10mmShooter
02-14-2013, 08:04 PM
Okay Guys who's the gas check expert ?
Just trying out my new NOE .311 155gn flat nose gas check bullet for my M1A, Its a good design, short shank for the .308 short neck should be good. Weights were right on average of 156 grains and they are dropping at .3115 so the mold is great, good job NOE.
Now the issue, I need to size to .311 for my M1A, so I'm sizing lubing and seating the gas check in my Lyman 4500. Good news it the gas checks are on solid on the bullet bases they are not going anywhere.
I'm placing the .30 Hornady gc on in the bullet base by hand
Next checking for squareness of the gc to bullet base
Place bullet w/gc in the sizing die, again checking for squareness
Gently pulling the handle down as to not deform the bullet
Then raise handle and out pops a perfectly .311 sized and gas checked bullet...but I cant keep the lube out of the gas check shank??
Any suggestion or ideas welcome....I guess the lube really doesnt hurt anything.
But how do I get the lube to stay out of the gas check shank area ???
Note the bullet in the photo is a reject due to the porosity at the top of nose, so I was using it for lubing and gas checking pratice...
All gc'd and lube they are weighing in at 160.5 grains :)
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Just trying out my new NOE .311 155gn flat nose gas check bullet for my M1A, Its a good design, short shank for the .308 short neck should be good. Weights were right on average of 156 grains and they are dropping at .3115 so the mold is great, good job NOE.
Now the issue, I need to size to .311 for my M1A, so I'm sizing lubing and seating the gas check in my Lyman 4500. Good news it the gas checks are on solid on the bullet bases they are not going anywhere.
I'm placing the .30 Hornady gc on in the bullet base by hand
Next checking for squareness of the gc to bullet base
Place bullet w/gc in the sizing die, again checking for squareness
Gently pulling the handle down as to not deform the bullet
Then raise handle and out pops a perfectly .311 sized and gas checked bullet...but I cant keep the lube out of the gas check shank??
Any suggestion or ideas welcome....I guess the lube really doesnt hurt anything.
But how do I get the lube to stay out of the gas check shank area ???
Note the bullet in the photo is a reject due to the porosity at the top of nose, so I was using it for lubing and gas checking pratice...
All gc'd and lube they are weighing in at 160.5 grains :)
61265