Hey guys,
Took a break from busy schedule and put together a jig of some sorts to cut my jackets for .429 bullets from 30-06 brass. It worked incredibly well and was very fast. I was able to maintain within +or- .005 on cut length easily and probably a lot better.
I must say the Harbor Freight Mini Chop Saw for $20 has been a must have for me in this hobby. Have made several thousand cuts now.
So I took the saw off of it's base and remounted it backwards. Then mounted the whole thing to a wooden rail that I borrowed from my fishing pole making jig. The rail is secured to my table and by loosing the 2 screws I am able to adjust the length of cut on my jackets easily and pretty precisely too. The case trimmer is sucured to the table as well and is parell to the rail. It holds the 30-06 case secure and square to the cutting blade.
When I got a rhythm I was able to make a cut just about every 6 seconds, maybe faster. Did the math and was able to cut almost 1K worth of jackets in a little over an hour.
Also pictured was the bullets I made from these jackets. I'll start a new thread for those.
Good shooting,
BT