FREECHEX Gas Check tool

[doubs43]

This should look a bit more correct color wise:

[Tom W.]

Yes it does. Thank you.
I took the .454 Encore to the range yesterday and shot a few times while sighting in the scope. The bullets that I put the aluminum gas checks on that were made with my Free Chex II shot just as good as the ones that had the Hornady checks. The bore was nice and shiny when I finished shooting, too.

Just as an aside, I did look down the bore after each shot to make sure everything went out the front as it was supposed to.

[Big Dave]

Cast Bullet Gas Check Shank Sizes
Originally posted on Cast Boolits.com By:Felix <Reprinted with permission>

*Gator Gas Check Shank sizes

Max Shank Caliber Max Shank Caliber
Caliber

Diameter Description / Dimensions Caliber Diameter Description / Dimensions
.224 .214 .22 / .224 .410P1 .397 .41 Lyman (very thin)
.243 .233 .243 / 6mm .410P2 .378 .41 BSS, NEI, MM (very thick)
.257 .243 .25 / .257 .416 .393 .416 rifle normally
.264 .252 .264 / 6.5mm .430 .402 .44 /.430
.277 .253 .270 / .277 .452 .426 .45P/.452 pistol (thin)
.284 .250 .284 / 7mm .458 .426 .45R/.458 rifle (thick)
.308 .284 .30 / .308 .475P .445 .475 pistol (thin)
.323 .301 .323 / 8mm .475R .445 .475 rifle (thick)
.338 .327 .338 .500 .458 .50P / .500 S&W pistol / D> length=0.0800
.348 .320 .348 .512RL .466 .50R / .512 rifle (long) / D> length=0.0150
.358 .341 .35 / .357 / .358 / .360 .512RS .466 .50R / .512 rifle (short) / D> length=0.0800
.375 .354 .375


A> Outside Diameter Before taper

*Gator Gas Checks has no web site. They are a


B> Inside Diameter

manufacturer and deal in wholesale (for the most part).


C> Outside Diameter With taper

Gator Checks can be ordered through group buys at


D> Height

castboolits.com



E> Cup Thickness



Dave: Also look at the sticky about gas check shank size in the gas check subforum.

Thanks lots, the chart from Tom Myers has a lot of info in an easy format too. Now I just have to do something with it. Time is a little hard to come by this time of year what with getting in fire wood and all but that will be over eventually and when the snow gets deep time is easier to find.

[JudgeBAC]

Big Dave: Get that wood cut and in the house and when the snow gets deep let those gears grind and we can look forward to an exceptional check making die in the spring. Hope springs eternal after all.

[VintageRifle]

Just got my Freechex II 30 cal in the mail a few days ago. Tried it out tonight.

This could just be me, but I am not getting a complete round disk to make the check. When the check is formed, it has 1/2 moon cutout from the side that the check material fits up against. Anyone else run into this problem and have a solution?

[Black Wolf]

Make sure the material is pushed all the way in the mandrel otherwise it won't cut a perfect round circle.

[willyboy]

Man,I DON'T do Ebay,but I could go for a 8mm!

[JKH]

willyboy,

I have one of Charlies Freechex II tools in 8mm, it cuts beautiful gas checks! If you want one this is the only way you will get it ;^ )

Shameless plug; I still have .08" aluminum lith plate for sale that makes great checks, look for my post on the swap & sell section :^ ) It is coated material that is anealed and forms checks easily with Charlie's tools, for a bit more than a 1K box of factory checks you get enough material to make 16K homemade checks! (plus the cost of the tool).

Jeff