Argentino M1879 Rolling Block. Is it worth restoring?

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If you have not already done so, you now need to acquire a length of 1/4"x24tpi (or 6mm x 1) threaded rod.

Coincidentally, I do have 6’ sticks of All Thread. My summer hobby is building Sprint Kart engines and ARP (stud kit manufacturer) doesn’t have a kit that meets my needs so I cut my own studs from high tensile All Thread.

Let me know when you are ready, and I will then prepare and send the next installment of this saga.

Ready and waiting (patiently, of course).
Patrick, you always leave me hanging with partial juicy tidbits, always enough information to pique my interest but never enough to fully grasp the concept.

Oh well, "Tune in tomorrow — same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!"

As soon as you have time to post some pics of the muzzle end of the bore

My good friend Jake is home from college for Christmas break. His camera and picture taking skills far exceed my own. He’s staying with us but I’ve only seen him once due to my heavy work load. I have a Dentist appointment this afternoon so work will have to let me go at a decent hour today. Tonight I’ll re-assemble the rifle for a picture taking session.

I know you want to KISS, but you might also order some kapok for wadding and a card cutter in .43" from track of the wolf or buffalo arms.

I do want to learn the more advanced loading techniques but again, my budget is shot for this month. After the first of the year I will be able to add a wad cutter and other goodies to the shopping list.
I do appreciate the advice as to what should be on that list.

I'm a huge believer in topping my BP loads with tamped kapok (e-bay has it, it's a natural fibre ideal for BP filler/wad), card, grease cookie and card topped by the bullet.

Sure, I remember Kapok. It used to be the standard filler for those big old puffy life jackets we had to wear before closed cell foam came along. I don’t yet fully understand the grease cookie concept but no doubt I will learn soon.

Empty space in your case is not a good idea so unless you want to shoot stiff loads, you'll need this stuff to take up any empty space in the case.

I’m not talking from experience but won’t these heavy walled Jamison cases need a full load to fully fire form on the first shot? I don’t mind a stiff load. I bought one of those old Steyr Mannlicher M95 rifles that Big 5 was selling. It took me awhile to find some old Nazi crap to shoot in it but boy did those old loads put some wood to my shoulder, and a smile on my face.