cartridges or had both types in my possession at the same time, but since the headspace is on the magnum rim, I think this might work if the case is *close* in length to the Weatherby... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-05-2009, 03:34 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Howard, don't you bill the cost of ammunition for testing to the insurance Co or defense or prosecutor or? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

01-05-2009, 06:51 PM	#8
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Heck Howard, Jest stuff it full a black powder n pound a split shot sinker down the barrel. Betcha it'll go boom... __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

01-05-2009, 08:42 PM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Ed Makes an excellent point I failed to think of..Good one ED! You might have saved some proffesional embarasment. I am cheap too but sometimes the best intentions can backfire. The law of unintended consequences. Especially in the courtroom...they tend to ask funny questions. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

01-05-2009, 11:14 AM	#3
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Thanks for looking John, having served as an expert witness on several gun related cases, could you see me on the stand saying....I tested the gun with "close"enough ammo.....while any bullet weight is OK, I only test fire with original factory ammo, I am not out to case form no matter where the headspace is taken off of....just trying to do the job more better ! thanks again...

01-05-2009, 03:42 PM	#5
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Yes I do Jerry, but in this case, the not to common 7 Weatherby mag will run $40+, and I do not need but 1 or 2 rounds to test fire it.....there is no need to charge my customer for a full box of ammo......just trying to save a buck.

01-05-2009, 04:12 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Howard, loyal and thrifty sentiments; but charge him the $40. Besides, when I see contractors billing the client for $250 an hour, well, $40 seems cheap (that was never me ) Ed

01-05-2009, 06:05 PM	#7
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Ed....next job I'll charge you 2x's the normal bill.......now that I know you don't mind

01-05-2009, 08:20 PM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	2x the pay, cool I just wouldn't want to be on the stand and have to say to the defense or prosecutor; "Factory Rounds, uh, sure, I think they are"... Ed