Hi, guys!
I need your help. I've been casting and reloading and have a lot of experience with pistol bullets, but now I start cast rifle ones. Especially .223 for my new AR-15 (my first rifle ever).I'm trying to gather all the equipment I need, and only thing I have no idea what to do is the mold. I found a nice ones at NOE website, but please help me which type to choose - with gas check groove, or without. I would like to keep low cost, so I'm gonna make my own gas checks. If I can use soda cans for GC that will be great and will be cheaper ofcourse.
So here are the questions:
1. Are soda can GC good enough to prevent leading?
2. If I make GC out of soda cans will they stay firmly on the boolits without CG grooves?
3. I suppose soda can GC can not be put on boolits with GC grooves, because they are too thin. Am I right?
4. If I use mold with GC grooves what thickness must be the aluminum/copper sheets, so they stay firmly?
5. Which GC tool to choose - FreeChex III or Checkmaker from Pat Marlin (easy to work with, delivery time, etc.)?
Appreciate your help.
Simon.