Time to make the donuts....

[Whitehunter]

I have been getting a consistent swaged core within .06 grains with 4 grains pure lanolin per 500 cores tumbled for 15 minutes. Im around 3 grains over on a very consistent cut core. My die is 1 squirt hole made by Pindell. I do not double pump...one single and steady. I've tried both...I get more consistency with one steady, but quick. I am new at all this, but find that you almost have to find your own groove as to the process and technique that allows you to feel and see the details. This thread should be made into a book!

I am a good bullet tester at 1000 yards. I can let you know if they will shoot . Your bullet tester from MISSISSIPPI

 

[J.J. Coe]

I have been getting a consistent swaged core within .06 grains with 4 grains pure lanolin per 500 cores tumbled for 15 minutes. Im around 3 grains over on a very consistent cut core. My die is 1 squirt hole made by Pindell. I do not double pump...one single and steady. I've tried both...I get more consistency with one steady, but quick. I am new at all this, but find that you almost have to find your own groove as to the process and technique that allows you to feel and see the details. This thread should be made into a book!

I machine tumbled cut cores once, never again.......messy

 

[jimmymac]

This thread should be made into a book!

It pretty much is, although I could use a chapter reference. I feel like I am asking questions that may have already been addressed.

 

[AlNyhus]

I machine tumbled cut cores once, never again.......messy

Me too....makes having moly on your fingers seem like kid stuff.

Randy and George straightened me out.

 

[jimmymac]

Me too....makes having moly on your fingers seem like kid stuff.

Randy and George straightened me out.

Just hand tumble in a jar Al?

 

[AlNyhus]

Just hand tumble in a jar Al?

That works good.

 

[David Conder]

My squirt die has two holes in mine Bob Simonsom dies

 

[ridgeway]

I machine tumbled cut cores once, never again.......messy

I don't find it too messy. Coleman in a glass mason jar and paper towel makes easy clean up. I wear latex every time I chunk and squirt and fill jackets.

I've tried the MM oil and Acetone and seemed to have a sticky feel when swaging and terrible consistency. Granted my MM oil is maybe 20 years old. Maybe not what it should be.

I have Cool Tool...I may give that a try.

 

[J.J. Coe]

I don't find it too messy. Coleman in a glass mason jar and paper towel makes easy clean up. I wear latex every time I chunk and squirt and fill jackets.

I've tried the MM oil and Acetone and seemed to have a sticky feel when swaging and terrible consistency. Granted my MM oil is maybe 20 years old. Maybe not what it should be.

I have Cool Tool...I may give that a try.

Cool tool works really well for me. I put 250ish cores in a jar and add 2 drops of ct then hand tumble for about 20 seconds, add 250 more cores, 2 more drops and tumble again for 20 seconds and so on. The last 250 of the 1000 I just add 1 drop and hand tumble for a minute.
The next time I squirt core I'm going to only use 6 drops of ct per 1000 and see how that goes. If the cores don't eject smooth I'll know it's not enough lube.

 

[Tim Singleton]

What about core etching or oxidizing?
Who is etching cores?

 

[Tim Singleton]

Do you Boil with tsp or white vinegar?

 

[BoydAllen]

I may have posted this before, but in case I didn't here is the best bullet making thread that I have seen, The issue of core lubing starts on the 8th post.

Thread 'Another Bullet Making Thread (lots of photos & video)'

Apr 20, 2016

It has been a few years since the forum had a tutorial on bullet swaging. I thought one more couldn't hurt.

In January I decided to make my own 6mm bullets for our PPC, BR, and Wasp. After feedback from a few forum members I called George Ulrich. And was that ever a smart choice. George not only delivered everything I needed but he spent considerable time answering my countless questions. So what I'll show below are all the steps, theories I've collected, and general techniques on bullet making. Just note I'm new to this. Short of some bullets I made with my dad and Homer Culver in the...

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[AlNyhus]

What about core etching or oxidizing?
Who is etching cores?

Tim, I did that early on.

Following Randy's advice, I looked at the cores with a 20X loupe....and wondered why in the world I'd want  less core surface contact with the jacket.

 

[liseo]

Tim, I did that early on.

Following Randy's advice, I looked at the cores with a 20X loupe....and wondered why in the world I'd want  less core surface contact with the jacket.

This is a question that has plagued me since I started producing my own bullets.
I've read in several forums that the core should be etched.
And the issue of having a smaller contact area by doing this operation is bothering me.

 

[Tim Singleton]

This is a question that has plagued me since I started producing my own bullets.
I've read in several forums that the core should be etched.
And the issue of having a smaller contact area by doing this operation is bothering me.

I certainly can’t shoot the difference between etched and unetched. I’ve tried a little bit of everything etched not etched washed and squeaky clean slightly lubed straight out of the box from Charlie.
I really can’t tell any difference in any of it. That said I do etch mine just because it makes me feel better

I may be wrong but the etching seems to act like a lube

 

[liseo]

This is the second batch of jackets I've received in this color.
Has anyone else received them like this?
I'm placing alongside some jackets in a normal color for comparison...

 

[Mulligan]

This is the second batch of jackets I've received in this color.
Has anyone else received them like this?
I'm placing alongside some jackets in a normal color for comparison...

Pardon my ignorance,
Are you saying that the darker jackets are a freshly opened lot?
CW

 

[liseo]

Pardon my ignorance,
Are you saying that the darker jackets are a freshly opened lot?
CW

Yes

 

[WSnyder]

This is the second batch of jackets I've received in this color.
Has anyone else received them like this?
I'm placing alongside some jackets in a normal color for comparison...

I could be remembering wrong but don't they look like some of the pictures of post production stress relieved/drawn back jackets by Randy R or someone that has been posted in this thread?

 

[jimmymac]

Yes

J4’s?