Time to make the donuts....

[D Coots]

I get some of my best/worst ideas while mowing the yard.

I used to get some Great ideas while under the influence....usually by the next day.......

 

[D Coots]

A box full of Lee Classic Cast press and parts, some home whittled gizmos, a hundred each core seated .925" and 1.00" J4's, assorted taps, a carbide reamer or three, 16 lbs. of powder, an off-the-reservation style pillar bedded Ruger 77/22 Hornet and temps in the single digits. Time to head into the wilds of the Iowa sub continent to see if our ideas measure up to our brainstorms.

Good shootin' -Al

Al, is your passport up to date? Also, make sure to exchange money at the border....

 

[Kiwishooter]

Yes, Lee's BrC thread was excellent! Unfortunately, a collection of, "bullet maker" methods/concepts, solicited by [the late] Wilbur Harris (BrC founder) was, during a format change, "lost" in cyber-space. There wasn't a lot of stinginess displayed by the top notch bullet makers of that era - about thirty years ago.

Is that the article with input from Bryan Armatys, Guy Chism, Don Gentner, Mike Marcelli, Gary Ocock, and yourself RG?

 

[Tim Singleton]

Is that the article with input from Bryan Armatys, Guy Chism, Don Gentner, Mike Marcelli, Gary Ocock, and yourself RG?

This may be the thread

 

[Kiwishooter]

This may be the thread

Thanks for that Tim, that was the "saved" version of Stephen Perry's thread, a very good and interesting thread when it was going.
The saved version lost all the pics people posted and I think some of the posts.

What ever happened to Stephen, does he still make bullets and compete?

I'm thinking the article RG is referring to was an article that Wilbur solicited from various bullet makers and was one of the articles featured on the old Benchrest Central website, see attached

I lost a lot of bullet making info from a very knowledgeable bullet maker when Saubier disappeared.
Should've saved it as websites seem to have a habit of doing that sometimes.

 

[D Coots]

Think he bit the dust.

BTW..did you get your remodeling finished and get your program going?

 

[Kiwishooter]

I'm going to add a few articles I've collected over the years on bullet making.
There were articles in Precision Shooting and the Benchrest Primer as well

 

[Kiwishooter]

Think he bit the dust.

BTW..did you get your remodeling finished and get your program going?

How are you Dave?
Almost but not quite there yet, still a few things to finish so I can get the building consent signed off.
Then I can get other things going.

 

[RGRobinett]

This may be the thread

Tim, while the thread you linked was a very good discussion - Thank You - it is not the one to which I referred. The link on post #226, by Kiwishooter is the one which contains the concepts/methods which Wilbur solicited.

Potential bullet makers can 'flatten the curve' by paying attention to what George Ulrich advises.

Steven Perry's thread is, exceptional - very little straying from the topic. As usual, I'll stray, briefly, &, once again, repetitively: LUBRICATION is a NECESSARY EVIL . . . use it sparingly! RG

 

[WSnyder]

Think he bit the dust.

Yup 02/26/2019

Steve Perry

This afternoon I received a phone call from Matthew Perry, Steve's son, letting me know that Steve passed away yesterday from a sudden heart attack. Plans for services have not been made yet at this point. I will post more info as I receive it. Steve was a controversial figure in the benchrest...

benchrest.com

 

[Kiwishooter]

Yup 02/26/2019

Steve Perry

This afternoon I received a phone call from Matthew Perry, Steve's son, letting me know that Steve passed away yesterday from a sudden heart attack. Plans for services have not been made yet at this point. I will post more info as I receive it. Steve was a controversial figure in the benchrest...

benchrest.com

Thanks for that, sorry to hear that.
Yes he was controversial and had his opinions, but I always thought he was a serious Benchrest competitor that loved the sport.
I did have some interesting discussions with him on other forums about bullet making also.

Here goes a thread he started

Bullet Making - Newer Stuff

Bullet Making The Idea Some people in benchrest feel a need to have control over part of the Sport. The part I wanted some control over was bullet making. After several intense years of benchrest I added up my bullet boxes. In 5 years I had gone through 50,000+ bullets, 22's and 6's. A...

forum.accurateshooter.com

 

[Tim Singleton]

Thanks for that Tim, that was the "saved" version of Stephen Perry's thread, a very good and interesting thread when it was going.
The saved version lost all the pics people posted and I think some of the posts.

What ever happened to Stephen, does he still make bullets and compete?

I'm thinking the article RG is referring to was an article that Wilbur solicited from various bullet makers and was one of the articles featured on the old Benchrest Central website, see attached

I lost a lot of bullet making info from a very knowledgeable bullet maker when Saubier disappeared.
Should've saved it as websites seem to have a habit of doing that sometimes.

Thank you for this one.
i rember it now Wilbur had it on the main site front page or something like that
Glad you shared it

 

[Mulligan]

Thanks for that, sorry to hear that.
Yes he was controversial and had his opinions, but I always thought he was a serious Benchrest competitor that loved the sport.
I did have some interesting discussions with him on other forums about bullet making also.

Here goes a thread he started

Bullet Making - Newer Stuff

Bullet Making The Idea Some people in benchrest feel a need to have control over part of the Sport. The part I wanted some control over was bullet making. After several intense years of benchrest I added up my bullet boxes. In 5 years I had gone through 50,000+ bullets, 22's and 6's. A...

forum.accurateshooter.com

this is awesome, thank you

CW

 

[bichettereds]

The whole process to gain some sort of personal satisfaction was really not worth the effort.

My best response to this is a quote from my friend Joel Nader...

"Bullet making is like cooking, if you're perfectly happy eating out at diners every night be prepared for some good meals and some not so good meals, but if you don't mind a little time at the market and a little work in the kitchen, then the "vittles" are quite a bit better. "

I don't cook, but I make my own bullets and the analogy couldnt be more true for me.

 

[Kiwishooter]

How many bullet makers stand while making bullets and how many sit?
Do you perform all operations in that position?

What height are your benches?

 

[D Coots]

Sit and 25" 35* press. On motorcycle lift. Solid and adjustment is infinite. Fits me.

 

[JoeDuke]

Thanks for that Tim, that was the "saved" version of Stephen Perry's thread, a very good and interesting thread when it was going.
The saved version lost all the pics people posted and I think some of the posts.

What ever happened to Stephen, does he still make bullets and compete?

I'm thinking the article RG is referring to was an article that Wilbur solicited from various bullet makers and was one of the articles featured on the old Benchrest Central website, see attached

I lost a lot of bullet making info from a very knowledgeable bullet maker when Saubier disappeared.
Should've saved it as websites seem to have a habit of doing that sometimes.

BTW, the Bryan Armatys contributing to this string used to make the great Zia bullets.
He now works at the welcome center at the Whittington Center at Raton New Mexico. Had a great visit with him there this past year.

 

[brcman]

Al, have you got the press heater up and going yet?

 

[AlNyhus]

Al, have you got the press heater up and going yet?

Not yet, Wayne. I've got a new press and point die project going on right now. Looking forward to working with the heater soon. -Al

 

[JoeDuke]

Al, did you and that esteemed gentleman from Iowa make any progress on the super secret project?