Any body using them for any kind of swaging. I have some, can't use them, if no one can they are going into the brass recycle box.
Bill
Any body using them for any kind of swaging. I have some, can't use them, if no one can they are going into the brass recycle box.
Bill
if they are the old copper cups Corbin used to make a kit to use them for .25acp bullets. I dont use them but others may
I have wanted to try to make .224" bullets out of them but I haven't been able to find in brass or copper ones, just plated steel. If you would check to make sure they aren't steel, I'll see if we can work something out.
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I pity the one
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Just ran a magnet across them they appear be plated steel.
Darn, that seems to be what everyone has found.
I pity the baker,
I pity the nun
I pity the one
Who tries to take my gun
What the tragedy is they are copper, brass and silver in color, with a normal looking small primer in the center. Question is aren't primers brass?
Bill
Yes, every primer I have seen is brass or plated brass. For some reason the big cup in shotgun primers is steel. Maybe because it is a lot bigger cup and steel makes it cheaper?
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I pity the nun
I pity the one
Who tries to take my gun
They would be handy to use as a 2nd jacket to reinforce the base or protect the front of the core. The steel inner jacket will never touch your barrel that way!
In some thing like a 30 cal hollow/open tip hunting projectile for short range work. Would be pushed for less than MOA accuracy, but should get MOP (minute-of-pig) out to 200y.
You could also use it to split the core like a partition and use soft/hard lead combinations.
Something like the RWS Twin Core:
or the classic RWS H-Mantel for even larger calibers as a nose cap where you might be using a redrawn brass case for the jacket (e.g. 223R to .375 cal):
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I use them for making bullets for 25 acp. The pure copper ones are best but rough to find today.
I have some old Fiocchi 6.45 shotgun primers that are brass, no magnet attraction. They are all unfired currently, though
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 |