Gas Checks - Hornady vs lyman vs Gator
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The molds of mine that take checks are NOE. I H-T coat my bullets before checking them. I use a Lyman 450 with that gas check seater do-hicky. Just set the check in top of the sizer die & set a bullet on it & pull the handle. Bingo, they seat perfect every time. then spray with lube & run um through a lee sizer. Tried sizing in lube sizer , but with no real lube in it its kinda tough. And I can do the whole process in about same amount of time & it is easier sizing in the Lee.
Snakeoil
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When checks were hard to find, many of us at the club bought check from Bayou. There's were a tad shorter than Hornady, but worked fine for me on .30 NOE cast bullets. They were a lot cheaper, too.
Did not see many talking about punching out their own from soda cans during the pandemic. We still have guys doing that at the club as evidenced by the aluminum checks I see on the ground when we go out to set or paint targets. Have no idea who it might be or I'd ask them about it.
Did not see many talking about punching out their own from soda cans during the pandemic. We still have guys doing that at the club as evidenced by the aluminum checks I see on the ground when we go out to set or paint targets. Have no idea who it might be or I'd ask them about it.
I have been following this thread with some interest.
I have commented about my GCs of choice.
I think that we should choose our GCs by how they stay on in flight, not how they stay on when we have to tear down loads.
I am probably going to be stepping on some toes here but, I hope they majority of the casters/reloaders here don`t have to tear down many of their reloads.
I hope that we comment on the quality of each GC by on how it performs down range and not if it sticks to our bullets when we have to tear them down.
I typically start new load development by loading no more that 5 for the first test be it for velocity or accuracy..
I almost always fire one round of any new load through the rifle that I will be using it in to see if it a safe starting point.
After each series proves to be OK, I wiII start loading larger quantities to be sure all is well before I load a large batch.
I have commented about my GCs of choice.
I think that we should choose our GCs by how they stay on in flight, not how they stay on when we have to tear down loads.
I am probably going to be stepping on some toes here but, I hope they majority of the casters/reloaders here don`t have to tear down many of their reloads.
I hope that we comment on the quality of each GC by on how it performs down range and not if it sticks to our bullets when we have to tear them down.
I typically start new load development by loading no more that 5 for the first test be it for velocity or accuracy..
I almost always fire one round of any new load through the rifle that I will be using it in to see if it a safe starting point.
After each series proves to be OK, I wiII start loading larger quantities to be sure all is well before I load a large batch.
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Did you read where I said the Gators had dug into the coating & pushed it up to the rear driving band & the Hornadys did not. I did not say the Hornadys are better, I said I don't want the Gators. Everybody has there own opinion. That is mine.
CZ93X62
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Hence their check check flaring tools, which I have a set of. They cover a power of sins, to paraphrase Mark Twain.
L Ross
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My bullet checking life got exponentially better when I received a gas check expander that fit on in little half ton Dake arbor press. I flared every gas check I owned in a couple of days, 1,000s of the little buggers all .30 caliber. Then I drop a bullet nose first into a Star, place the gas check over the base and size. Viola'! Checking perfection.
I put a dab of Imperial sizing wax on a Q-tip and about every 5 or 6 checks I wipe one. They pop right off the expander.
Now I need a .35 caliber check maker and try to figure out what I'd have to trade for a .35 check expander. The maker is a notorious eccentric.
Oh and these were Lyman, Hornady, Sage, and home made aluminum checks.
I put a dab of Imperial sizing wax on a Q-tip and about every 5 or 6 checks I wipe one. They pop right off the expander.
Now I need a .35 caliber check maker and try to figure out what I'd have to trade for a .35 check expander. The maker is a notorious eccentric.
Oh and these were Lyman, Hornady, Sage, and home made aluminum checks.
JonB
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fiver started the thread.
I ordered one, and had issues contacting them with email or phone, but I did get a message through via a old closed ebay listing ...which surely isn't my favorite way to do such things,,,but they seemed ok with it.
www.artfulbullet.com
I ordered one, and had issues contacting them with email or phone, but I did get a message through via a old closed ebay listing ...which surely isn't my favorite way to do such things,,,but they seemed ok with it.
anybody?
https://bfbmachineworks.com/bfb-about/ anyone know anything about this outfit? the canadian price translates to about 73-75 bucks american
www.artfulbullet.com
L Ross
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I opened bfbmachineworks link from the link fiver posted and I book marked. Blair from bfb has already returned my email ands asked where I heard about him.fiver started the thread.
I ordered one, and had issues contacting them with email or phone, but I did get a message through via a old closed ebay listing ...which surely isn't my favorite way to do such things,,,but they seemed ok with it.
anybody?
https://bfbmachineworks.com/bfb-about/ anyone know anything about this outfit? the canadian price translates to about 73-75 bucks american