Converting a Winchester 1885 Low Wall from Rimfire to Centerfire | MidwayUSA Gunsmithing
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- It's often possible to convert an older gun from rimfire to centerfire. Watch along as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, converts a Winchester Low Wall 1885 from 32 Rimfire to 357 Magnum.
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Nothing like watching a super detailed video of a process you’ll never do, on a rifle you’ll never own, for reasons you’ll never have ... and thoroughly enjoying it.
Excellent work, as usual. Good to see the plastic Folgers jug being used for the quenching. I use those things for so many of my reloading needs. It's nice to know that even though Larry is surrounded by EXPENSIVE, high tech equipment, there is still a place in his workshop for those plastic Folgers jugs... :)
I sure hope Larry passes this knowledge on if he ever retires. smart man
Ditto.
What do you think hes doing?
erm.. you realise you are commenting this on a video where he is doing exactly that. /facepalm
@@James28R all of his knowledge he knows alot palm your own face dude
He just did.
When it comes to firing pin issues I just use primed brass to test for proper strikes. You don't have to go to a range to check things out.
Love the videos and your products!
Worked for years as a gun smith. That's all we ever did. Primers cases for the testing, we did alot of conversions on antique guns, usually to more historic calibers though
Larry for President
"Old timers would have used diplomacy, but modern chemistry has given us green locktight to secure our relationships"
JW's BulletsNBlades:
Thanks for your business, suckers.
This guy is as smart as a whip. Much respect for your decades of study and mastery of your craft.
I want to Work For YOU
THAT is Gunsmithing
Far beyond what I have done myself,
But ABSOLUTELY what i WANT to DO!
another great use for the oscillating spindle sander..
Luv all the metal working vids !
This might be applicable to .22lr if prices and availability don't come back to Earth..centerfire lends itself to DIY and/or reloading so much more.
This is proper craftsmanship. Skilled labor with an eye for detail is in short supply these days.
Well yeah, it’s easy to have attention to detail when it’s your own shop, with every possible tool you could ever need, and no time limit or rush to get it done...
A tour de force of precision and understanding of so many skills. He makes it look so easy!
3:50 I for real just tried to blow off the shavings.
The best gunsmith I ever seen
Thank you Mr. Potterfield
For the content you put out
Something I learned about hardening steel. Heat the metal until it wont stick to a magnet before quenching. Tip for anyone hardening steel!
New bucket list entry #13647......repairing an old gun with Larry Potterfield!
Nicely done Larry! A big fan of your work and MidwayUSA.
Aaah....amazing what you can acomplish with all the right tools and machinery!
True gunsmithing. You don’t see this kind of talent much anymore.
Cannot say THANK YOU enough times for this instruction. Very good insight into a conversion.
Nice work. You make it look so easy.
I've needed a can of Kasenit all of my life! Motorcycles, jeeps, & everything else always need new parts that you just can't find...
The Gunsmith knows his stuff, and it is very, very interesting
All it takes is the right tools and a bit of common sense
Man he make it look easy
Reilly nice wedding band Larry !! lol Merry Christmas. Love your company.
I wish Larry was my next door neighbor... Some of my ideas might see the light of day!
Hi, Larry
I really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
Appropriately sized needle bearings from u-joints make great firing pins glued into the body with jb weld. Never had one break even in rolling block and hepburn rifles
Most impressive of his videos yet
Your knowledge is incredible thank you for sharing it
Wish I had that box of .32 long rf ammo! A manufacturer should produce those obsolete rim fire cartridges, there are many thousands of old firearms that need it.
well and properly done sir. thank you.
Nice work. I bet that low wall is a sweet shooter too!
I have a vice like that, and it has a highly polished face for this exact reason
He is like bob Ross for firearms
Yes all the "happy little" firearms? Bob Ross and his Happy little trees!
@NPC #303 happy little accident
I see this on every gun channel
I would love to study under this guy
more power to you sir Larry.. Thank you.
This man is a artist
This isn't gun smithing, this is art.
Green locktite is incredible.
Larry is the gun man!!
I love your work but have to ask.
You obviously put the firing pin in the center of what looks like where the back of the shells have been since the rifle was made.
How did the firing pin end up off center and why not just start over and move the firing pin again instead of changing a different part of the rifle?
Not to doubt larry, but given how he welds other parts at various times, i fail to see why he would locktite the firing pin plug rather than weld the it considering how much stress it will get
Now, great work, good job.
