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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 02-03-2024, 09:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,899
Posted By Bills Shed
Agreed^^^^^ I think people get too caught up in...

Agreed^^^^^
I think people get too caught up in the numbers. It is an AR. It is never going to be a BR gun. What is wrong with 1” at 100 yards? That Is minute of critter head out to 200 and...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-13-2019, 09:26 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,477
Posted By Bills Shed
17 and 22

I have both the 17H and 22H in 527 American.
The 17 shoots the tighter groups if that is your thing.
17gn home swaged projectile 10.1gn of AR2205, federal SR primer,
20gn zmax shoot pretty good...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 08-16-2019, 09:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,781
Posted By Bills Shed
water spots? Can not get them dry? First world...

water spots? Can not get them dry?
First world problem. Makes no difference, just a feel good I suppose. As to not getting them dry, put them next to the heater and come back in a day. This is...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 05-06-2019, 01:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,806
Posted By Bills Shed
Not just yours, home swagged 17gn with a long...

Not just yours, home swagged 17gn with a long .530” jacket. 4 rounds in .188” fifth blew it to .6ish. They shoot alright. Fast flat and cheap to run.

Bill
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 03-14-2019, 06:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,538
Posted By Bills Shed
I have always liked the 222. Hopefully it will...

I have always liked the 222. Hopefully it will shoot just as well but I feel cold just looking at those pictures of the snow + wind chill!
Forum: Bullet Making 03-08-2019, 08:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 319,611
Posted By Bills Shed
Dies for Corbin presses

^^^^^ this good info. I run a set of Dr Blackmons dies in my D Corbin S press. No dramas as long as you tell him what press you are using. The beauty about swaging is making what you want. Do not...
Forum: Bullet Making 03-08-2019, 07:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 310,531
Posted By Bills Shed
Camel is on the money, I make my 17 cal jackets...

Camel is on the money, I make my 17 cal jackets out of 22rf cases. Once drawn to 17 any imperfections from the original rim are ironed out and with a push through, pinch trim die a very neat jacket...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 02-13-2019, 09:16 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,162
Posted By Bills Shed
I have no issues with the magazine, I think...

I have no issues with the magazine, I think chopping it up is a backwards step. Why would you reduce you mag capacity? It works, solid and reliable. Why spend money to go backwards?
527 is a...
Forum: Small Caliber Load Data 02-11-2019, 08:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,504
Posted By Bills Shed
Make it a HP

I swage an evil 48gn HP with the HP going almost 1/2 way down the core. Useless for high speed as it becomes unstable but with 1.8-2.0gn of TB it is an explosive pill at less than 1000f/s out of a...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 01-19-2019, 07:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,703
Posted By Bills Shed
Jackets

I think some people get a bit wrapped around the axles as to jacket quality.
You can make a very good jacket out of the old 22 RF case. Apparently factory jackets are very good and consistent but I...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-01-2018, 10:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bills Shed
If you want to do heavy brass forming, just get a...

If you want to do heavy brass forming, just get a swage press. Give those little baby O frames a miss. :D

Bill
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 07-14-2018, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,083
Posted By Bills Shed
Do not know if you can get them but I run AR2205....

Do not know if you can get them but I run AR2205. This is a fast powder and 10.1gn with a 20gn is very accurate. AR2207 also works well but velocity is down.
I like to run 17gn projectiles at 10.5,...
Forum: Bullet Making 06-28-2018, 10:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 307,405
Posted By Bills Shed
Solid everything is the go. I built my bench out...

Solid everything is the go. I built my bench out out of 2x4 and form ply. Bolted braced and screwed. C channel bolted to that and then the press stand welded and bolted to that. Bomb proof. All...
Forum: Bullet Making 06-17-2018, 06:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 307,405
Posted By Bills Shed
What reed1911 said is about right. The Lapua...

What reed1911 said is about right.
The Lapua brass is a little softer and easier to derim and I find Winchester brass quiet hard and brittle these days. If you are going to draw it down and trim to...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 06-13-2018, 09:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,356
Posted By Bills Shed
If you had time you could always build a spring. ...

If you had time you could always build a spring. I took my mag apart to have a look and it is just a wire Spring and not a flat Spring. I have built several mags now and do not recommend the...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 05-12-2018, 11:36 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
Max brothers, are they really breaking up?

I have played around with the 20gn, Z/V brothers for the last week trying to see how much they break up at lower velocity. Please note that none of these projectiles were pushed past 2100f/s and the...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 05-03-2018, 08:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,581
Posted By Bills Shed
I do not know about the 17 fire ball but the 17...

I do not know about the 17 fire ball but the 17 hornet and the 22 hornet are the same magazine, you can not get a 223 in there?

Bill
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-30-2018, 08:37 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
Possibly! It may be made under licence in a few...

Possibly! It may be made under licence in a few places. The container I have here:
https://goo.gl/images/vukbtz
Is made by ADI ( Australian Defence Industries) by Thales Australia Limited,...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-30-2018, 08:22 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
Totally agree that it seems to be a tad more...

Totally agree that it seems to be a tad more consistent if the case is more than 50% full. Mind you, with this powder and this small case that is only 2gn of powder. I am pretty sure Trailboss is...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-30-2018, 02:07 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
20gn V and Z

Have you checked the expansion of a 20 grain Vmax at the lower velocities you get with 3.0 grains of TB powder. When I checked the Zmaxs, same bullet, they still opened up real good all the way down...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-29-2018, 06:45 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
20gn Vmax

Hi Dean2,
Loaded some up this afternoon and will throw them out the barrel tomorrow.
I have a 1/2 box of the Vmax and several hundred of the ZMax. Had to dig around in the back of the reloading...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-28-2018, 10:11 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 308,119
Posted By Bills Shed
17gn and Trailboss

This is a bit of a older thread but currently relevant as I had a comment the other day to say that the 17H that I have been running at full noise was " quite loud".
Bit of a story, but,
Now I do...
Forum: Bullet Making 04-08-2018, 06:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 287,075
Posted By Bills Shed
32gn projectiles

7 cents each is a bloody good price. I would not swage projectiles for that.
Had a go at swaging some 32 pills with some of my .530" jackets. Easily done and came out as a soft point as the jacket...
Forum: Bullet Making 04-06-2018, 09:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 287,075
Posted By Bills Shed
What do you blokes class as cheap in regards to...

What do you blokes class as cheap in regards to the cost of projectiles?
Here I can get 500 ZMax for about Au$85.00 +Au$15.00 in postage which is $Au 0.20 ea. That is the cheapest by a long margin....
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 04-06-2018, 09:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bills Shed
If it helps I push a 17 grain pill along with...

If it helps I push a 17 grain pill along with 10.5gn AR2205. I am pretty sure this is rebadged by Hodgen, H4227? I have shot some amazingly small groups with these light projectiles out of a 527. ...
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