Do you have a price for the die set only?
Printable View
Do you have a price for the die set only?
Everything one should need to know for cost posted in this thread in post #1
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...Tools-and-Dies
Let me know if you still ahve any questions.
Thanks
Brian
I just updated post #1 of this thread with the cost of each component needed to complete this high quality set of dies. Hopefully this will help those of you interested and save you the time of tracking down all the needed dies and tools as well as cost.
Thanks
Brian
Quick update....
I just finished a set of 30 cal dies on order from early last year that took me a lot longer then expected. I was hoping to be done with them months ago. Now that they are done I have one set of 22 cal dies to a customer that ordered in the begining of last year as well to finish up and ship. I am hoping to, and should be done with his 22 cal set by end of weekend.
Then I am off to the races again with final assembly of twenty 22 cal core swage dies, 20 core seat dies and final machine work of 36 point form dies. Still have a couple more 30 cal dies to finish as well that where placed ahead of the 22 cal orders as well as many other various orders to complete. I'll do my best to stay on schedule and get dies out to all of you ASAP so you can start the next step of the process and ultimatly get you the remaining dies needed to complete your orders and get you making these great bullets.
I expect to have core swage dies to you all very soon. I will probably hold on to the core seat dies to ship with the point form die to ensure each die works together as a pair as it should be done. If I'm good I may possibly be able to start shipping the core swage dies by end of next week and start shipping the remaining core seat dies and point form dies by the end of this month. Completed core seat and point form dies will be sent in in order of orders recieved so obviously the higher you are on teh list the sooner you can expect the completed 22 cal set. That is my plan and my goal. I will do my best to go as fast as I can. Things are getting and staying busy, busy is good and I'll continue to supply you all with perfect swag dies. The results are perfect, just taking me a little longer then expected as all things seem to do now days.
Thank you all for your support and patience, it will not be long now.
Brian
I posted this in teh anneal sticky but you guys will find it very benifitial! You got to try it, it works better, faster, cheaper, safer then anything else I have tried to anneal brass with and will work especially well for all of us making 22 cal bullets from 22lr brass.
OK! I had been saying it for a while but today I finally tried it and I must say it worked pretty darn good. Using the Lee #20 lead pot to anneal brass in. I used a new pot that can be found and keep it sepperate from any melted lead.
It is quick! faster then anythign else I have tried yet and cheap! Only takes elc. I let them soak for maybe 20 minutes and WOW! that was too much! Things where glowing! Probably only needed 5-10 minutes max or possibly less. I was able to anneal probably 4-500 24 cal jackets at one time.
Quick, perfect and awesome! No fumes and smoke in self cleaning oven to set off fire alarms, no wasted gas in a BBQ grill, no melted brass from thowing it all in a can in teh fire place, no waiting hours doing it one at a time setting them up on nails in a board and heating with tourch.
This is teh way to go. It goes fast! Only fill your pot half way and maybe stir it too half threw the cooking cycle.
Give it a try if you haven't all ready, just make sure you use a clean pot. IMOP this may be the allaround best way to anneal our 22 cal jackets!
Good shooting
Brian
I saw that another member psted earlier about trying this, now with two posts and gleaming reviews I am sold. Too neat not to try! What heat setting did you use for this? And did you cover the pot with anything?
It may take a bit more practice and I'll experiment with cook times and temp settings and get back to you all. It may be possible to get the jackets too soft.....????? I'll let you all know.I cooked mine on highest temp and covered with a AL plate and fire brick. It was too much or I cooked it too long, next time I shall watch it, stir and once it glows... DONE!
BT
More infor to come! Just want to report back that I had %100 sucess with the brass I annealed in the Lee Lead Pot. I believe it will be my primary means to anneal all my riffle caliber brass jackets.
Got to be sure to clean the brass after annealing! Good way to start the claening process is take the brass stratight from the "Lee Oven" and poor them directly into a bucket of hot citic acid water bath.
I'll get back with my thoughts and future use of the Lee Oven :)
BT
dumping in a citric acid bath will cause instant steam and boiling of the water.
it doesn't clean the black from annealing off to well either but it does cool the cases down quickly.
if you do this use a metal bucket and not a plastic tub [don't ask]
they can be dried and tumbeled shiney right afterwards though.
So far I always anneal AFTER deriming. I have had customers report that they where able to achieve perfect results deriming annealed cases but I haven't tried it latly.
I do like the ease of which the Lee pot annealed the brass though. Just make sure you guys clean your brass of all that scale brown stuff left over on the case after annealing. I attempted to swage some brass I annealed that had all that brown scale on it and it created problems in the point form die, I had to make sure the brass was perfectly clean and another quick polish on the point form die and I was able to achieve %100 perfect results for the next 400 bullets that night. What more could I say, the lee pot worked out pretty darn good and you guys should be able to find clean replacment pots if you allready have a lee lead pot for around $15 IIRC.
Now to get back to work on all your dies.
Brian
Now, I gotta sell off some more brass, maybe 9mm, to fund a Lee pot.
Added payment options and potential trade offers to first post. I am here for you guys and I'm able and willing to work with your payment needs. I am always happy to accept half the funds up frount and the remaining ballance at your convienance. Even 3 seperate payments is an option. Just let me know what your needs may be and I'll do what I can to work with you guys. I am always up to potential partial trades for Savage riffles or actions in any calibers.
Thank you all for yoru support and patience.
Brian
you have mail BT :)
Yep Brian, a 4# Lee pot I had hanging around works perfect for doing 22lr jacketes, about 100 @ time, maybe 15min once the pot comes to temp, some HD alum foil, good to go. Now, just waiting on the rest of the dies.:mrgreen:
Brian, what is that adjustable molds? Can you show some pix? Thanks..
Brian, if I ordered a complete 22 cal swaging set, when would I see it? I am sure you are very busy. Thanks
I'm interested in a complete set also.