Had to give it a shot ( Pun intended )

[NZAPP1]

I had to give this a try Ebony and a 308 shell with copper kit. If any one wants to give this a shot I have about 50 never fired 308 shells :icon_thum

And one from Jeff's blank pile I think he said it was red oak burl

 

[DaveO]

Both look great Nick, I especially like the shell casing pen. Stupid question, isn't it kinda dangerous to drill out a live round :icon_scra Can you just take them apart, and disarm them?

Dave

 

[NZAPP1]

Dave I have a bag of never loaded brass that I was going to load. So it just the brass casing. :slap:

 

[NZAPP1]

I case you are not clear on this ...

:BangHead: DO NOT DRILL A LIVE CARTRIDGE!:BangHead:

Thanks Mike This can not be stressed enough
DO NOT DRILL A LIVE CARTRIDGE

 

[DaveO]

Dave I have a bag of never loaded brass that I was going to load. So it just the brass casing. :slap:

I thought that it was a stupid question :5dunce: . But when you said "never fired", I didn't realize that meant "never loaded" :eusa_doh: I don't know a lot about guns, but drilling a live round just doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Mike Davis seems to confer :lol: :lol:

There you have it folks, your safety tip of the day :-D :-D

Dave

 

[NZAPP1]

Yea I should have said never loaded :slap: :eusa_doh: . In the reloading world never fired means new brass once fire is used brass with a spent primer.

 

[sapwood]

Nick, keep your head up . . . not down on this one :lol:
Another example of your fine [strike]marksman[/strike] craftmanship :icon_thum

Roger

 

[DaveO]

Yea I should have said never loaded :slap: :eusa_doh: . In the reloading world never fired means new brass once fire is used brass with a spent primer.

See, I told you I didn't know squat about guns....I didn't even know there was a "reloading world" :lol: :lol: :lol:

Learn something new everyday :eusa_danc :eusa_danc


Dave

 

[jerrye]

Could another .308 pen be made on request? My packaging division manager is a former Marine sniper, Vietnam era, and this would be a great gift for him! If so, could you email me the cost and availability?

 

[jeff...]

That .308 is a cool pen, I've seen a few like that before, but the ebony really sets it off (maybe wrong words?). A pen can be made out of just about anything can't it?

 

[Eaglesc]

Nice job!I love the versatilitiy of the "lowly" slimlne.
Fit and finish look good but that is always hard to tell from a picture.
I have a bunch to do for a local jeweler.

 

[NZAPP1]

Thanks Eagle
I am very happy with the fit and finish on that one it came out better then I expected.

 

[cskipper]

Nick, that is a really sharp pen. Did you turn a blank down to fit inside the cartridge? We did when we turned one in WG's class (seems like a million years ago).

Dave, that's a rather important question to ask, since many of us are clueless about ammunition.

 

[DaveT]

Sharp looking pens Nick. Awesome work!

 

[NZAPP1]

Cathy
I drilled the back with a 7mm bit so the tube fit tight in the back but had to glue a piece of wood and turn down at the front

 

[cskipper]

Thanks. That's what we did too. Very sharp pen.