BT Sniper
02-04-2011, 04:51 PM
We all know jackets made from scrap brass is very possible, with great results and dang near free but there seemed to be a void for jackets between the 22LR and the 223. Well I happend to stumble onto the solution for a jacket to suit any bullet from 243 on up to at least 308. I have allready made severial 308 bullets from the FN5.7x28 brass and last night as I was trying to make a die to punch a boat tail on the base of the case I wound up pushing it a bit to far. I had drilled a .25 relief hole and sure enough the case head sized down quite easily so I pushed it all the way threw, Volia! A .250 diameter jacket. I shoot .264 [smilie=w:
This case can be found in good numbers once you start looking and it should fill the needs for jackets in a bullet from .243-.308 up to at least 180 grains. That's some good shooting!
Just to keep you guys from getting too excited I didn't make the good looking bullet pictured below but anything is possible!
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/newbullets007.jpg
Here you can see the FN case, resized to .250, a berger 6.5 140 grain, and a 22LR for compare. I don't expect to make anythign nearly as sleek as the berger but my .264 BT Sniper die will certainly be a project I will be starting very soon.
There is a mountain of avialble jackets out there for us. Lets put them to good use shell we. :) I mean look at all the possiblities, 22LR, FN 5.7, 223, 9mm, 40S&W, 45 ACP, and all the berdine primed rifle brass too. There are of course many more possiblies but these are the most common brass found at nearly nothing in cost.
As always Good shooting and Swage On!
:swagemine:
BT
This case can be found in good numbers once you start looking and it should fill the needs for jackets in a bullet from .243-.308 up to at least 180 grains. That's some good shooting!
Just to keep you guys from getting too excited I didn't make the good looking bullet pictured below but anything is possible!
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/newbullets007.jpg
Here you can see the FN case, resized to .250, a berger 6.5 140 grain, and a 22LR for compare. I don't expect to make anythign nearly as sleek as the berger but my .264 BT Sniper die will certainly be a project I will be starting very soon.
There is a mountain of avialble jackets out there for us. Lets put them to good use shell we. :) I mean look at all the possiblities, 22LR, FN 5.7, 223, 9mm, 40S&W, 45 ACP, and all the berdine primed rifle brass too. There are of course many more possiblies but these are the most common brass found at nearly nothing in cost.
As always Good shooting and Swage On!
:swagemine:
BT