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Benchrest bullet making

I don't have any Dusty. I have an article somewhere that shows plans to make them. I was told they could be made from aluminum but not positive about that. The pictures of the ones I saw were made from some sort of plastic, maybe a type of HDPE would be ok.

Joe
 
liljoe said:
I don't have any Dusty. I have an article somewhere that shows plans to make them. I was told they could be made from aluminum but not positive about that. The pictures of the ones I saw were made from some sort of plastic, maybe a type of HDPE would be ok.

Joe
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Ive seen clear plexiglass ones
 
I’m good to go on the pass through plates, I need some more of the loading plates. Mine are .375” thick HDPE, 5.5”x10.5”. I don’t have a clue if those dimensions are universal or is each maker do their own sizes? The set I have is the only set I’ve owned, the system is pretty fool proof. If we can find someone willing to make some without breaking the bank would be great!
 
Way back when (about 1992/3), I had an uncle make me a bunch of thirty Cal. "drop tray" sets. They are ideally spaced for 1.080" long .30 Cal. jackets - he used some sort of very break resistant plastic (I do not recall - plexiglass?). He made them on a NC mill . . . he bitched about the "chip" volume for years!o_O :eek:

That said, I kept a bunch for myself, and sold the other sets (as I recall, $200 for core & jackets drop, and 5 receivers/trays, so he could break even on time and materials) . . . oh, if you intend to make a variety of weight/lengths, for speed and minimizing frustration, the hole-spacing is critical - making LONG thirty Cal. 6.5, and 7mm bullets - in my existing trays - presents large PINTA factor . . . it's back to [mostly] hand dropping individual jackets and cores, and a fair %age of shorter jackets will get "knocked-in" upside down!:eek:;)

Presuming good equipment, some mechanical aptitude, uncommon sense, and a supply of quality jackets, the making of BR quality bullets is pretty simple and straight forward.o_O;) To quote [the late] Ferris Pendell: "the best bullet spinner is a good barrel" . . . make 'em & shoot 'em!:)RG

P.S. For dies, get in touch with George Ulrich, or, David Detsch.
OH, and the Thumbler's Tumblers are GREAT - got one that's been used almost DAILY, for 25+ years.
 
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RGRobinett said:
Way back when (about 1992/3), I had an uncle make me a bunch of thirty Cal. "drop tray" sets. They are ideally spaced for 1.080" long .30 Cal. jackets - he used some sort of very break resistant plastic (I do not recall - plexiglass?). He made them on a NC mill . . . he bitched about the "chip" volume for years!o_O :eek:

That said, I kept a bunch for myself, and sold the other sets (as I recall, $200 for core & jackets drop, and 5 receivers/trays, so he could break even on time and materials . . . oh, if you intend to make a variety of weight/lengths, for speed and minimizing frustration, the hole-spacing is critical - making LONG thirty Cal. 6.5, and 7mm bullets presents large PINTA factor . . . it's back to [mostly] hand dropping individual jackets and cores, and a fair %age of shorter jackets will get "knocked-in" upside down!:eek:;)

Presuming good equipment, some mechanical aptitude, uncommon sense, and a supply of quality jackets, the making of BR quality bullets is pretty simple and straight forward.o_O;) To quote [the late] Ferris Pendell: "the best bullet spinner is a good barrel" . . . make 'em & shoot 'em!:)RG

P.S. For dies, get in touch with George Ulrich, or, David Detsch.
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Randy, If they are so easy to make, how come mine shot like Mexican jumping beans. I'd rather buy good ones.
 
RGRobinett said:
Way back when (about 1992/3), I had an uncle make me a bunch of thirty Cal. "drop tray" sets. They are ideally spaced for 1.080" long .30 Cal. jackets - he used some sort of very break resistant plastic (I do not recall - plexiglass?). He made them on a NC mill . . . he bitched about the "chip" volume for years!o_O :eek:

Randy, find it funny as hell and sad people NEED samples to copy, make your own designs these aren't rocket science..of course pinehard never figured them out either...
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My trays for long (1.4”) .30s are made out of delrin. The “cones” on the top layer are drilled with a large radial center drill. 3/4” if I recall. Very precisely. One. At. A. Time. One of three layers that have to line up almost perfectly. It’s painful. The materials are expensive. (Price our some 3/4”- 1” delrin plate). Metal is totally unnecessary and something brittle like plexiglas would be a pain.

Under no circumstances will I make any more of these than I absolutely have to. Not without a cnc mill. Life is too short.

They also don’t work very well. The spacing is as good as I could get it and you still have to help the the jackets a little. Cores go In fairly easy. Still a thousand times faster than doing a them one by one, but I don’t know how you’d make them any better. I’m sure they’d work a little better with shorter jackets.
 
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