Discovered a kake kutter for .44 boolits

[Ohio Rusty]

I have been wanting to get my .44 240 grain cast boolits lubed. I like cutting them out of my pan lubing set up. I discovered that my Tandy 7/16th leather punch is a perfect fit around a .240 grain ,44 GC boolit that has been sized to .430. It worked so well I have more boolits in the lube now waiting to cool. This solved a big dilemma for me. I ordered a .430 kake kutter from the 310 shop in January, and I haven't seen it yet. My leather punch is just what the Boolit Doctor ordered ...
Ohio Rusty ><>

[HiVelocity]

Rusty-

Cookie cutters aren't really that hard to make. Just recently, I had a friend cut the heads off of a couple cartridges to use as cookie cutters.

I used: 45-70 (460) for .452 bullets
8mm Mauser (323) for both 7mm & 308 diameter bullets

They're not perfect, but they work okay for me. Just my $.02 worth.

HV

[Ohio Rusty]

I agree HiVel ..... I found that if the kutter is too big, it leaves too much lube on the outside of the boolit. Then when the boolit is shoved down in the case, you get an eruption of lube around the mouth of the case coming off the boolit. Messy.
Too small and you can't get the boolit to shove thru the kutter. This 7/16 isn't too loose, nor tootight for .430. I got lucky with this one.
Ohio Rusty ><>

[mdi]

Yep, keep yer eyes open and you'll find a bunch of stuff that will work for reloading/casting/lubing. Dollar store is my favorite place for odd stuff; lots of pans for pan lubing, small plastic containers for holding boolits, spray lube (Pam type), plastic bags qt. size various storage and kitchen tools that double as casting tools...

[MikeS]

By using Google I found a company called AmeriKen that makes cutting punches. I'm going to call them tomorrow (well, later today I guess) and check, but I'm looking to get a 5/16" punch for cutting out .30 cal boolits, and a 29/64" one for cutting out .45's I believe from what I could find on their website that the punches will cost not more than $5.00 each! They make them in several heights, with .918 & .937 being their standards, but they also make them in 1" thru 2", so I'd probably get them in 2" just for ease in handling. the 29/64ths one might be on the tight side, as it's .453 but the 5/16th one should be perfect as it's .312 which is .001 larger than my boolits drop from the mould. Once I talk to them, and find out more, I will post the info here.

Here is the URL to their website showing the punches:
http://www.ameriken.com/products/die...unches---tube/

[sheriffoconee]

did you get a chance to talk to them today....they should make a good kake cutter..

[Armorer]

Reading this thread reminded me that Harbor Freight and Northern Tool both sell cheap punch sets used to make bolt holes in gaskets. They are solid on one end for hitting with a hammer, but they just might work for a kake kutter.

my ¢2,
Armorer

[nanuk]

I'm gonna sacrifce my steel golf club handle...

should be able to tweek it to the exact size needed.

if I need more, the pawn shops sell them for $5.00 and you can probably get 2-3 different sizes from one shaft

[MikeS]

did you get a chance to talk to them today....they should make a good kake cutter..

I spoke to them. While they list other height punches, the .973 (I think that's it, I'm going from memory) is their standard height. For anything other than the standard the punches start to get expensive, around $50.00 each! So, I ordered a couple of their standard height punches, one in 5/16 ID (for 30 cal), and one in 29/64ths (for 45 auto) and they were $2.20 each! It's amazing the price difference between their standard height punches, and anything else. For the 45 auto it should work OK, but for the 30 cal it's going to be tight, as the punch is just slightly taller than a single boolit!

The idea of using leather punches, or punches like them might be a better idea. Right now there's a guy on eBay that makes hole punches, and sells basically the same tool, as leather punches, hole punches for making carb gaskets, and for making felt wads for black powder cartridges. For what we want to do I think they would have to be made slightly differently, so I'm going to contact him, and explain what I (we) want to do with the punches, and see what he has to say. Again, for pistol boolits his punches might work as is, but for rifle boolits they would have to have a longer relief for the boolits to come out (they come out the side of the punch, rather than going straight thru them). The picture is one he's selling (and I'm bidding on) of this punch to make wads for .45 BPCR I think this one should work as is for 45 pistol, as he says it's for a wad between .451 & .454

[cajun shooter]

Buck shot will make you a beautiful Kate Cutter that will last for hundreds of years. He made me a couple a few years back. They are about 5 or so inches and are case colored and knurled for grip. They go all the way through so that the bottom bullet pushes out the top. For my .460 bullets he made mine about .463 and it works perfect. It makes pan lubing so easy and fast. Plus you don't end up with bullets that have lube all over them like when you punch them out by hand. His prices are on the easy side also.

[mold maker]

I picked up 14 golf clubs today, at a Salvation Army salvage store, for $8.00. That ought to keep me supplied for a week or 2. Tee Hee

[firefly1957]

I have reamed brass fitting for cutting bullets out of lube they work fine. I use the tapered part that is tightened on the farrow they are available from 1/4 inch up them I use drill or reamer to get right size.

[Crash_Corrigan]

I made up some by walking into a local small golf shop. When I showed him what I wanted the cutter for he was very interested. He took various golf club shafts and cut them for me to fit my .30, .358, .410, .430 and .454 sized boolits.

They allow the lubed boolit to come thru the shaft and come out the end....it works fine. He also is a shooter and was very interested in the whole reloading and casting thing.

I invited him over for a casting session and he got to cast some boolits for his gun and assembled some ammo on my equipment.

He has since gone over the edge and now has casting and loading equipment in his golf shop and during his slow periods he casts and reloads his own ammo.