BTSniper 22 cal swage die offer

[BT Sniper]

Quick note....

if the 22lr brass sticks to the derim punch the derim die is too high in the press. Lower it slightly in the press till the jacket no longer sticks to the punch.

if the cores fail to fall from the core mold with ease the mold is probably not hot enough. Usually a simple push from a gloved finger or the supplied popsicle stick will free the lead core from the mold. Do not use any metal objects to push on stuck lead cores! You do not want to damage the alunimum cavities of the mold.

I'm sure there will be plently more questions as everyone gets there dies. Go slow, read the instructions, feel free to post questions here, most likely somone here knows the answer. Most important don't let yourself get frustrated with anything, not that there is anything to get frustrated about but I should know..... nothing good comes from frustration when trying to make bullets. Take a break and come back to it again later if you find yourself having difficulty with anything, or simply give me a call. I have experienced more then my fair share of challenges when it comes to making bullets.

I'll be out of office at inlaws for the week of Thanks Giving but will most likely be checking in here while I'm gone.

Thanks for all your support.

BT

[Salmon-boy]

Oooh! I guess that means it's time to get off my behind an make some time to replace my bench top!

[supe47]

My first package arrived today. The mold cavities are dinkie. When I slid the sprue plate aside it actually made me giggle. Read time tonight, play time tomorrow. Thanks Brian.
Supe

[BT Sniper]

Your welcome.

Yes they are not very big. It's all a matter of what your used to though. After a couple days with this mold you might be looking at those 38s and thinking, Man those are hugh.

Sent 15 more packages today. A lot of you will be receiving goodies on Wednesday so be sure and check your door steps.

Brian

[plus1hdcp]

Package arrived today!!!! I am very pleased, set up the derim die and have began my journey into the 22LR swage world. I hope to find some time tomorrow to setup my casting pot and make some cores. I actually think receiving the derim/core mold before the swage dies is a good idea as I will have time to process the cases and molds.

[scarry scarney]

Thank you Brian. Looking forward to finding an early Christmas goodie on the door step. Congrats on the LLC!

[BT Sniper]

Thanks!

Have fun guys! I worked pretty hard to get these all out to you as soon as I could. Yes you guys should have a montain of brass and cores ready by the time the next package arrives. This was my plan for you all from teh beginnning. Of course my plan was to have this first shipment to you two months ago too. I allready got 36 core swage dies machined. Whether I send them to heat treat before the rest of the dies or not is still to be determined. Obviously it would be the next benificial tool for you guys to have.

I got word from a customer of mine that actually said deriming annealed cases produced perfect results with no problems. Obviously it would be easier to derim an annealed case but it seems to go against everything that has ever been said about deriming. Feel free to give it a try if you all like???? Maybe somthign has changed? maybe my dies are special, ha ha What I noticed in the past was that the annealed cases tend to either stick to the pin or the pin punhes threw the bottom of the case. Some times you bust threw the case anyways. Some brands of brass are more likly to do this then others.

One thing to note if I didn't mention it allready. If your derimed cases are sticking to the pin your die is not low enough in the press. Also Federal cases marked with a "F" is thicker in the base then any others. They will require additional force to derim.

Tose of you using the Lee CC adjust the arm of your press to take full advantage of the best leverage available for the deriming step.

Swage On!

Brian

[BT Sniper]

One more thing as you guys begine to cast your own cores. Differences in you alloy percentages (Pure lead vs. amount of other stuff in there ie. wheel wheight for example) will make variations in teh weight of your lead cores. Even after core swaging them, allthough the varration might only be a couple tenths of a grain but could be more. Try to keep you lead in the pot as consistant as you can from one batch to the next. It is best if you do not melt teh dirty lead in your nice casting pot. Melt it all in a big old pot over a fire outside and pore the clean lead into blackened muffin pans. Then you will have clean lead to melt in your lead pot.

Also differnet temps of the lead and teh mold will drop differnt weight cores. This is not so much of a concern as different percentages of alloy since the core swage die will even out teh weights of all the cast cores. Remember, the cast lead cores don't have to be perfect or pretty. They are going to get swaged in thd core swage die anyway.

BT

[BT Sniper]

Guys,

I'm putting together a fun potal shoot compitition taylored to using any bullet made from 22lr, 22mag or 17hmr brass. I invite all of you to participate. Of course i need to get your dies to you first

Check it out!

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-shoot-intrest

BT

[supe47]

Hey Brian, your swage lube kinda smells like a lip balm I used to get as a kid. I like it. Feels like it's good for my hands also.
Supe

[BT Sniper]

YEP! Anhydrous lanolin, castor oil, and a touch of two other secrete oils Might as well smell nice rather then sheeps wool.

BT

[BT Sniper]

Everyone get their package today?

[R.Ph. 380]

Everyone get their package today?

Got mine in, just reading a bit. Got to get the tools out and start puttin' it all together. I'm a gonna have me sum fun for the next munth or so.................Wife said, "now you can stop checking the front porch every 15 minutes after you get home." Looks good Brian. Thanks.

Bill

[scarry scarney]

I got a package, I got a package. Thanks Brian. They look great. I look forward to trying them out.

[cba257]

Wow, I feel left out I didn't get a package. My birthday is Saturday.........

[gvanzeggelaar]

Well here is my progress so far.

They have lyman media in the HP which is why they are have red in the tip. They are all 60gr which is a bit too heavy for making a HP out of 22lr brass. I think my next run I will drop down to 56gr so I can decrease the meplat a bit.



These four are some full metal jackets I made, works quite well. I can probably get them a bit more pointy.



And here are a pile of them with my Tavor. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/imag...tootsmiley.gif

[scarry scarney]

CBA57-Happy belated Birthday, did you get your package?

But of course, I'm one to talk. I haven't had the chance to try them out. I went back to work the 5th of Nov, and had to work Veteran's day and Thanksgiving! Today I cleaned the pool, had a turkey sandwich and put the tree up listening to Christmas music. Maybe next weekend....

[Del-Ray]

This is driving me crazy! If I had just found this thread a few months ago I'd already have my dies!!! Argh!!!

From what I've been reading though; I'm going for the dies to make 44 from 40 cases. Once I have everything, it's possible to switch out the cores to make other calibers as well?

[BT Sniper]

This is driving me crazy! If I had just found this thread a few months ago I'd already have my dies!!! Argh!!!

From what I've been reading though; I'm going for the dies to make 44 from 40 cases. Once I have everything, it's possible to switch out the cores to make other calibers as well?

I'm making extras with the hope to have some in stock for quicker sales. Got a lot of back orders to fill but certainly don't feel like anyone has missed out on anything. I am still putting these orders together.

As for the 44 swage die.... I'll be happy to set you up with anything you need. Send me a PM for details.

BT

Good looking bullets GVAN. Swage on!

CBA's Package will be inbound ASAP.

[BT Sniper]

Core swage dies and core seat dies are all machined (36 dies each!)I'm taking them to heat treat on Monday. They should have them finished for me by Friday the 21st. Then I'll be busy with final polish and final assembly and out the door to you guys ASAP.

I have been working nonstop for 6 days strait just machining dies, all of them! Every die anyone has on order and extras. I must have 200+ dies going to heat treat in this batch.

If I get a head I will machine the point form dies too and take as many as I can to heat treat on Monday.

You guys can expect the core swage and core seat die in the next shipment very soon. The point form die will come last just as soon as possible. I'm almost there and the results are looking awesome! Thank you all for your support and patience. I hope you have gallons of 22 derimed brass and a ton of cast cores ready for teh next step.

Brian