Chamber Cast

                                                                                                    Pot and ladle for melting "Cerrosafe" casting material.    

Lower left: Cast of 12-bore Henry-rifled single shot rifle.                                     Lower right: Chamber and partial bore cast from a Holland & Holland .240 Apex Magnum Rimless rifle.

Chamber Cast - To pour a low-melting-point material such as "Cerrosafe" into the chamber of a firearm, let it just cool, knock out the plug and measure it with a micrometer against published dimensional specifications to determine the correct chambering of a possibly-unmarked or possibly-altered firearm.

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