Yes Itll be a solid mold. A little taper makes sense. My cores are going to be less than 1/2" long and 0.348 in dia
im interpolating the bores ruff undersize to 0.347 (hone to size). If they taper...
Type: Posts; User: Hexbasher
Forum: Swaging
Yes Itll be a solid mold. A little taper makes sense. My cores are going to be less than 1/2" long and 0.348 in dia
im interpolating the bores ruff undersize to 0.347 (hone to size). If they taper...
Forum: Swaging
Whatever fills out the best and doesn't stick too bad
The only venting that can be done is under the spur plate
Forum: Swaging
First of all, I'm a machinist so I don't care what's easier to machine or get a better finish.
I only care what metal works the best with 100% pure lead (I'm swaging slugs)
I have on hand 6061...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
First was 300blackout from 223
now I'm doing 410ga from 303brit
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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Old picture. More stuff on the bench now
Forum: Gas Checks
IDZ;
thanks alot for posting those plans, my machining to-do list has grown alot since joining this forum
Forum: Swaging
i know. 0.2190 derimming is next
i ended up making 8 4140 die bodies, and this derimming was just an experiment, i pumped though about 100 22lr that were in my junk brass bucket and all derimmed...
Forum: Swaging
blast furnace it is. i have an oxy-ace torch and a rosebud, but i'd rather get them sent out and done proper. i have afew muzzle breaks (and other gun parts) i've made i wont mind getting hardened...
Forum: Swaging
thanks for the info...
I do have a few chucks of O1 but still Im going to use 4140 for a majority of the work.
well, Im making the die bodies today, going to pump out ten or so, so i'll make an...
Forum: Swaging
So Im about to start making my 224 dies soon and I was curious about afew diameters. I'm hoping for some input to help avoid as much trial-n-error as possible.
-What diameter to make my d-reamer...
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 |