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    Returning back to work today.

    Had another successful elk hunting trip. Drew a spike only tag and shot a spike, can't ask for much more then that. This is the 4th elk I have taken with my own custom 230 grain bullets shot from a 300WM.

    Took a while to pack and unpack from this trip but I finally got everything back in order and will be focusing on filling orders.

    Thank you all for your continued patience and support.

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    Hang in there guys!

    Work is going well.

    Here is a look at some of the latest 30 cal bullets and dies I have been working on, bullets are straight out of the die, they would have looked even better with a quick polish!

    These are 165 grain 30 cal boat tail bullets made from 1.15" length jackets.




    and a new upgrade for all rifle caliber point form dies of 6mm caliber or larger is a new way to keep the internal ejection pin up and out of the way during bullet formation. Previous dies have used either an internal or external spring, this new set up with a small bungie chord is much better, just be sure you always have it attached to the upper arm of the auto eject when using the die.

    Here you can see the bungie chord and how it is attached to the ejection rod on the top of the die but not attached to auto eject...





    and here it is properly attached and ready to go!




    Thanks for your patience, progress is being made and results are looking very good!

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    Spent today attempting to make 6mm boat tail base punches. Some times things just don't go my way I guess. After missing the .243" diameter I continued down to .224" figured I needed 22 cal boat tail punches too. Got two punches perfect on the diameter and machine work was perfect yet messed them up in heat treat and polishing steps. Really tests my patience with these punches. I have the process figured out and the correct steel to use, now just need things to go my way. (it will)

    Will try again tomorrow. I know I can get these boat tail punches perfect, just didn't have any pass QC today.

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    3 successful 6mm boat tail base bunches today so far .....

    Will continue with 30 cal and 22 cal boat tail base punches for as long as my luck and patience holds out today.

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    Hope everyone had good Thanksgiving. I took advantages of sales and purchased/ordered a new computer to replace this old one I have been working on. I have been slow to answer inquires as computer has been slow. I expect new computer will speed things up a bit.

    Progress on all die sets is slow but results are looking great.

    Thanks for the continued support and patience. I'll keep you all posted to my progress here in this thread.

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    Currently working on the three 6mm dies on my list. Progress is looking very good.

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    Got one of the 6mm die sets out the door this week, now I'm working on the remaining two 6mm sets. These have been on the list for a long time. Results are perfect. Matter of fact these three customers have been waiting so long I'm sending them an additional 6mm point form die at no cost as thank you for their patience. The extra point form die will allow them to make two different nose profiles with their 6mm die sets.

    Progress is being made. Keep posted here for updates.

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    Happy New Year everyone.

    I spent last two weeks of the year off for a much needed break.

    Returning to work this week on all current orders. I'll have more updates as I make progress.

    Thanks

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    Purchased new computer for the business, nice to navigate at high speed again but transferring software and files is taking me a little bit of time.

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    Finally got all business files and programs installed on the new computer. Took a while but I am up and running again.

    Now returning to work in the shop.

    Thank you all for your patience and support.

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    Didn't make any progress last week. Shop was in need of some much needed maintenance and cleaning. I have been working hard at getting things back in order. Things have gotten a little tight on space and has hindered my production. Seems I keep getting more stuff and less space. I ordered necessary parts to fix garage door so I can move this large unneeded mess out of here. Doesn't help that I'm not getting any younger and everything seems to continue to take longer and longer to complete.

    A clean and well organized shop is going to help me increase production and get back on track. I expect to have shop back in order by end of the week.

    I'll have good news with actual progress updates on orders very soon.

    Thanks as always for your patience and support.

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    Cleaning of shop turned into a complete remodel. What a lot of work! but I'm happy to report that after 11 straight days the shop is now better than ever.

    I feel I finally got everything in order (all my ducks in a row) with the challenges of the last couple years to really get back on track with work. Family, home, auto, work........ seemed like everything was in need of some maintenance. Feels like a bit of a load off my shoulders and will allow me to work with a clear mind (avoiding the media outlets is a big help too). When making high precision tooling like these dies a calm state of mind really helps me achieve the high level of quality I demand in my dies.

    I will keep you all posted here in this thread as to my progress with all orders. When I expect to have a shipment ready, I will notify you.

    Thank you all for your support and patience.

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    Made progress today. Finished 10 point form base punches for the BTSimple dies on order.

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    Making very good progress this week. I'm not going to spend a lot of time talking here as I seem to be on a roll getting it done in the shop.

    I'll post more soon.

    Thanks

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    All BTSimple dies are complete, boxed up and will ship on Monday!

    It was a good week of work in the shop. Progress is being made and dies are looking great.

    Thank you all for your support and pateince.

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    The last week has been spent getting taxes in order. I was happy to see that the IRS didn't bend me over near as much as they did last year.

    Feels good to have another tax season out of the way allowing me a clear mind to concentrate on work again.

    I was able to get a BTSimple 22 cal shipment out this week.

    I'm back to work on the top orders on my list. I'll post details of my progress.

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    Progress update......

    Figured I needed to post something to update you all even if I haven't got much done in last couple weeks. I don't like posting reasons for delays as it sounds like excuses and do not wish to mix personal life with business.

    I injured my leg a week ago that required minor surgery and required me to be off my feet for a while. Then my daughter shared her cold with my wife and I adding to the down time (flu like systems is still kicking our buts).

    Before all this excitement my father came to visit, as he is getting older his brain is getting a bit foggy, having survived a small stroke a few years back, he requires a bit of attention and looking after every once in a while.

    Good news is leg is healed and better and wife and I are almost over the cold/flu.

    I expect a couple new reamers any day now and have a dozen blank molds on order.

    Have been able to get a bit of work done, mostly correspondence.

    Progress will be made, and it will be worth the wait.

    Thank you all for your patience and support. I expect next update will be more about progress made on orders.

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    Back in shop today.

    Feeling good.

    Seems all personal/family matters, issues, and projects outside of work are taken care of and in order.

    I received a new reamer for boat tail base punches. This new reamer will further improve the quality of the boat tail base punch for all my calibers.

    Also received new 6mm 11s SMK reamer. Will have new 6mm point form dies ready in next run of dies coming up soon.

    I'll have more to report soon. Off to work in shop!

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    Making progress in the shop. Getting a few inquiries lately from customers so I'm posting an update. I am making progress on getting the dies I have here in the shop polished and assembled. I expect to ship them out as soon as they are ready. The dies I do have here may not be enough to complete your order but will allow you to complete the next step of the bullet making process.

    Once in stock dies are shipped, I'll be machining a run of all the necessary dies to complete all orders as well as extra dies to fill future orders. I know I need to machine bleed dies for many of the 30 cal orders and 22 cal point form dies as well as a few other dies on order.

    I have several swage presses here ready as well. Plenty of mold blanks as well. So if you have a mold or press on order, I'm working on them and will ship just as soon as I can.

    Thanks for your patience and support,

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    Good day in shop today! Making progress. I'll have more updates as I work on and finish more orders.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check