Really interesting facts about teflon, however I used it in airguns not in firearms, also tried as tape and it works, again in pcp rifles not in firearms. Anyway thanks for the tips.
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Forum: Swaging
Really interesting facts about teflon, however I used it in airguns not in firearms, also tried as tape and it works, again in pcp rifles not in firearms. Anyway thanks for the tips.
Forum: Swaging
I tried them (airsoft projectiles), making slugs for my Condor (.30) and my Texan (.50), I couldnt make them (big cavity HP slugs), guest my technique is wrong, allways ended up with a squashed...
Forum: Swaging
What will happen if you use something like teflon instead of lead? Not the complete projectile but a tip or rotating bands? can you swage teflon?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I´m amazed with the help, Thanks for all the advice guys, since I´m in Mexico I cant accept your great offer country gent, it would be great to meet you in person. An auto repair shop is my best...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Found this photo in the internet, do not have such big tools ant the nut is really thin
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I cant remove the black nut ontop of my press, dont have an adequate wrench, nor big enough sockets, is there any other way to get the nut bushing or whatever it is out of there?, any help is...
Forum: AirGuns
What about Moly (95% pure, powdered), any one tried it?
Forum: AirGuns
No round balls for me, bought a mold from titan reloading, just have to wait about 15 days.
Forum: AirGuns
I gave the bullet issue a second tought...I´m out of my league so I bought 2 .510 molds and better experiment with them, Its a 15 day waiting period due to shipping to Mexico but I believe it´s ...
Forum: AirGuns
It seems like an alloy around 300 350 gr solves the issue
Forum: AirGuns
I checked on a bullet stability program (https://bisonballistics.com/calculators/stability) and it looks funny but the usual bullets (Leeman, NOE) are not well stabilized. According to the results...
Forum: AirGuns
For a few years, Texans are hard to find in Mexico and usually are terrible expensive (about 2500 - 3000 usd). I found one new at a price comparable to US prices so I bought it, hopefuly it...
Forum: AirGuns
Thanks for your comment clodhopper, hopefuly my new rifle arrives next friday. Anxious to start working with it.
Forum: AirGuns
Finally got one, whats a good choice of weight/bullet designs for the texan? I´m in Mexico so I dont have easy access to molds and would prefer to swage my own slugs(I made the forum´s swaging press...
Forum: Swaging
Hello, reading Corbin´s page I noticed the Hollow Ogive slugs... anyone ever tried to make them? I tried but the hollow cavit allways collapses, I tried with hard plastic beads inserts but they...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was aware of the Mauser employment of spitzer bullets since the 2nd Boer war, mainly in 7x57 and the US .30 - 01, .30 - 03 to .30 - 06 evolution. Never expected a french intervention on the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I read about the French, really interesting
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was trying to find some history on how round bullets evolve to pointed bullets. Any direction to articles? internet sites?
Forum: Swaging
Its been a while since I found an interesting thread. This one is great!!!, thanks for sharing the video and all the info
Forum: Swaging
I tried to make a resizing die and ended up at .2035, goal was .2175.... first attempt but I´ll get better
Forum: Swaging
I´ve been playing with a new .22 slug swaging die for my .22 condor, I ended up with .222 - .224 " slugs, my FWB 127 and my Benjamin are .221, but the condor is smaller, .218 for what I´ve read. ...
Forum: Swaging
On the way to my job (and back home), there´s a spring factory, they sell annealed steel wire in many gauges, I´ll visit them today and check for availability in order to experiment with pin...
Forum: Swaging
Before all this I was only using (adjusting) the top punch. I had no idea the lower punch could be adjusted, I was trying to make a longer lower pin and started playing with the punch size (lenght)...
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 |