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Sherman Wildcat Cartridges
4D is proud to announce that we have made an exclusive deal with Tyler Jacobs, Owner of Sherman Wildcat Cartridges. We are now the exclusive source to rent proprietary reamers and headspace gauges for the entire Sherman lineup. While Fred Zeglin was working on the second edition of his Wildcat Cartridges book for Gun Digest…
Forster Products, Reloading Fall Bash
In early September 2022 Forster Products staff and owners put on an event for Distributors of their products along with other industry contacts. The facility for the event was “The Site, Firearms Training Center” in Mount Carrol, IL. Lead Instructors: Jim Kauber & Lara Spanic were great to work with and kept us all focused…
Art of the Gun, Tinidad Colorado, 2017
Art of the Gun @ Mitchell Museum in Trinidad Colorado was held the weekend of June 9-10, 2017. This event was held in conjunction with the 70/40 Anniversary of the TSJC Gunsmithing Program. 70 years ago P.O. Ackley helped start the first gunsmithing program at any college in the U.S. 40 years ago the School joined…
MEASURING FOR SCREW-IN CHOKES (Shotgun)
Before accepting a barrel for machining to accept screw-in chokes, you must measure the outside diameter (O.D.) to determine if there will be sufficient wall thickness after machining. “Mike” the O.D. of the barrel and the O.D. of the tap for the particular gauge. Subtract the O.D. of the tap from that of the barrel,…
Do you have a print for that reamer?
There is a lot to learn about chamber prints. We recommend the post on this blog. We are asked for reamer prints on a daily basis. We have never provided them as they do not represent a specific tool. Prints are representative of what you would receive. Reamer makers like all machinists use tolerances when…
Using Forster “Piloted Roughing Drills”
We often have clients ask about roughing reamers. We have never carried them because that would more than double our inventory costs and would not come close to paying for the expense. In 2025 Forster started offering a new batch of tools, “Piloted Roughing Drills”. They are offered in three (3) pilot size ranges. The…