The loctite made me sit a little uneasy but overall these videos are some of the most helpful media I can think of...
How about converting a 22lr to 22 Hornet?
Loctite has been used to lift a car with only 9 drops
This is one of my dream works
Larry does it again!!
The gun guru!
" I'm Larry Potterfield, and I have tools you could never possibly afford" 😂
Maybe for a hobbyist, but that's the point of building a business up over time.
Larry, you should do a conversion for one of these rifles to .32 S&W Long. I made a barrel for my .410 shotgun in that caliber, and I must say it's a really fun little rifle round! The report is much quieter than a .22 because it's subsonic, but it's got more punch because it's a heavier bullet!
Chambering one for .327 Federal Magnum would allow you to shoot .327 Federal Mag, .32 H&R Mag, .32 S&W Long & .32 S&W all out of the same rifle. The .32 caliber bore in the rifle he was working on was completely shot though. Chambering it for .327 Federal or any .32 caliber round would have meant having to bore it out & reline it. It was better in this case to just go to the larger caliber.
I don't know why .327 Federal Mag isn't more popular that it is, other than the fact that neither S&W nor Ruger will chamber it in the right damn gun! It really is a wonderful little round and probably the best pocket-revolver self-defense round ever invented! I'd take a S&W J-frame or a Ruger LCR as a 6-shot .327 Federal over a 5-shot .357 Mag every day of the week & twice on Sunday!!!
This sure is a nicer job then what was done to my old 1885 !
I love gunsmithing
Nice job sir!
Eres el mejor armero que visto trabajar querido amigo !!!!!!
Hey Larry, if you ever need to adopt a 40 year old son, I'm here for you. You can leave the business and money to the others, I'll settle for the shop and tools ;)
neutered10mm oh hey .40S&W
I just want to spend time in the garage with him.
My only gripe here: some trigonometry and you could have made the link the right length, absolutely bang on, the first try...
I’ve got a Steven’s Favorite in 32 short Rimfire. Wish I could convert it to 32 S&W short center fire .
How do you decide whether it's safe to fire something like .357 Magnum in a gun with a barrel/action designed for a relatively weaker loaded .32? (or am I mistaken in that .357 Mag is way more potent than .32?)
Thank you for the great videos!
Chrustjun Zummermun those rifles are considered the best falling block action ever made. they beat a lot of the most popular ones
This conversion only works for low power .357 pistol loads
Like .38 Special. The Low Wall can probably handle .357 but the High Wall will handle most anything, very strong. I just bought a High Wall in .22 WCF, an obsolete round, I'll have to manufacture ammo from .22 Hornet cases.
@@3ducs that's an interesting project. sounds fun
Chrustjun Zummermun Conversions like this have been done since the 20’s. Guys like P.O. Ackley developed some obscenely overpressure cartridges in guns like this and most were safe. .357 is mild in comparison.
That's incredible! Do you offer this as a service?
I don't know why you showed us the surface of the moon when talking about how badly pitted the barrel was
Good info and interesting. Now I just need a few thousand dollars worth of equipment.
Dep Qua hundred thousand
Now I know what the hole is for on the top of the block of my new High wall is, a vent who would have thunk
all these vids but can he make the clock stop flashing on his VCR?
possum66669 hammer will fix that
He can shop-make a fixture that'll tie it to the Atomic Clock radio signal!
;-)
Looks pretty good
Excellent work!
Thanks for the video I want to tell you how long this copper cartridge lives
If indicating the new firing pin hole using the firing pin channel put it off center, wouldn't it of been better to indicate center from the chamber? Perhaps with a cartridge sized bushing?
Amazing job.
Great videos, sir! Thanks.
Amazing 👍👍
I’m impressed
Was the barrel rechambered as well? Not sure if I miss you mentioning that or not. Have a 32 long rimfire Steven’s Crackshot I’d like to do this with
Too bad Larry didn't convert it to Winchester 25/20.Impossible to get .357 right now but you can get 25/20 factory loads.Reloading with black powder and cast bullets and the powder is cheaper way to go.The power of the 25 is surprising. The old timers used it for deer at close range and its a great round for coyotes,groundhogs,fox and crows.It would be a more traditional round for that age of firearm,too. Brownells sells a Redmans liner for $125,too.They also sell a .32/20 liner for a little more.Chrome moly liners and they will last forever. Look Up Leatherman on RUclips hunting deer with a Winchester Model 92 in .25/20.There are more video's of deer hunting with that cartridge.Even Mule Deer which I wouldn't do as the ranges are too great where I've hunted them.Longest shot I ever took was 740 yrds. with a 3006.300# deer or elk is too much for that little cartridge.
