Material for Pat Marlin 35PB cal

[HighRoad]

Anyone got info on material that their using in a Pat Marlin 35 cal Plain Base gas check maker? I will be using them on a lee 358-125-RF and 358-158-RF and sizing to .358.

I'm looking for the following:
- Material type
- Material hardness
- Material thickness
- Where to purchase material

Thanks in advance

[.30/30 Guy]

The best material for PB checks is 0.008" lith plate.

Send a PM to JKH.

[TJF1]

I have been using .006 brass shim stock it works on my
35pb and 45pb just fine. It is half hard.

[RU shooter]

My findings with the ones a member sent me to try were that the .004 alum. soda can material were actually more accurate than either the litho plate or thicker .010 copper . I was shooting these full power from a 35 rem. with 200 gr PB bullet.

[beagle]

I've been using pop can material. Seem like Pepsi is the thickest. Coors Lite can's ain't bad either. I've been using a lot of 9mm bullets sized .3575". They work great./beagle

[L1A1Rocker]

My findings with the ones a member sent me to try were that the .004 alum. soda can material were actually more accurate than either the litho plate or thicker .010 copper . I was shooting these full power from a 35 rem. with 200 gr PB bullet.

This was confirmed in one of Pat's threads. (It's sticked IIRC) I use Bud Light cans (It's what I drink when I need a cold on after a hot afternoon) that measure .004.

[geargnasher]

My findings with the ones a member sent me to try were that the .004 alum. soda can material were actually more accurate than either the litho plate or thicker .010 copper . I was shooting these full power from a 35 rem. with 200 gr PB bullet.

I don't remember if that was me or not, but Beagle gave me a few beer-can checked, 200-grain Lyman PB boolits to try in my .35 Remington and it shot sub-caliber groups at 50 yards with them using midrange loads of Reloader 7. Proof enough for me.

Gear

[yonky]

I had someone ask me for some coil .550" x .006" for a pb, when I got it he said he didn't want it anymore,didn't tell me untill I got it for him!
I have the coil, but it has never been tried outlet me know if your interested.

[RU shooter]

I could be completely off but my thinking is that the thinner material destorts/ displaces less of the bullet . Whatever it is with just about every different load I tried the thinner material always had better accuracy

[yonky]

Can somebody answer the following for me?
How many bullet calibers are there for pb Gc?
Also what width does the strip have to be to fit through pats tools?
I am trying to sort aluminium coil in .006" to supply folks
Thanks in advance

[HighRoad]

How well would .012 thick litho plate work for 35cal PB checks?

[RU shooter]

How well would .012 thick litho plate work for 35cal PB checks?
It would work.But as I have posted above something that thick simply isnt necessary, the thin soda can material worked just fine even at 40K+ psi loads in my rifle.

[Gunslinger1911]

I'll get em started - my 45PB looks like 0.65" wide to fit the die

[RobS]

I use .005" copper sheet for PB checks. Here is the link where I purchased mine:

http://basiccopper.com/copper-roll-12-x-10-1-.html

[Love Life]

.008 flashing was a bit to thick for my tastes. The .004 Coors cans were a bit too thin. I bet the .006 is the bees knees.