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Bullet markers

Anyone on here making custom bullets ? If so mind sharing pics of your set ups ? Gotten curious about possibly getting into making my own .17cal bullets. But not a tone of pic out there showing small scare bullet making stet ups.
Also what was your initial start up cost ?
Thanks
 
The main thing is to make sure you can find jackets
Since you want 17 caliber that may be tough

what are your shooting interests?
varmint/hunting?
 

Tim is correct ^^^^^^^^^^^




The above link is the jacket offering from J4


Notice the estimated delivery dates……. Not sure any jackets are showing up in bullet makers hands by the dates posted. The jacket makers are running full steam and not gaining ground.

In Tony Boyers book there is a chapter on bullet making and it is a good introduction to making your own bullets.

I took the plunge,
If Randy Robinette and George Ulrich charged by the hour for mentoring, I’d have to sell the farm.

Good luck
CW
 
Anyone on here making custom bullets ? If so mind sharing pics of your set ups ? Gotten curious about possibly getting into making my own .17cal bullets. But not a tone of pic out there showing small scare bullet making stet ups.
Also what was your initial start up cost ?
Thanks

Here ya go Wolf dude

Everything you wanted to know about bullet making and more

CW
 
The main thing is to make sure you can find jackets
Since you want 17 caliber that may be tough

what are your shooting interests?
varmint/hunting?
Yeah Varmint hunting and shooting...mabye sells some on the side .. possibly..... Basically I've haut gottiinto the .17 cal centerfire world building a AR with KAK industries new 17-5.56. Well I wanted to try it for predator hunting and everyone and there mom was complaining about how bad the available Vmaxs and stuff are and how I shouldn't use them and to just try and find old stock stuff.....soooo figured hay I reload, I cast , I wanna try swagging ar some point.....why not try and fix a problem instead of being one amongst the ever complaining masses ?
 

Tim is correct ^^^^^^^^^^^




The above link is the jacket offering from J4


Notice the estimated delivery dates……. Not sure any jackets are showing up in bullet makers hands by the dates posted. The jacket makers are running full steam and not gaining ground.

In Tony Boyers book there is a chapter on bullet making and it is a good introduction to making your own bullets.

I took the plunge,
If Randy Robinette and George Ulrich charged by the hour for mentoring, I’d have to sell the farm.

Good luck
CW
Ok thank you I'll be looking into that. I could have sworn I saw someone selling jackets for .17 cal the other day though....can't remeber who. Just curious what are the prices usually on jackets ?
 
Ok thank you I'll be looking into that. I could have sworn I saw someone selling jackets for .17 cal the other day though....can't remeber who. Just curious what are the prices usually on jackets ?
Check out the first link, it has prices.
CW
 
Ok thank you I'll be looking into that. I could have sworn I saw someone selling jackets for .17 cal the other day though....can't remeber who. Just curious what are the prices usually on jackets ?
You will probably have to go to a .22 to get jackets once a year

For good steel dies that are of high quality contact Larry Blackman
that price sheet is probably old
 
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Here ya go Wolf dude

Everything you wanted to know about bullet making and more

CW
Thank you very much!
 

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