I had an idea to cut the head from a rifle cartridge and solder it to the top screw that holds the swivel to my slings. I used a 30-06 cartridge for my Remington 700 in 30-06, and a 30-30 cartridge for the sling on my Marlin 336. I polished them with a dremel so they are glossy. It really adds a nice touch to the rifle.
statjunk
10-22-2009 04:56 PM
That's sweet.
Tom
spaniel
10-22-2009 05:02 PM
That looks nice. Did you have to take it off the leather to solder it on, or how did you get underneath to solder it?
VAhuntr
10-22-2009 05:55 PM
I like the look!
13pointjomc
10-22-2009 06:24 PM
Ats sweet right there!!!!!!!
Big Z
10-22-2009 06:48 PM
I might have to do that right now :D
TUK101
10-22-2009 06:58 PM
Oh, you mean that you soldered the end of a spent cartridge and not a live one to the button? Lol, just joking. That looks pretty cool.
Centaur 1
10-23-2009 06:02 AM
Originally Posted by spaniel
(Post 3481426)
That looks nice. Did you have to take it off the leather to solder it on, or how did you get underneath to solder it?
Yes I took it off. The standard connectors that are used are called chicago screws, here's a pic.
Once it's off the sling I just scuffed the surface with some fine sandpaper so the solder would stick. The cartridge head can be cut from the casing with either a hacksaw or a dremel cutoff wheel. If the primer comes loose just put it back in place and squeeze it in a vise, it'll press right back in. I then filed the back side of the case head to smooth out the saw marks. When I soldered it, I held the soldering iron to the back of the cartridge head until it was hot enough to cover the back with with solder. To connect the two parts I held the screw in a vise and placed the casing head on top of the screw. I then placed the soldering iron to the top of the rifle casing and held it there until everything got hot enough to melt the solder. You might have to wiggle everything around to get the two halves straight, I used a pair of needle nose pliers. When both halves are aligned properly, just remove the soldering iron, and let it cool. Now just buff with a dremel tool and you're done.
