If that is a case length gauge, it tells me the case is to long.
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Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
If that is a case length gauge, it tells me the case is to long.
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
You blame the primers. Have you checked THE NEW brass?
Did you uniform the primer pockets to confirm your statements?
Blame is easy, details are better.
Bill
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Forum: Swaging
Sounds like another rabbit hole, but a great next step into that world.
I do not swage for PCPs and will be following with interest.
Bill
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the info. I have read of this STP oil. I had to look it up. It is a company that sells oil. Not to sure what oil treatment you refer to but at this stage I will stick to my Lanolin and...
Forum: Swaging
It might be big enough to make a 17 cal PF…..BUT ONLY JUST.
Welcome back to a healthy dose a OCD
BILL
Forum: Swaging
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/smilies/lol.gif[smilie=l:Those are fighting words;-) but I understand what you are saying. Easy to make junk out of rimfire jackets, but if you are selective...
Forum: Swaging
I extrude my own wire and cutting cores beats casting cores hands down for speed. I also do .165” lead wire and you can make a metric sh#t tin of 20gn projectiles out of 10kg of that size wire. Core...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Yes,clean before tumbling. I have done the black mess before. You will now have to wash all your pins, tumbler and brass in hot soapy water to get most of that slop off. I have a container of...
Forum: Swaging
In order to derim that case the “ flutes” would all be straightened out and to be honest it would be a pain in the a## to use them. I would cut that section off before I would use them. If you did...
Forum: Swaging
Derim the case first then trim to length. Several methods available,me, I use a collet and a end mill in a drill press. Fast and accurate.
There is also pinch trim and a chop saw.
Bill
Forum: Swaging
Ref the pinch trim die, I have one and can throughly say I do NOT recommend them for speed. For the 17 I have a Dave Corbin draw / trim dies and they are the winners for speed production, draw the...
Forum: Swaging
Nice write up Brian,
The only eyebrow raising comment in that write up is” skip the core bleed”. I really like to be ( and is easily achievable with a good core bleed and a well trimmed jacket) of...
Forum: Swaging
It would be a combination of time and heat. I use my kiln at 400 deg Celsius for 15 min to draw them back a little. That is doing 1000 22LR cases at a time though. Then I derim. You will need to...
Forum: Swaging
I lube the jacket, core seat and then PF with the same lube. I too do the 50/50 lanolin / castor oil mix. 1 grain of lube smeared on the inside of a peanut butter jar and 1000 22lr jackets. ...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
All, I am looking to build a bit of a project rifle on a Hornet case. I have no experience with these single shot rifles and if I was to pick one up, what am I looking for in regards to action. I...
Forum: Swaging
It is a small world. King Island is a wonderful place. Take care.
Bill
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I am a drill and socket person. Simple, fast and it works.
Bill
Forum: Swaging
My little 17 shoots them well. I have shot some awesome groups and dead is dead. At the end of the day that is all I need.
Bill
Forum: Swaging
You can do it with out issues. If you know what you want they will make punches to suit for tapered jackets and the like. I make .172 jackets out of .224 jackets. I purchased a draw trim die which...
Forum: Swaging
BT, there is no reason not to be a little bias. D.Corbin use to have hardened punches for this process. I am now making my own hardened punches.
Bill
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Forum: Swaging
Yes something is going on with D.Corbin. I got many thousand out of my last punch and the die is fine. I got D.Corbin to send over some new punches and they were very soft. I wrote to Dave asking...
Forum: Swaging
No dramas, good to hear that it is of use. I kept it really simple and just used small air line on the extension stroke and the retraction stroke. I too am limited by what I have in the shed and I...
Forum: Swaging
The front mount that holds the press is still not strong enough and there is a bit of flex. This is a 4" cylinder . The rear mount is fully adjustable so I can put a longer cylinder in if I need it...
Forum: Swaging
Looks like you have all the gear in place but I think you will have a few issues with rigidity. In that top left pic you have the pneumatic cylinder where the die goes. Is that just to show your...
Forum: Our Town
I am a bit lost.
Are you saying that the rifle is not chambered for a 303Brit ?….or just that your chamber is a bit oversized and you do not want to work the brass to much? So some form of neck...
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