r/blackpowder • u/Saarn1823 • 2d ago

50 Maynard

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50 Maynard made from 50 Action Express brass.

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u/yeeticusprime1 2d ago

How did you attach the rim?

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u/Saarn1823 2d ago

I turned the rebated rim down in the .50 AE in my bench top lathe .125 which gave me a perfect cup. That left about .045 wall thickness at the base. I then soldered a brass ID disc on as the rim. Put it back in the lathe and turned the rim to .750 diameter. The soft solder is not in a pressure bearing position and merely holds the rim on. I made my first 25 about a year ago and have about a dozen firings on them. The one pictured I made yesterday. The process is more involved than what I explained here but I have fun with it.

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u/Glittering_War7622 2d ago

That is some serious dedication to an oddball cartridge, RESPECT!

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u/Distinguishedflyer 2d ago edited 1d ago

so essentially youre making it smaller then adding a washer?

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u/Coodevale 2d ago

Are you cutting the entire rim, primer pocket, extractor groove off leaving only a cup with a flash hole in the bottom?