Range Test .014 Thickness AL g/c's

[Ben]

My gunsmith fitted an unfired 03-A3, 2 groove barrel to my Turkish Mauser, Today was my 1st opportunity to fire the rifle.

I used the same opportunity while I was at the range to test Pat Marlin's g/c tool with some of my dead soft .014 thickness aluminum and Swede Nelson's NOE 311284.

I'm very pleased with all 3 ! !

[RayinNH]

That's good shooting Ben. Is that with a scope? If it's not, you have keen eyesight...Ray

[Ben]

Rifle has a nice Millet 3 X 9 X 40 , Illum reticle.
Reticle etched on the glass.......I really like the scope,bright, super clear optics. Rifle has a Bold Premium ( side safety ) trigger set to 1lb. clean, crisp .

The rifle has a detachable box mag. :

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...=152478211#PIC

The 2 groove barrel is one of my favorites for .30 cal. cast bullets.

[Fat-beeman]

Ben could find out if your gunsmith can rebarrel my 7mm mauser with 308 or my o3a3?
was it very expensive?
Don

[RayinNH]

Well that's a sweet rifle. For some reason I just pictured an old beater Turk with a new barrel. Don't really know why...Ray

[Ben]

Fat-beeman :

My man isn't cheap, but he is reasonable. If you'd like his phone number , PM me please.

Ben

[kbstenberg]

Ben you said the group was shot with dead soft lead.
Do you mean strait lead at about 5or 6 BHN. If so does the gas check compensate that much for the soft lead???

[Mugs]

Ben
I told you those alum. ck's would shoot. Great group.
Mugs
IHMSA 5940L

[Ben]

kbstenberg :

Read it one more time........

" I used the same opportunity while I was at the range to test Pat Marlin's g/c tool with some of my dead soft .014 thickness aluminum and Swede Nelson's NOE 311284. "

It is the aluminum that I made the g/c's out of that is dead soft, not my bullet alloy.


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Mugs :

Many thanks to you for putting me onto the .014 thickness aluminum ! !

All I can say is " IT WORKS ! ! "

Ben

[PatMarlin]

Whoa Ben... awesome!

-and chock one more up for the Checkmaker™ ....

...

[sixpointfive]

You mentioned the aluminum was dead soft. What type of sheet stock did you use? Amerimax?

[Ben]

Yes.....Amerimax AL .014 "

[sixpointfive]

did u have to anneal?

[Ben]

No annealing .....use it as you've purchased it.

Mine is very soft and cuts easier than .014 copper.

I have three 50 foot long rolls of it.

[sixpointfive]

Super

[no34570]

Ben
Very impressive results,thanks for the info,love your rifle,very nice.
I'm still waiting for my 30cal gas checkmaker and 45 cal and a .284 male die from Pat,hope the wait is worth it,it's killing me seeing all these fantastic results and I can't do it yet,bugger

[PatMarlin]

Ben's a Cast Boolit master.

Don't worry no34570, the dies are coming. Once I have all the calibers programmed and running there won't be any more wait times, and I'm running 45 housings and parts now.

I think you will be totally happy with your wait. Infact I guarantee it. Even if you have a special fit issue with one of your molds for any reason, my optional $9.95 custom male die will fix it.

You are in good hands.

[sixpointfive]

Pat do your gas checks crimp on like Hornadys?

[PatMarlin]

Checkmaker™ shank checks crimp on rock solid. Many shooters including Ben here and others at CB (and myself) have surpassed the performance of Hornady gas checks with their own checks.

That's just one of the benefits to my 2-step dies. You have flexibility and adjustment choices and not locked into a slot machine- one pull size gas check. To each his own- your mileage may very, but I guarantee to make the dies work for you, or your money back.

[PatMarlin]

Flip through this thread to see how well they have hung on for cast shooters:

Do Checkmaker™ gas checks STAY ON once fired?
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=82949