I was unable to view for about 24 hours but as of 10am eastern i am now back in business. Huzzah!,
Type: Posts; User: ratboy
Forum: Our Town
I was unable to view for about 24 hours but as of 10am eastern i am now back in business. Huzzah!,
Forum: Our Town
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i have some more pictures but i am limited to ten.
went to the Wright Patterson air force base for the big to do. met Richard Cole who...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
219 wasp 219 zipper 219 zipper improved 22-30/30 there are many. Going to need pictures and more measurements
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
my experience has shown me that if its steel its no problem. if it is aluminum it may alter the color of the finish a bit.
i clean a old army competition revolver in my tank and the grip frame is a...
Forum: Swaging
http://m.harborfreight.com/abs-storage-organizer-95807.html
Forum: Special Projects
much too short. can hardly get a heavy magnum load in it.
Forum: Swaging
both corbin brothers are still making dies
http://www.swagedies.com/mm5/merchant.mvc
http://www.rceco.com/
i dont know any others that have a web site
ch4d is still doing seasonal runs on their...
Forum: Special Projects
i like it. i would have intended to paint it and never gotten around to it.
Forum: Special Projects
imagine what the guys who built the apollo rocket were thinking when they saw it headed to the launch pad.
:shock:
from what ive seen so far, i expect a positive outcome. problem is once this...
Forum: Swaging
the email i received in october.
Richard Corbin
RCE, LLC
As of December 15th of 2015 www.bulletmakersupply.com will be closed and the email address richard@bulletmakersupply.com will be...
Forum: Swaging
i have learned to wait when i know quality is involved. nobody speaks poorly of their walnut hill so i am waiting. i ordered it on the 26th of october. richard told me recently that he was planning...
Forum: Swaging
i wanted to make bmg bullets and david had dies in stock so that was the direction i went. that was really my only deciding factor since i was in the same boat as you. now that i have launched that...
Forum: Swaging
i am waiting on a walnut hill. i have a set of david corbin h dies and a press made from the plans in the sticky. i am very happy with what i have. i just couldnt spend the change on the csp-2. 1400?...
Forum: Swaging
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this is what the jackets look like. i have not made any bullets yet.
Forum: Swaging
many have made 9mm cases into 308 jackets. from what i have read you are limited to about 160gr max weight.
if the bullets are made well they should shoot well. the die set you are looking at sizes...
Forum: Swaging
update
got a tubing punch holder from richard corbin. with a quarter turn and pulling the pin the punch holder comes out of the housing. this allows me to set up the punch and die yet be able to...
Forum: Special Projects
the conundrum. if you did just that then it would become work and you would want to go do something else.
i have several project that i just cant wait until i get some time to work on them until i...
Forum: Special Projects
i am very familiar with this. just tinker and it will be done before you know it.
looks super so far. i have no doubt this will end with a rifle many will envy.
Forum: Swaging
i can only get music wire (which is what i use)in standard sizes around here. i needed some .105 and couldn't find it. ended up ordering it from corbin. it might not be your cheapest or fastest...
Forum: Swaging
with the force needed to round over the end i was concerned that the tube might just shrink until it ran out of room and compressed. i will try a smaller punch and see what happens. it will either...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |