58 cal gas checks needed

[Bullshop]

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. Feel free to move it if so.
I have a gent needing gas check boolits for a 58 cal T-Rex.
The boolit is no problem but I dont know if anybody is making or will make 58 cal checks. Anybody got any ideas?
BIC/BS

[geargnasher]

Maybe PatMarilin can help, he seems to have the checkmaker down pat (no pun intended!!) in the smaller calibers, maybe he come up with one just for your specs.

Gear

[Ricochet]

Yeah, someone's going to have to make custom checkmaker dies.

[Doc_Stihl]

What kind of velocity/pressure is the T-Rex pushing?
I'm surprised it would need a gc.

[JIMinPHX]

If nobody else finds you a source, drop me a PM with the ID, OD & skirt height that you want. Also let me know if you want to buy a die or just a handful of checks.

I'm not going to be able to get to it soon, but I should be able to do it for you if you have no other source. Right now, my day job has me busy & I have 3 side projects that would have to be finished before I started this.

If I do end up making it for you, I'd consider taking bull plate lube and/or speed green in trade.

I've seen a video clip of someone firing a T-rex before. That thing is a monster.

[Buckshot]

.............Seems to me that about 50 gas checks for that would be a lifetime supply :-) Let's see, a custom GC maker @ $75.00. That makes 100 gc's @ $0.75 ea not counting the material.

................Buckshot

[longbow]

Has he considered paper patching? Might be easier than custom or semi custom gas checks. Of course then he need a boolit mould or source of boolits the correct size ofr paper patching.

Just a thought.

Longbow

[Bullshop]

I have to run all this buy the customer. I asked him about what kind of pressure he would be running and he indicated it would be moderate so I will suggest to him that most likely he will not need a check.
My challange will be designing something that will fit the throat of his rifle.
A 750gn .585" something or other. Glad he is in another state and I dont have to shoot this one.
Blessings!
BIC/BS

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

I shoot the NEI 1018gr RFN in my 577 BME bolt rifle. I keep thinking I need to shorten the mould to get it down to about 800-850gr so I can get the MV over 2100fps...
Then I come out of the haze and realize I have trouble controlling the 12lb rifle over that speed.

Someone here should design an RFN that would go about 800-850gr from WW and then get Pat to make a gas check tool for us. I'd buy an RG-2GC in a minute. .585" diameter, please.

I'd also take one with an as cast diameter of .552" for my wildcat 550 Gibbs.

Rich
4-bore shooter

[softpoint]

Just shoot ingots, as cast, no need to size!!!!!?:shock:

[elk hunter]

My wife said, "can't he just use a pop can"?