Not sure how I feel about gluing the firing pin in
jaysen2200 The rule with green lock tight. Don't put it on anything you need to get apart. So in this case it's fine the pin will never move.
if he ever breaks it, he can use a torch to melt the loctite and pull it out.
Trust me its stronger than welding just about. I'm a blacksmith and custom knife maker and I use it often and I've literally torn steel trying to separate pieces I glued together with it. It's amazing stuff..
I don;t understand why you didn't just drill the new firing pin hole in the correct place begin with? Plus won't the heat of combustion eventual melt out the Loctite?
You guys should shut up gun Moses knows what he's doing
Thank!
Perfect! Congrats!
I would give anything to work with Larry
I am assuming that .357 Magnum pressures aren't too much for that old rimfire Low Wall?
Why use loctite green? Red would provide a more permanent hold
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but given how locktite breaks under heat, wouldn't that be a bad solution for filling in the breech block? It seems to me that after a good couple rounds, the chamber heat would cause the locktite to fail. Is there something I'm missing or is he just not planning on shooting it that much?
Genius, Mr. Larry, good job! Don't come to Spain to work as a gunsmith... you'd starve.
He owns an American company called MidwayUSA. His net worth is estimated to be 8 billion dollars and he looks like he doesn't eat too much. It would take a long time for him to starve.
I'd wager Mr. Potterfield has a lifetime subscription to Loctite Green!
This guy has all the cool tools/toy's
and he knows how to use/play-with them.
And he seems to be stingy nobody's ever in his shop with him LMBO😅
That’s awesome
Parabéns pelo trabalho,
about that linkage, instead of guessing and making a bunch of bad brass ones, why not measure how far over the holes are from eachother, how high, add the 40 thousandths, then calculate the hypotenuse for this right triangle we've measured out.
hypothetically say the pins are horizontally .20 inches apart, and vertically .38 inches apart, a hypotenuse would be .43 inches, pretty close to your measurements. add 40 thousandths to .38 for .42 inches, recalculate, you get .47 inches for how long your new sear has to be. maybe im wrong, im not a gun smith, but maybe its easier to spend 5 minutes doing math to make one sear right than to make 5 sears with trial and error
Gun God does it again..........
Hallelujah great ,, God knows
Never expected to see an arabic man commenting on these videos
Can we see a picture of how th breach block sits when closed now that it has been raised?
Amazing...
Muito bom mesmo
Sir what will happen when we will fire 32 caliber bullet from a . 22 caliber rifle?
Nice
I have a Stevens 25 Rimfire that dates between 1912 and 1916 I want to do this to.
You don't say what model Stevens you have ? If it's a full size model 44 or 44 1/2 , there is a lot of possibilities.
If it's a kid's gun, they're not as strong and best left as is.
Not sure there's any modern cf counterpart to the .25 rf anyway.
You just have to careful not to exceed the design limits of the action you're working with. Better safe than sorry. I've seen old guns that blew up from modern rounds and it ain't pretty.
You can guide me as well as everyone who has subscribed and watched his videos. How to make a bullet specifically does not hurt him, looking forward to your feedback. thank you
Красивая работа
Would it not have been simpler and quicker to just make a new new firing pin from the other pin you had left and just adjust it to correct the low hitting pin
VERY GOOD @THAILAND
Muito talento com armas👍👏👏
In one of the videos where you repaired a barrel with scope mount holes you said only bad gunsmiths use screws. You said only tig wielding is good.
(i dont know if he said that.. but) NO!!! who tf welds a scope mount? even though im just a gunsmiths apprentice, even i know that . It just throws off the temper and looks ugly...
@@radiatedronnie2855 I've welded on scope mounts, its easy to keep the heat under control with a TIG welder ... and my welds look beautiful! :)
@@MikeBaxterABC I prefer either soldering or screwing and glueing them on. But I thing it's more a regional thing as I'm being trained with traditional german methods, where Id never even touch a welder, sometimes we even fit a mount in for a hook-in-mount, which is a traditional german mount, even though not as popular as it used to be.