One of my very first experiments with gas checked rifle bullets I was trying to dial in the seating depth. The bullet was long and the drive bands engaged the rifling. When extracted the bullet...
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Type: Posts; User: 86Merk
Forum: Gas Checks
One of my very first experiments with gas checked rifle bullets I was trying to dial in the seating depth. The bullet was long and the drive bands engaged the rifling. When extracted the bullet...
Forum: Gas Checks
To anneal aluminum use an acetylene torch with the oxygen off to apply soot to the metal. Set the heating tip of the torch normally (add oxygen) and burn the soot off. About 700 F I think.
Copper...
| 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 |