Thanks for the replies, guys.
I have a bullet swager in NY working on this for us. He needs a point form die, but should be able to get them made.
Also, I feel bad for not being more specific in...
Type: Posts; User: SquirrelHollow
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the replies, guys.
I have a bullet swager in NY working on this for us. He needs a point form die, but should be able to get them made.
Also, I feel bad for not being more specific in...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the replies, but I need someone that can actually swage the bullets. (Not Corbin's rambling and self-promotion. ;) )
Forum: Swaging
Trying to help some friends get a project moving.
Due to action and brass limitations, we need a 110-120 gr RN that is as close as we can get to 1.2" long (or up to 1.254" long, if possible).
Must...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Yes, do that, guys...
Make fun of members coming here for your expertise, trying to learn some minor points in a lost art.
That's a sure-fire way of getting them to stick around.... :roll:
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Exactly.
I actually have a 6mm wildcat that was built specifically with the "sub"-tolerance in mind.
It's essentially a .243 Winchester, but the chamber is ridiculously tight. It was spec'd for...
Forum: Swaging
Small rifle/pistol primers are 0.175" diameter.
Large rifle/pistol primers are 0.210" diameter.
.50 BMG primers are 0.312" diameter.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.... ;)
Forum: BT Sniper
After digging through old threads and doing a lot of searching, I haven't come up with much on your .475 dies.
However, with the recent build of a .475 Tremor (.458 SOCOM necked up to .475"), I'm...
Forum: Swaging
I have used it in the past for .44 caliber bullets. I would use it more often if it weren't prohibitively expensive from most suppliers.
Forum: Swaging
Antelope are my preferred big game animal. I really enjoy the hunt, but I'm also there for the meat. I usually take two does in a given year, with much of my family doing the same (two apiece for...
Forum: Swaging
This not an official special request, but....
Lately, I've been pining for a 90-95 gr 6mm bullet with an ogive that will work for 6x45mm with a COAL of 2.240" or less. It sounds like an easy...
Forum: Swaging
Heh, yea. A few years ago, we got slammed by a head-on wind storm, coming back from Farson (north of Rock Springs). On I-80, we were maxing out at about 45 mph, and they were closing the gates as...
Forum: Swaging
Man... those kids must have bladders of steel, or you must have a lead foot. ;-) Cheyenne to Winnemucca is quite a haul.
Among my friends and family, I am known for being quite an annoying...
I designed:
43-425M
-Bore rider for .444 Marlin H&R Handi Rifle, allowing maximum case capacity. (Theoretically capable of achieving in excess of 2,200 fps in 22" barrels, seated to 2.920"...
Forum: Swaging
Skip the drill blanks, and go for a full section of drill rod. It's more cost effective.
You can get it from many places, including McMaster Carr, Traverse Tool, MSC, Amazon, Speedy Metals,...
Forum: Swaging
Good bullet, or low grade 'blaster', the rounded nose doesn't bother me. Most reloaders that I know wouldn't care about it, either.
Whether or not they'd be profitable depends on the price point...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks. I'm sure she'll be more work than I imagine. Hopefully, I'm done with the house by then...
Forum: Swaging
Well, I'm sorry guys, but I'm not going to have time to run this. Apparently, my opening statement was more prophecy than casual statement.
After some lengthy discussion with the wife about a...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the continuing feedback.
The more we discuss this, the more I realize what I'm trying to do and the more it feels like it is moving toward the 'bragging rights' concept -- just trying...
Forum: Swaging
How about a totally different approach ....
Something along the lines of getting a few prizes set up, then when 4 targets are posted, the 4 shooters are entered into a random drawing for a random...
Forum: Swaging
I figure if we're opening it to any non-commercial swaged bullet, we might as well see what the guys using commercial jackets can do. They're still rolling their own. I have no problem with that.
...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the feedback.
So, for preliminary rifle rules... basically the same as the last shoot?
Must be non-commercial swaged bullets (lead alloy, jacketed, swaged paper patch, or experimental...
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 |