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.20 cal to 17 cal will it work ?
hi
i am think of sizing .20 cal to .17 cal as i can no longer get any 30gr .17 here in uk as any one tried this and what do i need ? thanks luke |
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George U. would be the one to answer this. I've heard any more than .006 sizing and you start to loosen up the jackets.
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yes you can draw them would need draw die and punch..can be done in one step...George
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Thanks for the info
Hi Lad's
thanks for the info . Going to have get a draw die then . Thanks luke |
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Hi Luke,
Check out Dave Corbin's website. Ken.
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@ luke
Are you talking sizing finished .20 cal bullets down to .17? Or "simply" resizing cal. 20 jackets then finishing them as cal .17 bullets? |
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Good point if you are drawing jackets than yes draw die and punch, if bullets than no I know I have read somewhere that they are reducing bullets they will reduce but core bond will be broken ie really bad accuracy....
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Way back, Rick N and Wild Bill were making 19 cal from 20 cal bullets. They were finding .006 was about max reduction. Calhoon swages down a 20 cal plastic tip bullet to 19 cal. Not sure if it is Nosler or Sierra. I believe Corbin made Ric's die, maybe he'll jump in and give better detail.
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If you are sizing bullets from 20 to 17 - NO that will not work, the sizing will but you will have junk that will not shoot.
20 cal jackets to 17 - YES works great, we do it all the time.
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.20 to .17
Not always, over the years many have swaged one caliber down to another and they work/worked just fine. The closer the two diameters are the better, but it will and can work. Bill K
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