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First I use a pipe-cutter to remove the case head. Then I size it to .458-.ish, using a home-made pushthrue sizing die in my hydraulic press. Last step is to drill a hole true the Berdan...
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Excatly!
First I use a pipe-cutter to remove the case head. Then I size it to .458-.ish, using a home-made pushthrue sizing die in my hydraulic press. Last step is to drill a hole true the Berdan...
No lubing as the original design had a longer brass section with litle to no lead that did touch the rifling. Newer design does have lead engraved by the rifling so powder coating might be a good...
Yeah good plan to slug the bore.
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I'm thinking of converting the nose to a bore riding design. Any idea what dimension is suitable for a .458.
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300 m/s into sand.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200521/4884a7af437e79acaaf343a5fc9c6689.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200521/a1d5f12e81036bd3941ce1ee5f94eafc.jpg
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Yeah. Quick test.
Better now?
690 to 550 grain.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200520/3ce158dc671de199e8a910852d763594.jpg
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I've just finished my first mould. It uses the first 10mm of a 308 case as gas check.
A bit scruffy but works decently.
The aim is to shot the bullet subsonic in 458 win mag loaded with TinStar...
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I'm building a .458x2 American out of an Savage 110.
Twist is going to be 1:10
17.7 inch barrel
Fully integrated silencer all the way back to the barrel nut and 8 inch in front of the muzzle....
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 |