I’ve used the hydro press, it’s pretty darn slick. I’d love to get one myself.
Most the dies we had for it were made in house.
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Forum: Swaging
I’ve used the hydro press, it’s pretty darn slick. I’d love to get one myself.
Most the dies we had for it were made in house.
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Forum: Swaging
Dave does do some support of commercial bullet makers. Especially when it is one off custom or R&D type enterprises. However most of the large bullet makers have their own dedicated machine shops...
Forum: Swaging
I’ve worked with Dave and Richard , and while I don’t agree with everything either of these guys do, I haven’t ever had a bad experience.
These guys are machinists and engineers, as with most...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Yes, we figured it out. Emailed McMullian, they turned us into HS precision, where they were able to confirm it was a PST007.
Thanks for the help
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thanks for the lead, we’ll take a look see what we can find!
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I agree, Burn Rate Charts should only be used for reference. With the realization they burn rates are variable based on application, lot to lot powder variation, and the ambient conditions the powder...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Gotcha, my understanding was that it would. Guess you learn something new every day.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I hate to be that guy....but there’s a few safety issues that come to mind....the small hairs on the back of my neck are tingling.
Maybe a few more details on how you plan on mixing the...
Forum: Military Rifles
I used to own a Mosin and I wished I kept it, i enjoy history, I enjoy looking at different firearm design and seeing how different engineers worked to solve the same problems through different...
Forum: Military Rifles
In my experience any small rifle primer is going to perform just fine in 300 BLK supersonic and subsonic loads.
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Forum: Military Rifles
I guess innovation is up to opinion. While there have been cases with steel heads, there hasn’t been a commercial offering of such a case. We will see what Sig is able to do with it, but being able...
Forum: Military Rifles
The latest and greatest “future” military cartridge seems to be the 277 Fury being marketed by Sig.
It has a two piece construction, with a stainless steel head and a brass body. They claim to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It is ok to substitute a lighter bullet if all you have is a heavier bullets load data. The example would be if you had load data for a 100gr bullet and you wanted to load for a 95gr bullet.
...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Depends on the range. Some ranges couldn’t care less, as long as you don’t present a safety issue, or are taking other people’s brass without their permission.
Some ranges make money off the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I too started with Lee Dies. I appreciate Lee because they make a budget friendly way to get into the hobby and produce quality ammo. I use Lee Molds to cast, and haven’t found much to complain about...
Forum: Swaging
Is there a bleed hole on the die? Are you able to bleed off some of the small weight variation you get with cast bullets?
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I thought zinc really screwed with how the lead fills out the mold.
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Forum: Swaging
The original Barnes Bullets were all made using copper tubing. Barnes still make them that way. They are a deep penetrating bullet, with extra thick jackets they do expand, Barnes Advertises 200%...
Forum: Swaging
Usually military bullets with an open base do not have an open tip, and those with an open tip do not have a open base. Both style of bullets have jackets that are formed from copper strip.
With...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I’d warm up the pot, I suspect there’s lead mixed with dross that is stuck to the bottom of the pot. Warm it up and use a old spoon to break it loose then scoop it out.
A picture would be...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Before building a sand castle...I like it, I haven’t heard it used here in Utah, but doesn’t mean someone doesn’t use it somewhere.
I think it’s an interesting idea, I am assuming you are only...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’m kind of curious on this too. Would love to see how people do this and control the slag.
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Forum: Special Projects
Thats a new one for me, I have never seen an cutter like that. I echo some of the concerns of others but, it worked for you.
Very cool! I want to tackle a suppressor build for on of my next...
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 |