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Shanghai Jack Junior Member Offline Posts: 86 Location: texas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2014	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #45 - Aug 10^th, 2025 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	GT wrote on Jul 20^th, 2025 at 4:26pm: bobw wrote on Jul 20^th, 2025 at 1:26pm: Greg, Are these from the 30-06 brass? Bob, yes they are. I'm working on an article about making these for the Journal. Laurie asked if I'd do this and include lots of pictures as a tutorial... We'll see how I do. I have turned brass, even wrote a couple of programs for one of my machines, made a few 25-21SS but using the correct brass matters, in the trades it's called cartridge brass, C260 and $120 will get you about 9' of 3/8" diameter stock. I feel it's far more labor intensive to make than my swaging and nibbing processes. GT Looking forward to seeing the article.


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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #46 - Aug 25^th, 2025 at 11:32am	Print Post
	Attached is a picture of the Maynard 16 Improved I just brought home with me. Caliber 28-30-120 Maybe done by Stevens when they bought over the Maynard factory in 1898 or 1899 as is mentioned in the 1900 Stevens catalogue. Rifling close to perfect! Action looks like it has been redone but I also saw a picture of a Stevens action with similar case hardening. Now start the project to make the brass. Will keep you posted
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Otony Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Location: Bandon, Oregon Joined: Jun 5^th, 2021	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #47 - Aug 25^th, 2025 at 11:59am	Print Post
	That is really a beauty. Congratulations!

	Otony
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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1031 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #48 - Aug 25^th, 2025 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	This is my Winchester highwall barreled by H M Pope in28/30. It is number 369 in Rowe’s Hartford book.This is the kit also.

	M-14 3rd Battalion 27th Marines RVN 68'69'
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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #49 - Aug 26^th, 2025 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	Anyone familiar with the serial numbers on Maynard rifles? Mine has a number on the underside of the barrel where the round section begins. Would there be a difference after Stevens took over and finished the Maynard parts when they bought the Maynard equipment and parts? In the 1900 catalogue they mention that they still furnish parts and implements for the celebrated Maynard rifles


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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #50 - Sep 2^nd, 2025 at 2:39pm	Print Post
	A few pictures of the chamber cast I made: At the tip there is a piece of brass rod that was machined to the diameter of the lands, at the front surface there is a centerhole drilled. At the rim end I machined a piece of brass that fitted in the chamber, the ID is threaded in order to hold on to the cerrosafe. Two opposite sections are removed so I can measure the diameter of the chamber just under the rim. The rim section has the thickness of the actual rim. All dimensions can de taken from the rim this way. Plan is to assemble cartridges using a shortened .223 Rem case with the ID slightly enlarged. Brass tube is machined so it will fit the Rem case with a gap big enough for soft soldering or glueing. Maynard soldered their brass also in the past and some airplanes a fixed with glue... The chamber cast can be used on the lathe (chuck and tailstock center) to set the correct angle of the compound rest with which the taper of the cartridge will be machined.
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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #51 - Sep 2^nd, 2025 at 2:40pm	Print Post
	A picture of the tip, in the back of the brass is a threaded hole with a long screw in it to hold on to the cerrosafe
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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #52 - Sep 2^nd, 2025 at 2:41pm	Print Post
	And a picture of the complete chamber cast


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Mountaineer Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2025	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #53 - Sep 25^th, 2025 at 5:23pm	Print Post
	The first small batch of cartridges is ready, prooving will be on Sunday at the range.


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blackbahart Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Feb 26^th, 2018	Re: Stevens 28-30-120 (Stumpy) is Range Ready Reply #54 - Oct 26^th, 2025 at 2:30am	Print Post
	made up some 28-30 cases from 280 rem brass ,they ended up thicker than the Bertram I have they do look pretty good but quite a bit of work can't figure out how to make the pics of the finished brass small enough to post


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