The pics were quick and not very good but the new button covers are just my style.
45-70 Govt and 500 S&W Magnum
45-70 Govt and 500 S&W Magnum
New Button Cover
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How do you attach the spent cartridge to the button? Is there a REO button cover on the stock button and you just push the cartridge over the other button cover?
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I have some .50 cal rounds and I'm wondering if they'd be too big
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I made a deal with a guy on Facebook who makes them. He has an insert that he puts in them to fit over the stock REO button. I supply him some brass and get a few back.
I wish Rob had a pile of them. I really like the 45-70.
I wish Rob had a pile of them. I really like the 45-70.
The 50 cal might be a bit big but I am not 100% sure. The 45-70 will just work with a 22mm atty on a grand.
Fred is a member of our regional vapers social group on FB, Smoky Mountain Vapers. I've seen quite a few of his buttons. He also makes a knurled button.
I actually made a steel 9mm casing cover for a TRA LP REO I sold. 1/4" bit into the pre-blown primer housing and JBQuick makes a secure fit.
I like my Rob aluminum cover, personally. The rounded edge is comfy for power presses lol.
I actually made a steel 9mm casing cover for a TRA LP REO I sold. 1/4" bit into the pre-blown primer housing and JBQuick makes a secure fit.
I like my Rob aluminum cover, personally. The rounded edge is comfy for power presses lol.
Ive got a couple of .223s from work im going to do this to, I just havent gotten around to it yet. The wife suggested putting a small piece of super sculpty (shes a craft wizard) into the shell casing then pressed onto the button should make a good form. Then use the dental floss trick to wedge the botton on. In my head it sounds like it could work. May have to test it this weekend.
The only thing that scares me is my ability with my dremel. thats why I brought home 5 shell casings in case I screw it up!
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The only thing that scares me is my ability with my dremel. thats why I brought home 5 shell casings in case I screw it up!
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He puts a delrin insert with a hole in it at the same dimension as the Reo button in the casing and it fits great
When I saw your pic I had to go pull one of my Hornady 9mm Zombies to see if it had "Zombie" printed on the end. No such luck. 
Might still send one off to Fred.
Might still send one off to Fred.
I like... I've thought about making one as well. When I stopped doing ADC I was reloading for around 77-78 of my 88 firearms, most of them long range specialty handguns and rifles... from 17 cal wildcats to wildcats based on the parent cases for dozens of cartridges current and long discontinued up to 416 Rigby, and a bunch of them based on 225/307/364 Win's and 444 Marlin. Most was sold when the health failed, so will have to check to see which brass I still have left (but I'm sure I still have a lot of it in storage. I had around 200K cases for reloading when I stopped shooting, didn't sell it all).
Ha. That's all
My style. I have the 9mm button cover. Squired at the Chattanooga show. And the exact same reo
Awesome to see someone have great taste
My style. I have the 9mm button cover. Squired at the Chattanooga show. And the exact same reo
Awesome to see someone have great taste
Awesome button covers!!
Thanks for posting, you've inspired me to make a wooden one for my first REO, ETA Friday.
I have a box of exotic wood scraps out in the shop. Should be able to come with something that works.
Thanks for posting, you've inspired me to make a wooden one for my first REO, ETA Friday.
I have a box of exotic wood scraps out in the shop. Should be able to come with something that works.
I have collected about 75 .45acp brass and some 9mm brass from my friends for this very purpose.
I plan on mounting them on my shopsmith and polishing to mirror finish then parting them off to length. Was planning on hunting down a nylon washer with the right dims for the internal part, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I figure 75 youth to be enough to mess up one or two.
Thanks,
Geo
I plan on mounting them on my shopsmith and polishing to mirror finish then parting them off to length. Was planning on hunting down a nylon washer with the right dims for the internal part, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I figure 75 youth to be enough to mess up one or two.
Thanks,
Geo
I have brass coming out the wazoo! Time to tumble it, get it shiny, and pick a caliber. What's left I can reload.
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