Hello Agaiin,
Ken Campbell just loaned me his 25-06 Mashburn Imp. chamber reamers .So far I haven't been able to find a head space gauge for such a critter. I'm still looking but if I don't find gauges I would like to have a couple of fireformed cases to set headspace. My last resort is the make a barrel spud for an action that is laying around, waiting on something to do, and chamber it and fire form some blanks to make cases and again it takes a lot of piddling to get the chamber right on the barrel spud. If anyone out there has some cases or head space gauges or know where I can rent such critters, please let me know. I was shocked to see advertisements for new reamers for sale in this old wildcat, so maybe I'll find some gauges for rent. I am willing to pay for the above mentioned items and would be beholding for someone who comes to my rescue. I don't know why I developed such a love for odd ball wildcat cartridges, about half of my rifles are in calibers that I have to make cases for and make my own loading dies. about 20 years ago the owner of what is now Mashburn Arms (a lot like a bunch of used car salesmen) agreed to sell me all of the Old Man Mashburn shop tools and his notebooks. After driving 200 miles he decided he didn't want to sell them. He said they were going to put Mashburn arms back into production. (they never did such) Boy, if I could have gotten all that good stuff, I would really have had fun these past 20 years or so,
Thanks in advance,
Mashburn
David a. Cogburn