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Thread: Forming 17 Ackley Bee, I would appreciate hearing your experience

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    Forming 17 Ackley Bee, I would appreciate hearing your experience

    I form 17 HH from Privi brass no problem. I also form 219 DW, that one can be a PITA. I also form 17 & 20 Garin from 30 Carbine and that makes the DW look like child’s play.

    I’ve got a Bullberry Double End Die, an Annealeez machine that works fine, I think my buddy might have a form die set.

    Would appreciate any tips and/or what to avoid.
    Last edited by JDHasty; 05-04-2024 at 04:05 PM.

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    I also needed to neck turn my Ackley Bee so it would fit in my Bullberry barrel. The only other piece of advice is to use a good lube (Imperial) sparingly and go slowly.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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