The blue ball is a billiard ball.
The dies determine the stop. You can position them to take advantage of different parts of the stroke
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Forum: Swaging
The blue ball is a billiard ball.
The dies determine the stop. You can position them to take advantage of different parts of the stroke
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Short Range I really like the changes you made to adapt the press to your needs, fine job.
Keep up the good work folks...... really enjoy seeing everyones builds
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Making an exact "copy" so to speak and just substituting steel for aluminum would probably be risky but I dont see any reason you couldnt make something similar using your aluminum.
I think a...
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Barry the press looks great, excellent job......
As far as the stroke length, as built mine has 6" of stroke (in the longer stroke position) and I would think it would accommodate 50 bmg brass.....
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BB you can certainly scale the press down, or up even if you like. If you look at the first post you will see the press next to a Walnut hill press, The walnut hill is a bit smaller.
When I...
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Taminsong; The press looks great, the washers shouldnt matter one way or the other
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For reloading use I just screw in a reloading adapter. It raises the location of the shell holder and has a place for the spent primers to come out...
Something similar to the one Richard...
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Hi Dale; I should add that I did not do the plans that are available. There are several minor things that were omitted or left to the end user. Things like the set screws for the dowel pins in the...
Forum: Special Projects
Very nice, On your extractor groove that would have been a good opportunity to us the lathe as a mill. Clamp up the barrel on your tool post (on center) chuck up a cutter in the spindle, instant...
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Ive got an Arisaka waiting for whatever, not the most elegant looking piece but hey, mine still has the Mum but the chamber is farked where someone tried to drill out a stuck case or something.... ...
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Here is one from scratch from a few years ago
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?71283-9-cavity-core-mold&highlight=core+mold
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I always used citric acid and an ultrasonic cleaner, Youre cleaning them before you de-rim also right?
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Ive used a 20 ton as well, and as Bret stated, even thats not enough if you use big billets and try to squeeze it thru a small hole.
I eventually started casting the cores
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Sounds right to me, I broke my Lee Classic cast de-rimming 22 brass. (The round part the handle mount to) The rest of the process on 22 bullets is pretty easy.
I eventually modified the linkage...
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A 22mag case as mentioned will give you 100+ grain, depending of course on the core, also might depend on how deep your die is.
Here is a lead slug ran thru the die, a 100+gr 223 bullet that...
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$420 from ballisticast for a 10 cavity
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Ive done a couple of AR15 lowers and an AR10 lower. Fun to to but its not be a fun job on a manual mill. It does take a while.
I would probably save doing the magwell and fire control slot...
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Jim, Here is a pic of the one Latherunner built, bolted together... very nice
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/aneat/100_3682.jpg
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Hi Jim; That would work, and I think someone here built one like that. To me welding up the toggle was quicker than drilling and taping all the holes.
But If I didnt have the welder that would...
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Hey guys; Just wanted to stop in and say hello, havent been on the forum much.
Also wanted to say thanks to the guys for showing the pics of the press they are building. You folks are doing...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Dont drive the pins IN, if you do youre in for a much tougher ordeal, the outside of the pins have a radial knurl for retention and you really dont want to force that thru the finished hole.
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For those who havent seen it, this is what unscrews from the top of the ram.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/picture.php?albumid=153&pictureid=1765
And this is the top of the ram, the...
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 |