I purchased Fx impact m3 last year and at that time also bought the Gxcs3 compressor . So far , no complaints .
As said earlier , its best for filling air guns or their onboard tanks .
I cant see...
Type: Posts; User: baddoglowder
Forum: AirGuns
I purchased Fx impact m3 last year and at that time also bought the Gxcs3 compressor . So far , no complaints .
As said earlier , its best for filling air guns or their onboard tanks .
I cant see...
Forum: Swaging
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BT made one that works well for de-rimming .22 spent cases into a nice .223 jacket .
I also believe I read that Corbin also made one many years ago .
Here’s a...
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Very nice write up ! Just think of the ideas you have created in others heads now ! Great that your sharing so others can learn . As ammo prices continue to climb and availability continues to be...
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What type of grinder did you use to make the draw punches ?
Would you have info or pics ? I would like to learn more and possibly add this type machine to my shop to play with if I knew what to look...
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So you are making tubing jackets basically -how do they preform in a handgun ? Do you get good expansion from these jackets without pre-scoring them to expand ? Though for target shooting it wouldn't...
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To design your draw die and punch and coining die is there a computer program to figure volume and dimensions or just trial and error ..how did you determine those figures ? I have some of corbins...
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I have the less automated jacket system where I use flat strips of copper in aprox. 3 foot lengths 1.25 inches wide .Wishing I had the automated step up as I understand that it also cups the coins...
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Other then Corbin’s equipment , the CHP-1 hydraulic press or his manual presses , does anyone else own equipment to make their own jackets with , any other type of press and dies ?
I’ve got a older...
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Youtube also happened to be one of the other sites and as I remember he used a name similar to the one on here but not exactly the same . Honestly I have searched through so much info over the years...
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Mauser 98 had alot of good info on building these dies and related equipment . He was very skilled in coming up with ways to make something work that most never thought about or lacked the thought...
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Midnight -I've got D Corbins CHP-1 hydro-press and every time I extrude the wire I always get a weak spot were I put in a new billet to draw . That's why I only do the section into links per billet...
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I have Corbins jacket maker with a hydraulic hydropress and also would like to find a source . I have always used Corbins guilding metal in 1.4" flat strips at 5lbs at a time , as I just play around...
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Has anyone ever made a .32acp bullet for a handgun using the .308 rifle dies . I have a Corbin 3 die set , core die, core seater die and p4 ogive point form swage die with several punches in the set...
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I was wondering if any of you out there had already tried this tool to make reamers for Swaging dies or any other Swaging tools . I know it's not the full size heavier built models and the smaller...
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I am in Kentucky and I have looked online sever times but no one wants to cut to the sizes needed for what we do . I have played with the idea of getting a press so I can cut to size myself ,guess...
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Anyone other sources then Corbins offer the copper to use for bullet making ?...that was the word with a asterisk through it for all concerned and moderators .
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Always used Corbin's with no complaints in quality but was wondering what others used . I can't handle or would never use the heavier rolls of 50-100 lbs for manual jacket making , So I lose some of...
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Did you find your jackets yet ... I could draw the copper tubes from .030 flat strip to that length but I dont have .45 dies to go any further for you ?
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What is the best way to store your Swaging dies, punches and other small tools so rust/corrosion is less a chance to form ?
I understand that heat treat steel is resistant,carbide even more so,...
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Exactly why I asked this group the initial question that started the original conversation . With all the people in this group contributing , I dare say we could send a rocket to the moon , no less...
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Below is the link I was referring too , if anyone is interested I can say they work well for what it was designed for ....
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Willbird , that tool cutter grinder has been the tool that I thought along was probly necessary , especially if you lack skill to eyeball it like me . On here there appears to be others able to do it...
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Rayraywolf , I also believe that Bt mentioned he could make his dies work with the walnut hill press but you would need to ask him directly .
Being that I already have the pneumatic jacket maker...
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I want to say think you again for letting me stop by . I had a great time and learned a great deal . There are a lot of tricks to this hobby that are real time savers . There are various ways to make...
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I actually purchased his pneumatic .22lr to 223 jacket maker . It's worked great and it included the die that irons out the lr case to use as a jacket ...saves much time and all I had to add was a...
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