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relodr36
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Back some years ago a fellow named Frank Tirrell,from New Mexico,sold a brass tool to remove it.
Does anyone know if this tool is still available?
Does anyone know if this tool is still available?
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BrianJ
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I don't know if they are or not, I know he was having difficulty suppling those ordered at the time. I never saw any mention of them since. I ordered one at the time and never used it.
They were made from a fired case from who knows what. If you stop and think about it unless that case was fired in your chamber from your particular rifle its questionable if it would do anything for you. By the same token you would need one from your cases fired in your chamber from each rifle you intended to use it on.
My opinion - bjm
I don't know if they are or not, I know he was having difficulty suppling those ordered at the time. I never saw any mention of them since. I ordered one at the time and never used it.
They were made from a fired case from who knows what. If you stop and think about it unless that case was fired in your chamber from your particular rifle its questionable if it would do anything for you. By the same token you would need one from your cases fired in your chamber from each rifle you intended to use it on.
My opinion - bjm
I bought one from him. It was too large to go in a match chamber. Total waste of money! May possibly have gone into a 1022 chamber or something like that. I don't think it would have done anything to a carbon ring because the metal was too soft and would easily bend. I tossed it in the trash can and wrote it off to a learning experience.
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lead head
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Frank Tirrell
If this is the same person that used to work of Ed Shilen as a tool and die man. He lives in Gilmore, TX. and shoots at our range every month. His phone number is 903-734-3667.
Larry Burchfield
If this is the same person that used to work of Ed Shilen as a tool and die man. He lives in Gilmore, TX. and shoots at our range every month. His phone number is 903-734-3667.
Larry Burchfield
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ED COLLIER
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My experience with one wasn't satisfactory. The "teeth" on the device were too soft, and bent easily. I agree with posts #2 and #3. Save your money and put it toward a good firm ,new bore brush and concentrate on the inch or so foward of the chamber to remove the 'carbon' ring. Short fore and aft strokes work best. Benchresters do this after each match, and some sfter each target!
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relodr36
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Thanks,guys !!
Thanks for the quick replies,men !
Per the old Precision Shooting article (Dec,1999),the tool was supposed to remove the lead ring that built up between the end of the case and the throat.
Google found this:
http://franktirrell.com/meet_frank.html
Born in Cummington Massachusetts, Frank grew up playing cowboys and Indians. His own mother used to say that Frank was born one hundred and fifty years too late. Frank just always loved old stuff. In an effort to live out his boyhood dream, he initially migrated to Colorado. After a period, he moved on to New Mexico to pursue his artistic talents.
Frank has now retired to live full time near family in Texas. In his lifetime, Frank successfully designed and produced Native American inspired jewelry, photographed wildlife, built and competed with Benchrest rifles, wrote technical articles for shooting magazines, designed Southwestern inspired furniture, and did a little painting.
Frank's hard art began in New Mexico while living near the Santa Fe area and is a direct reflection of his childhood fantasies and adult experiences. He has always been fascinated by American Indian culture and ways. Many of his designs and art use the drawings of petroglyphs created by the prehistoric residents around his New Mexico home. He has devoted countless years in museums and books doing research. Frank is a completely self taught artist.
When not wandering the deserts, reservations, and mountains in search of previous inhabitants and their ruins, he can be found in his studio going over photographs and sketching Native American designs to incorporate into his art work. Frank's art is dramatic in design, execution, and beauty. His art of the Native American people and their ways is a direct effort to honor and preserve the traditions and culture of the Southwest and it's inhabitants
Frank Tirrell (903) 734-3667 Big Sandy, TX 75755
Apparently,he is a man of many talents!
Thanks for the quick replies,men !
Per the old Precision Shooting article (Dec,1999),the tool was supposed to remove the lead ring that built up between the end of the case and the throat.
Google found this:
http://franktirrell.com/meet_frank.html
Born in Cummington Massachusetts, Frank grew up playing cowboys and Indians. His own mother used to say that Frank was born one hundred and fifty years too late. Frank just always loved old stuff. In an effort to live out his boyhood dream, he initially migrated to Colorado. After a period, he moved on to New Mexico to pursue his artistic talents.
Frank has now retired to live full time near family in Texas. In his lifetime, Frank successfully designed and produced Native American inspired jewelry, photographed wildlife, built and competed with Benchrest rifles, wrote technical articles for shooting magazines, designed Southwestern inspired furniture, and did a little painting.
Frank's hard art began in New Mexico while living near the Santa Fe area and is a direct reflection of his childhood fantasies and adult experiences. He has always been fascinated by American Indian culture and ways. Many of his designs and art use the drawings of petroglyphs created by the prehistoric residents around his New Mexico home. He has devoted countless years in museums and books doing research. Frank is a completely self taught artist.
When not wandering the deserts, reservations, and mountains in search of previous inhabitants and their ruins, he can be found in his studio going over photographs and sketching Native American designs to incorporate into his art work. Frank's art is dramatic in design, execution, and beauty. His art of the Native American people and their ways is a direct effort to honor and preserve the traditions and culture of the Southwest and it's inhabitants
Frank Tirrell (903) 734-3667 Big Sandy, TX 75755
Apparently,he is a man of many talents!
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505Gibbs
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I also have one on these 'jewels' but never used it.
Its purpose was to scrape the lead build up that occurs just at the beginning of the lands.
At the time it got a great write up in the Precision Shooting mag but perhaps some greenbacks greased the article??
Its purpose was to scrape the lead build up that occurs just at the beginning of the lands.
At the time it got a great write up in the Precision Shooting mag but perhaps some greenbacks greased the article??
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relodr36
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You're joking,right?
My impression of Dave Brennan gives me strong doubts that $$$ enters into the decision on which articles get published!
Ron
I also have one on these 'jewels' but never used it.
Its purpose was to scrape the lead build up that occurs just at the beginning of the lands.
At the time it got a great write up in the Precision Shooting mag but perhaps some greenbacks greased the article??
My impression of Dave Brennan gives me strong doubts that $$$ enters into the decision on which articles get published!
Ron