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Ken and Mike, thanks for the info on the Ideals. It looks like mine is the one in the middle picture, or most common No. 5. A couple of questions.
Is the operating handle on the No. 5 in the middle picture in the proper position, or should it be closer to flush with the measure body ?
It looks like mine is missing the drop tube [brass ?]. Any place beside ebay to pick one up ?
Thanks, Daryl
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Daryl, The handle is down and bit and looks off but all the same. Hard to find drop tubes on Ebay because most would not know what it was. Best bet is gunshow or friend with lathe. New picture,
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My friend, the late Crawford Hollidge (Ernest Stulshuter of Precision Shooting fame) used to use novacaine vials which he got (empty) from his dentist to store powder charges for loading at bench rest matches. He kept them in a metal file card box with a foam rubber liner in the lid, which effectively sealed them when the lid was closed. On the range, he would simply insert the neck of a primed Donaldson Wasp case in one of the vials, draw the vial out of the box and invert it and the case.
He used a Poole Tool (a variation on the Pope de-recapper) to neck size and prime his cases and a straight line bullet seater to seat the bullets. Since he used a small number of select cases for each rifle, he would simply set up and load the same cases behind the firing line between matches. His bullets were, of course, his hand made "Spin-Tru" bullets made with his own Biehler and Astles dies. A few of my targets will have the notation "Glass" on them. I have a set of small glass tubes that I use for per-charging at home and then take them to the range. Many of the stick powders don't work well in any measure so I like to weigh each charge at home.
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I particularly like the table cloth… and the off-hand benchrest. Well it's a public range so I have to take a broom and clean off the bench first. Then I lay a cloth down to keep my seater and stuff from picking up crud. When your 5'16" and using a public benchrest I sort of have to elevate things a bit so I can sit up straight ;-).
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A couple of other Niedner things he made for himself. I've shot the flint-lock a lot but for some reason never shot the cap-lock.
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Here is one of the road maps I use to track down some of Mr. Niedner's stuff, see something you like, go for it.
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The above original photo and negative (among others) are in my collection. I believe it to be the original, as it has the handwritten notes of the photographer from his studio in Dowagiac MI, along with his stamp and signature. I've often wondered why the photo series was taken, perhaps something to do with Heddon Lures?
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I have no idea who or why, have seen this picture many different places over the years. I believed Gerald Kelver used it as an illustration for one of his article on Niedner.
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Anyone have any questions or something else in the Niedner line they would like to learn about?
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