I kind a ordered HK SFP9 OR already. I guess it is same as VP9.
That is bad news. Does PDP do better with cast bullets?
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I kind a ordered HK SFP9 OR already. I guess it is same as VP9.
That is bad news. Does PDP do better with cast bullets?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Time to size the bullets I cast yesterday.
I ordered heater cartridge and temperature controller just before Christmas and received them late January.
Cheap shipping from China to Finland takes a...
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Casting day.
14.9kg of bullets, 0.8kg of them shortened Lee 311-100-2R.
Rest ca. equal numbers of Mihec 432-256 (244gr) .44 and 358-429 (155gr) .357 Keith swc bullets.
Used 50% range scrap lead...
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Busy day reloading:
- 100pcs 6.5x55 for my 1902 m/96 Carl Gustaf
- 1016pcs 45acp. Mostly H&N 200gr TC, but also a couple of hundred of my own cast HG68s.
Hornady Lockīnīload AP press works...
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Ordered a shellplate for Hornady Līnīl AP press some time ago. Received older model plate without the extractor groove on bottom.
Could have returned that plate but correct ones arenīt available...
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Case base thicknesses:
Fiocchi 7.63Mauser - 4.0mm
CBC 38spl - 4.1mm
S&B 7.62 Tokarev - 4.35mm
Pretty close, I donīt expect problems.
I got inspiration to this conversion from thehighroad...
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I know. Price of 43,9/100pcs of Starline brass + shipping is a bit high for me. I can buy S&B cartridges for ca. 0.65/pcs.
Also Starline Tokarev brass is on backorder at Brownells.Fi. So 4-12weeks...
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I ground a profile tool for lathe to cut the extractor groove in 38spl brass.
Going to test converting 38 Special brass to 7.62x25 Tokarev.
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Finally got .314 sizing die and .30cal gas checks.
This time I cut the base of the bullet off in a lathe. Weīll see how these work.
If well, I will modify the mould.
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I cut eight bullets short and loaded rounds with them. Rounds cycled the gun just fine and bullets punched round holes at 25m
0.41g of N340 felt a bit too much. Will try different loads.
Lube...
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Yes, I have a small lathe with a collet chuck. Used that to cut the bottom lube groove off of the cast Lee 311-100-2R bullet.
Now that I think about it, I could mount that mould in the independent...
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Got around to cast some bullets. Temperature +2deg.C but hot casting pot kept me warm enough.
Lee 311-100-2R looks a bit long. Base is deep inside case, bottom lube groove exposed to powder.
So...
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Thanks, jdgabbard. Those bullets look good. Tried to search if mpmolds offers something similar, but didnīt find anything.
I have loaded Berrys 32cal .312" 71grain bullets. Those fit in the...
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Picking up old thread.
I bought a soviet 1936 vintage TT-33 a couple of months ago. Fun gun to shoot but ammo is a bit expensive. I have ca. 95pcs of S&B 7.62x25 and 7.63 Mauser brass.
Also...
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 |