Bullet making setup

[Kiwishooter]

I have enjoyed the threads Stephen started about bullet making and have learnt a lot.

I'm sure some of us would appreciate it if some of the bullet makers can post some photos of their bullet making setup, with an explanation as to why they have set things up the way they have, ie bench height, depth, style of press, position of press etc........Kiwi

[Foxhunter223]

Kiwi when you come over the ditch next time to Coffs Harbour I will show you two projectile making setups here.
Pete

[Kiwishooter]

Pete, I'm hoping to be over next year.......I'll be at the NSW champs in August.

Well either no one reading these bullet making threads makes bullets or they don't know how to take a photo and post it

Perhaps bullet makers don't want to give away too many secrets.......Kiwi

[aaronraad]

Originally Posted by Kiwishooter

Well either no one reading these bullet making threads makes bullets or they don't know how to take a photo and post it

Quite frankly my set-up is embarrassing at the moment and far from ideal. Looks more like I've applied the 20-80 rule instead of the 80-20 rule.

It comes down to what sort of space you have to work with really.

My BSS press is mounted on a plywood box on the work bench at 20 deg to the horizontal about 1.3m high.

The Lee is mounted on an aluminium adaptor plate straight to the bench as well, at same hieght at the BSS.

The Mega-Mite sits on a free-standing steel pedistal I made out of some scrap plate and a PFC, at about the 1.3m mark again. It could be a bit higher given the length of its handle.

I'd really like to mount the A&D FX-120i scales on a seperate concrete piller, but they will have to live the bench as well for the moment.

[Kiwishooter]

Originally Posted by aaronraad

Quite frankly my set-up is embarrassing at the moment and far from ideal. Looks more like I've applied the 20-80 rule instead of the 80-20 rule.

It comes down to what sort of space you have to work with really.

My BSS press is mounted on a plywood box on the work bench at 20 deg to the horizontal about 1.3m high.

The Lee is mounted on an aluminium adaptor plate straight to the bench as well, at same hieght at the BSS.

The Mega-Mite sits on a free-standing steel pedistal I made out of some scrap plate and a PFC, at about the 1.3m mark again. It could be a bit higher given the length of its handle.

I'd really like to mount the A&D FX-120i scales on a seperate concrete piller, but they will have to live the bench as well for the moment.

I can't see any beginning bullet maker ending up at the perfect setup in a short space of time, but what I was hoping for was some pictures and reasons why bullet makers have arrived at their present setup and also what they found unsuitable and why.

With this input from every bullet maker perhaps the newbie might avoid some mistakes or find an easier way to setup some things.

One setup or way of doing things will not work for everyone........but perhaps everyone will get something useful from the input........especially those that don't have access to a mentor.

aaronraad what is your name I know a few BR shooters in Brisbane and have competed on the Harry Madden range several times over the last 12 years or so............Kiwi

[stephen perry 1]

Kiwi
I will work on a picture display of my bullet making dispensory. Also an amateur video of my shop. Ooye.

Stephen Perry

[aaronraad]

Originally Posted by Kiwishooter

One setup or way of doing things will not work for everyone........but perhaps everyone will get something useful from the input........especially those that don't have access to a mentor.

Part of the trick is to keep things flexible. Timber and screws are much more forgiving than steel and welds.

Will you be cutting cores from spools or lengths of lead wire? How you handle the lead determines how quickly and accurately you can cut cores.

If I didn't show my wife pictures from Precision Ballistics website I don't think I would have received her blessing to get started.

[Al Nyhus]

Originally Posted by Kiwishooter

Well either no one reading these bullet making threads makes bullets or they don't know how to take a photo and post it
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Kiwishooter:

On the Benchrest Central thread on bullet making, I spent hours posting pictures that showed my setup and explaining why and how I did things.....just to have it all disappear when someone got their undies in a wad and deleted the thread. A lot of other people had their time and energy wasted on that thread. Now, many of them are unwilling to go through all of that again. And rightly so.

In the next couple of days, I'll post some pics of my setup here and we'll see how it goes this time........

Good shootin'. -Al

[stephen perry 1]

Al
Lot different on Small Caliber. SC wouldn't go through the trouble of having a bullet making section to go ahead and destroy what you, I, and others are trying do here. If you look farther back on SC there was a 29,000 viewed Thread on bullet making that's still there. More pictures would be welcome on SC. Nobody leaving home here. Al on the BRC Thread I had just rounded up some Posters like you and George, Gerry M, and Randy to talk 30 cal bullets when the Thread disappeared. Fortunatley SC is here for talk on the 30's. I'm not too interested in a butchered Thread on bullet making. Like you I am not happy that lots of other peoples work cannot be recovered on the BRC Thread. I stopped posting on BRC after that unexcusable management decision to trash yours and others work. What I like best here is that 99% of whats posted on bullet making is by sincere shooters learning and knowing bullet making.

Stephen Perry

[george ulrich]

Ian, I'm not the photo computer genius on here, I can answer any questions you might have. Iwill measure bench height and post later. what seems most important is everything is done so YOU are comfortable when running. otherwise fatigue will set in and you will not want to make bullets at all. I believe that's a big problem when you hear someone say they can't stand making bullets they basically are not comfortable.....george