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Thanks everyone for all the replies and suggestions. The reason I am trying to get all the bugs worked out without going to the range is because I want to get things as close to perfected before I go...

Yes I guess I'll just have to test it. I know that impact expansion is fabulous with soft powder coated bullets. Steve Blankard tested some of my 38 rimfire swaged and powdercoated soft bullets....

I tested it to be 5 BHN.

Hi folks,
I recently finished the dies and molds for making 9mm. I am currently about to experiment with 136gn dead soft, swaged. then powdercoated, then swaged again bullets. When swaged after...

I was looking for one myself and found the exact thing...$19 on eBay. I ended up getting a whole set for $40 instead.

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I was just reading about the struggle for some folks to get heeled bullets for various calibers. I am rebuilding my lathe right now ...This is my last project. I plan on making bullets for 32 Rim...

Ill take #7 Please

Do you use .356" diameter or bigger?
My dies make them .3567"

Hi folks,
I am looking for load data for a 9mm Round nose flat or hollow base lead powder coated bullet.
I swage them to the final specs and haven't made the dies yet. I plan on making the ogive...

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bsjkmo4dt2q9y4uo3o2ut/MIL-C-372C-SDS.pdf?rlkey=fun9vn76g26fv31b8covv7dce&dl=0

I had a similar problem with clear powder coat. I don't know what caused it. If you ever find out please post it so others can avoid it.

Hi Folks,
I have more than a lifetime supply of this military bore cleaner.
Since I won't use much, I was wondering if anyone here has ever tried using it for other stuff?
I know it works good...

I used 70 mesh in reloading 22lr...however that is pretty big chunks. It well could foul the nipple of a percussion cap rifle. The guys who are experimenting with this stuff are now saying around 100...

There was a guy here (forget who) that was experimenting with 60gn 22lr. He started with the subsonic Aguilla and did some hand loading experimentation. He found that indeed the long 60gn bullet was...

I saw this video and thought that some here may find it interesting.

https://youtu.be/avrmVGDJXY0

Glad to see you are finding it far far easier when actually trying things than the complex scenario you envisioned before undertaking the tasks. I don't even mind that you denigrated my work.

https://youtu.be/1dCXW_HVHoA

I'll make my own black powder and load that before I pay those kinds of prices

After just watching a video on the new "Henry Homesteader", I had the idea of "Why don't these manufacturers make carbines in .30 Carbine?"
Ballistically, I think it is better than a 10mm.
Maybe...

I made a little tiny tool that looks like a very long stemmed car valve. The protruding end has slits or serrations on it I made it to fit into the rim. A twist or two cleans them out pretty well.

This will give a fascinating explanation:


https://youtu.be/55VRdLnkvDw

Commercial rim fire bullets are both heeled and hollow based. The hollow base facilitates the heel (smaller diameter that fits into the cartridge case) to expand onto the rifling;
As in these...

It looks like I'm gonna have to start swaging some 32 rimfire boolits. This is my recent foray into 38 rimfire: Yes this is me.

https://youtu.be/SSR00FQZraM

I use old printers that people discard. Been doing that for years. HP (especially) purposely designs their machines to have a limited lifetime, like others have said. If you want to futz with them a...