30 Cal Commercial Copper jacket - Supply

[Spanners]

Anyone here making 30 Cal copper jackets for sale - or know of a good supplier?

Like to find suplier for my needs a bit cheaper than Corbin

[shaggist]

Look on Ebay. There are some up for auction there right now.

[deltaenterprizes]

Those are for half jacketed 30 carbine bullets, like long gas checks.

[nicholst55]

Corbin, Sierra, and Berger all sell .30 jackets, although they're not always in stock.

[Mountain Prepper]

Corbin, Sierra, and Berger all sell .30 jackets, although they're not always in stock.

And never inexpensive...

I am waiting for BT to offer one of two things (or both).

A die set to reduce 9mm brass down to .30 jackets.

A service to take 9mm brass down to .30 jackets (he has demonstrated the feasibility already).

looks like a range of 140 to 160 grain is possible?

I have a bunch of junk 9mm brass...

[MIBULLETS]

Spanners, there arn't any 30 cal jackets out there other than the ones listed above and none of them are cheap. All about 15 - 17 cents apiece.

One thought for you though. I see you just got a hydro press. That is the perfect set up to make your own! Depending on your intended use, hunting/target, you can make them out of copper sheet or tubing.

[nicholst55]

BT Sniper is making dies to form jackets from copper tubing, and Ammosmith has some videos on Youtube detailing that process. That might be something to consider.

[Spanners]

I went through the dies the press came with and what was bagged as a lead tip former, is actually a jacket forming die :D
The set seems to be missing the trim die and another doohicky thing, and has a bunch more of whatsits with it too.
I think jacket making is really just more hassle than what its worth though....

[deltaenterprizes]

I guess you will just have to wait for the bullet jacket fairy to leave a bunch under your pillow if buying them is too expensive and making them is too much trouble!

[Spanners]

I''l get them from Corbin - was just looking for cheaper alternatives