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Old 03-18-2012 | 11:36 AM
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Default Thor bullet for all bore sizes yet?

I have heard that he was going to produce some thors with a larger bell skirt section so you can size them to different sized bores, like the FPB. Anyone know if he ever got those into production?
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Old 03-18-2012 | 12:13 PM
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Nuttin yet that I know of. He was going to use a Graphite " black Thor" to make a one size fits all but Im not sure how that has turned out.
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Old 03-18-2012 | 01:20 PM
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Thanks, I will email him and see where he is at. I am now planning a buck and cow muzzleloading hunt in CO and would sure like to use the 300 gr ballistic tip but even the .503 is too small for my Knight LRH.
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Old 03-18-2012 | 01:34 PM
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Cows are easy to kill, but if you don't want to take any chances >-------------------------------------------------------------> http://www.muzzleloading-bullets.com/
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Old 03-18-2012 | 03:28 PM
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I have tried no escuses and they practically fall out of the barrel on this gun. Especially since I like to shoot BH 209, that doesn't work. Guess I could try and paper wrap the bullet. Also thought about trying Bull Shop, but they are so hard to order.
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Old 03-18-2012 | 03:34 PM
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Try knurling the Thors up for a tighter fit. This way you'll get a perfect fit for the BH209 to go off cleanly.

What unit you hunting?
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Old 03-18-2012 | 03:48 PM
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How would you knurl a solid copper bullet?
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Old 03-18-2012 | 03:54 PM
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with a bastard file or 2. The smokeless guys are using the Thors and doing this.
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Old 03-18-2012 | 04:07 PM
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http://www.ehow.com/how_12128784_knurl-bullet-file.html

Interesting read. Just wonder about the uniformity, but may have to try it.
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Old 03-18-2012 | 04:14 PM
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Thors are tough. I guess you could knurl them with enough pressure.

I know i've had some Thors fit so tight when I was trying to get the right size I thought it was going to get stuck in the barrel. It barely left any rifling marks on it.

However, rifling isn't a file, so it will probably work ok. I should have tried it before giving my Thors away. Hi Jon.
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