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The load I used didn’t cycle but I am going to use a different powder and that should take care of it. I am limited to about 2400 f/s otherwise accuracy is nil and leading becomes a real problem.
Nope. It’s soft steel. If that were the case then the steel jacketed wolf ammo would destroy rifles. Barrel steel is generally made from 4140 ordinance steel and heat treated so it’s very hard but not brittle. Steel wool is ok for getting lead out of the bore.
if you do lead a ar15 barrel, would you use a home de-leading tool like the one in your video’s, the one your dad gave you? or would you have to put it into the shop to be de-leaded?
with a ar15, such as a CMMG, would it be possible to use a lighter recoil spring to allow lighter loads to cycle the action?
also, that jacket press was impressive. but i bet expensive for the average shooter such as myself.
They do use gas checks anyway but still limited to about 2000 f/s. I am experimenting with driving bands too. The Wilks gas check design. I am pushing a 30 caliber 180gr bullet at 2550 with no leading and impressive accuracy.
No they did not. I am going to use them in my 22 Hornet. I am swaging bullets for the AR15 now out of empty 22 brass. I am still working on a load that cycles. Time is something I have little of these days.
use it while you can, with no one fighting to keep lead bullets we will all be forced into buying pure copper bullets soon, not only for hunting but for target shooting as well.
Fight these lead bullet bans or we are all done.
March 10th, 2010 at 11:06 am
The load I used didn’t cycle but I am going to use a different powder and that should take care of it. I am limited to about 2400 f/s otherwise accuracy is nil and leading becomes a real problem.
March 10th, 2010 at 11:30 am
hey how were the ar15 bullets you casted?
March 10th, 2010 at 11:52 am
LOL
March 10th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Thanks…it’s going to get better and better to. Our next DVD is coming out very soon.
March 10th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
You’ve pasted on some great stuff!!.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I am also left handed…but in my right mind.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
My Dad and Handloader Magazine.
March 10th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Man! how did you learn this stuff. Wow!
March 10th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Nope. It’s soft steel. If that were the case then the steel jacketed wolf ammo would destroy rifles. Barrel steel is generally made from 4140 ordinance steel and heat treated so it’s very hard but not brittle. Steel wool is ok for getting lead out of the bore.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
but 0000 steel wool also removes the rifling groves doesnt it?
March 10th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
No. In a case of a rifle I use 0000 steel wool and an old bore brush. It works jast as good if not better.
March 10th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
if you do lead a ar15 barrel, would you use a home de-leading tool like the one in your video’s, the one your dad gave you? or would you have to put it into the shop to be de-leaded?
March 10th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
if this is true, you really need more trigger practice. trigger squeeze is extreeemly important to keep accuracy high.
cheers.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
with a ar15, such as a CMMG, would it be possible to use a lighter recoil spring to allow lighter loads to cycle the action?
also, that jacket press was impressive. but i bet expensive for the average shooter such as myself.
thanks agian.
dan
March 10th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
They do use gas checks anyway but still limited to about 2000 f/s. I am experimenting with driving bands too. The Wilks gas check design. I am pushing a 30 caliber 180gr bullet at 2550 with no leading and impressive accuracy.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
I am using them as jackets. Look at my latest video…this is only the begining of a project that I am getting into.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
also, is it possible to use the gas check plate on 223 to allow you to use higher loads for cycling?
March 10th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
22 brass? do you plan to use them as jackets? if so, are you using a press to form them?
March 10th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
No they did not. I am going to use them in my 22 Hornet. I am swaging bullets for the AR15 now out of empty 22 brass. I am still working on a load that cycles. Time is something I have little of these days.
March 10th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
so, did the 223 cast bullets cycle your ar15? if so, can you share the load you used? powder type / weight used, bullet weight, and primer?
thanks
dan
March 10th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
use it while you can, with no one fighting to keep lead bullets we will all be forced into buying pure copper bullets soon, not only for hunting but for target shooting as well.
Fight these lead bullet bans or we are all done.
March 10th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Holy cow!!! I’d be lucky to hit paper at 50 yards. That group is amazing. I think I’m going to start casting. It doesn’t look hard after all.
March 10th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Thank you very much, I’m all excited about getting into this now, you rock.
March 10th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
You could cut a notch in the base of your melter for your H.P. mold.
March 10th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Not bad…I get mine for free. If you look around you can find lead for free. I even sift the berm from time to time.