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i have made up to .277 and .284 for low velocity. I make a little 90gr .277 bullet that i shoot in my 270REN at around 1100fps and I have made 140gr .284 bullets to shoot in a 7TCU at around...

Final bullet diameter is achieved in the point form die. After seating a core it should measure just under final diameter. If you are talking adjusting the core seating punch, I do it mostly by...

That sounds correct. I do not have blackmon dies, but my RCE dies are set up that way and that is the way they work. The boattail die is used in the core seating and forms the boattail. Then the...

The issues I have found with bullets swagged from 22lr shot in an AR is a combination of speed and twist. My AR is a 1-8" twist. I tried some 60gr bullets I made up for testing and they shot fine...

Not sure on the 22lr cases for 6mm but my experience with anything made from rf jackets (22lr, 17HMR, or 22mag) is that it is the faster twist that will get you. I make 100gr bullets from 17HMR with...

Maybe he is referring to the mark off line from the rim not being completely ironed out?

Bret

Yes you can! I cut the neck and shoulder off first instead of trying to expand it up and can make a 100gr open tip bullet with an 8s ogive. In a lead tip I can make a 107gr. I made up a little...

??? These bullets might just rattle down the bore of a 28 Nosler as it takes a 7mm (.284) not .277. Hey your could be the first with a 27 Nosler. :bigsmyl2:

Bret

Welcome from he wet..... I mean West Side of the state.

Bret

Depending on thickness they should easily make 140gr. For years I used berger 1.325's to make 142gr BTHP very similar to the SMK's. Then they started raising their prices each year. (when I started...

pertnear,
RCE is a one man operation. If anyone answers it would be Richard. And yes, Richard is a really nice guy. I stop in at least once a year when I am down in southern Oregon. His prefered...

I came pretty close using JBM and shooting my loads at various ranges and recording the MOA of adjustment and then played around in JBM plugging in the knows (length, dia, weight, velocity, etc) and...

296 is a slower burning powder than Unique so I think you have your pressure statement backwords. I can say that for a given load a cast bullet will produce higher velocity due to the increased drag...

The small cylinder will have finer adjustments in powder weight as well as being able to throw lighter charges. Basicly for each turn of the screw you are changing less volume with the small...

For a lighter 25 cal bullet I would go with a 17HMR. I find more of these on the ground at the range than the 22 mag and you don't need the 22mags length if you are shooting a bullet lighter than...

I have made heavy 22cal up to 100gr, 6mm up to 107gr, 6.5mm up to 126gr, 270 up to 140gr and 7mm up to 140gr from 22mag cases. I would guess that you should be able to get somewhere in the...

I have been using Richard's jackets since he has been offering them. Very happy with them. Sub MOA groups. I used to use berger but when the price of their jackets almost exceeded the cost of...

Pick them all up. You may not use them but other can. I use 17HMR to make up to 100gr 6mm open tip or 107gr lead tipped. I also make .277 100gr bullets for my 270REN. I use 22mags for 107gr 6mm as...

Curious as to your comment on "don't use swage lube". What is your reason for not using swage lube?

Bret

There was a thread a while back when they first announced the 17WSM and its usesfor swaging. Problem at the time was nobody could find any. It would make good jackets for the larger stuff. I have...

I have done some derimming on my rockchucker press as the dies I had at the time were for a reloading press. It helped if I put a longer handle that has a bend down for a better leverage angle. ...

I would not chance my dies on just anything. I use a mix of anhydrous lanolin and caster oil. I was told this by Richard Corbin. I bought a jar of his swaging lube when I first got my equipment. ...

I made some 60gr bullets with a standard LR case. Did not close up as nicely as the normal 52-53gr I make. Lead was all the way to the end of the jacket.
Bret

The thing to consider here is that when we derim the 22lr case we also reduce the diameter of the case to make the proper size jacket (approx .221"-.222"). So, even if you could get these you would...

Cost savings wise all depends on what you are using for jackets rimfire jackets or cartridge cases for jackets and if you can aquire the lead or have to buy it. I used to use alot of berger jackets...