Wow. Funny this was brought up. I was just trying to send him an email yesterday. The address came back as incorrect. Anyone verify the email address for Mr. Blackmon?
Oh wait. The email address was in a different thread. Oops.
"Consequently we move away from other shooters to remain focused on our passion, as our ideas are quickly dismissed or misunderstood by others. Sharing does not come easily for swagers, not because they are necessarily selfish, but because they have been whittling away in their only little world for so long, that being able to relate to others what they understand is no simple task."
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This is the one I used last and it worked at that time.
leblackmon@colla.com
Here is a list of all of the die makes that I can find on the net. It is a work in progress so if you happen to see someone not there or something inaccurate please let me know.
http://algunjunkie.webs.com/Download...03-21-2012.pdf
Oh and by the way Dr. Blackmon in an eye doctor not a dentist, he hates being called a dentist. Just FYI
"Consequently we move away from other shooters to remain focused on our passion, as our ideas are quickly dismissed or misunderstood by others. Sharing does not come easily for swagers, not because they are necessarily selfish, but because they have been whittling away in their only little world for so long, that being able to relate to others what they understand is no simple task."
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ETG, the link won't work with me, would you mind sending it to me, please?
taminsong@yahoo.com
I know this is a very old thread, but does anyone have any idea what Dr Blackmon's lead time is? I have a hankering for a .45 pistol die set, and was wondering what his lead time might be (without contacting him and wasting his time). Thanks.
I wrote to Dr. Blackmon, and several days later received a rather terse reply that did not answer my question. I wrote again, and have not received another reply.
It's been many years (15?) since I bought a set of dies and a press from Dr Blackmon, but I remember he did NOT like email and preferred to talk on the phone. I called him a couple of times and he was nothing but helpful. Not sure if anything has changed
No much has changed. I got a set of dies from him last year. He's a good fellow to talk to and produces wonderful dies for a fair price.
Hi Andy,
Were your dies of a truncated cone design?
Thanks, Tom
6 months I would say. Unless he has a set on the "shelf".
"Consequently we move away from other shooters to remain focused on our passion, as our ideas are quickly dismissed or misunderstood by others. Sharing does not come easily for swagers, not because they are necessarily selfish, but because they have been whittling away in their only little world for so long, that being able to relate to others what they understand is no simple task."
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I ordered .30 cal rebated boat tail almost a year ago. Made beautiful open tip Boolits right out of the package. He made them to use 1.40 j-words from Berger. I was trying for 215 gr. for RCE's 1.36 j-words, but Rickard stopped making them, however we planned the dies for the longer j-words, jic. His site is BSSP. That was with his mod to a Rock Chucker. Great everything, price, turnaround, no frills dies that needed no extra stuff.
"Consequently we move away from other shooters to remain focused on our passion, as our ideas are quickly dismissed or misunderstood by others. Sharing does not come easily for swagers, not because they are necessarily selfish, but because they have been whittling away in their only little world for so long, that being able to relate to others what they understand is no simple task."
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Of the die set or bullet?
"Consequently we move away from other shooters to remain focused on our passion, as our ideas are quickly dismissed or misunderstood by others. Sharing does not come easily for swagers, not because they are necessarily selfish, but because they have been whittling away in their only little world for so long, that being able to relate to others what they understand is no simple task."
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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 |