Sometimes, I jest want to suit myself...


My 53 deck'd out to balance like a 4 inch model 15.


Shooting 'bout minute of P-Dog.....




(As usual, I kept the original 53 barrel & cylinder)


12 shots at 100 feet distance




Or Me & My Jets


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I like it! Nice shooting too.

What kind of gun is that again? Saw the words model 53 but do not see the enclosed ejector shroud of a model 53.

Ah, that's cause it's not a 53 barrel....It's a 4" model 18 .22 Combat Masterpiece
barrel....to balance like a model 15 Combat Masterpiece.




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got it now. Are the chambers cut for the super jet or did they sleeve them like the old .357 Bain and Davis?

Looks like it would quite a flame thrower.

Yup, purty flamey on the front end...holding a .002-.003 cylinder gap.


I had on old new stock Jet cylinder on hand, so I just cut it all the way around.
Lapped the chambers with 320 compound for a little extra grip for the brass,
extraction is clean and easy with a right smart dollop of 2400.


Also chambered myself a super 16 1/2 inch T/C barrel for a short 22 Super Jet carbine.







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Sir, are those Keith Brown mini Cokes? A+++ on the grips!!!

I am assuming that that animal drew a knife while resisting arrest ?

Or maybe Kurac's?

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Yes Sir, a pair of Keith Brown K frame 'Cokes' cut to fit my big ol paw.






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I don't rightly know if'n he was a packin' a knife....


But it's a safe bet he's probably carrying the plague.






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I sense a road trip in the near future. There's some pasture poodles lurkin' out at the ranch that are in imminent danger.

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When I saw Super Jet, first thought was..
What's it doing here?

Nice revolver!

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Well keith44spl, I'm more convinced now than ever that when I grow up, I want to be like you. Of course since I turn 68 tomorrow that growing up stuff is becoming less and less likely, but I can still admire your accomplishments!

All the best,
Froggie

I am convinced that Dave has gunsmith ADD. Thank goodness he is so dang talented.

I am not sure that I have ever seen him post a gun that's current state is the same as when it came from the factory - always improved, tweaked, or customized just so, and always with a great story of how and why it came to be in its current state. If Dave would have been born 160 years ago, he probably would have been John M Browning...

Thanks for sharing with the rest of us,

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Engraved S&W fan

Nicely done....

I have done any measuring but would the Model 18 cylinder be long enough to accommodate Jet ammo?

Have you chronographed the loads?

Bob

Bob,


I used a spare Jet cylinder and I haven't shot it over the chrono yet....


Load development still in progress....


The current loading of an increase of 15% of 2400 powder
(in the Super Jet loading) over the load I used in (standard Jet brass)
is running without any above normal pressure signs with
smooth easy extraction of fired cases.


It shoots purty flat out of the contender, of course velocities
are gonna be much slower out of the four inch Smith barrel.


This was just a pet project, a carbine and like chambered revolver,
is just a cowboy thing I guess.




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I had a Assie BSA Martini in what I thought was Ackley Jet. I
made my own neck die out of a turned down 222 die. I formed
cases from 357 brass using dies from several sets for reduction.
Finished with 256 win die before final step with modified 222 die.
Simple way would have to been fire forming Rem Jets.
I did try 2400 and 630Win. Settled on 16.5 gr of IMR-4227 and
Nosler 45gr semi-spitzer. MV=3350 Fps. The AOL of this load
may be over length for revolver. In PO Ackley manual the Sabre
Super and Ackley are same as far as load. Casings are slightly
different supposedly for case life. I called it 22/357 for years,
name was relative anyway since I cobbled up cases. Gun was
accurate and a good 300yd ground hogger.

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Yup,
That's purty much it.......the 256 Win. necked down to .22.


Had Dave Mason grind me a chamber reamer. Man ,what an
awesome cutting tool...
I think it's sporting a 28 degree shoulder angle with about a half of a degree or
less of body taper, extraction is just right in all chambers.


I've been swagin' .224s down to .222 and pressure is in the
good range.


Those light 35 gr bullets are showing a lot of promise in the 4" barrel'd revolver.
Forty and forty-five grainers, HP and soft points are the tops in the longer barreled T/C.






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I had a box of Sisk 32gr SPs. Had no luck with them at all, never
had any 35gr. The rifle had a Douglas premium barrel of 26". A
short while back a forum member had a 4" 53 on WTS posts. I
though seriously about buying it for a project gun.