Keith's Blank

Gary

Gary

SE Kansas
I'm wondering if one of the blanks Keith sold a while back would be a good start for a "Neal Waltz" type project. I just got a new .22 Rifle that I would like to try and make good target/plinking ammo. The one Die I've been impressed with is the Neal Waltz version or Paco Kelly version. This blank looks to me like a good starting place.Kblank.jpgKblank2.jpg
 
Brad

Brad

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No reason why not.
They machine very easily and can give a very good surface finish because of the steel he uses.

My only question it- does it need to be press mounted? Could it be a simple die that sits on a steel block or plate and uses a punch with a large enough head to allow hand pressure alone do the work? I don’t know.
 
Gary

Gary

SE Kansas
That's a very good idea. I want to HP some and make some flat nosed as well. Got a new to me CZ 452 2E and it obviously was a safe Queen. Can't tell if it's ever been fired and not a scratch on the furniture. I'll have to take her picture.
 
Brad

Brad

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The bullet shape “chamber” is the tricky part. Get it right and bullets finish the shape you want. Get it wrong and, well, you understand.

For FP you can make a case/bullet “chamber” that leave a touch of nose proud of the top. Use a file to remove a little nose to make the flat point. Just make sure to harden the die so the file doesn’t keep making it shorter too.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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Brad said:
The bullet shape “chamber” is the tricky part. Get it right and bullets finish the shape you want. Get it wrong and, well, you understand.

For FP you can make a case/bullet “chamber” that leave a touch of nose proud of the top. Use a file to remove a little nose to make the flat point. Just make sure to harden the die so the file doesn’t keep making it shorter too.
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The flat point from a Waltz style die doesn't involve filing the bullet. It uses a pin to compress the bullet point and that, in turn, helps to swage the bullet to a slightly larger diameter in the process. So you get a flat point and a fatter bullet.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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Here you can see the die body with the pins removed. The pins can be reversed to provide a flat point or a hollow point. The adjuster stem is hollow to allow room for the top pin. The label on the container specifies .2245/.225 Diameter.
 
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Gary

Gary

SE Kansas
Here's an interesting setup. Called the "li'l gizzy. If I have the right tooling I'm going to give this a try. I see no reason for the tool to be hardened steel.
 

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