Gas check on plain base

[johnnyjr]

How do you apply checks on a plain base bullet?.Do they make such a thing.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

 

[johnnyjr]

Interesting, thanks for sharing it

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

As I said, not something often needed but a nice trick ta be able ta pull off.

CW

 

[462]

Sage's Outdoors sells aluminum plain base gas checks.

 

[Spindrift]

I make plain base GCs from pop cans, using the Pat Marlin checkmaker. You need a dedicated checkmaker for plain base checks, caliber specific.

The 0.004in checks are swaged into the bullet base. This works best base-first. You could use a Lyman/RCBS lubesizer, or the NOE top-punch holder for the ram, in conjunction with a push-through sizer die.

The PBGC work well with lubed bullets. The increase the range of useful loads into the 16-1800fps, without any problems.

I've not, however, found these checks to make any difference with PC'ed bullets (in my limited testing).

The bullets below are some "seconds" from the excellent Arsenal 311-176, with PBGC- about to be tumble lubed. They shot quite well, despite having some defects. I'll soon shoot some more of those.

 

[.22-5-40]

I do it slightly different..if you have a nose-pour mould.... I have done this with Leeth and Hoch moulds, place gas check in mold, close blocks and pour. If you use a crimping type check, after sizing they won!t come off. I place checks around pot rim to pre-heat. Accuracy equal to conventional g.c. bullets.

 

[Reloader762]

Sage's Outdoors sells aluminum plain base gas checks.

I have and use those, and they worked great with some 10 MM HP bullets that were a little too soft for the velocity and pressures I was using with my carbine loads.

 

[Hawk]

I use Pat Marlins ans highly recommend them.