Originally Posted by
preventec47
Well guys and blokes, it is bad ju ju to ever criticize anyone who recommends caution,
but I have told you what worked. This is a fact and if you are ever faced with a similar
situation you may choose the same route of action. Sure go ahead and check the
bore after each shot if you want. I wont argue. But knocking the tip off the bullet
does allow the bullet to deform much like conventional soft point bullets. That I observed
this is not subject to debate. I'll tell you something else, for limited purposes, using
a bolt on a tough old Mauser Rifle was a great idea to re-seat or seat alternative bullets
as were my first steps in reloading. Obviously I felt it was probably a better idea to
buy some Hornady hunting bullets and replace the Milsurp FMJs. You are being a little
rude to say "a bloke doesnt use a bolt as a press"
Here is how you do it. Take a fired
shell and somehow find a way to poke out the primer. Now insert this casing into
the chamber and the primer hole will now serve to locate the replacement bullet tip precisely.
Next point the rifle to the ceiling and seat the bullet case head with powder in it
into the bolt extractor clips. The push the bolt forward slowly until the shell consumes
the bullet until you reach the black mark on the bullet that tells you the bullet is deep enough. ( of course you have to place the black mark beforehand )
This technique I conjured up before I ever owned a single piece of reload equipment
and it worked very well. ( much better than hammers and pliers etc )
I have another computer at another location and when I can remember I will retrieve
and share with you photos of those homemade milsurp hunting bullets.
BTW, warpig, I think you are wrong about the steel jacket with copper washing
as my recollection is that the copper color was throughout the jacket material
instead of just a coating on the outside. I may have to go back and inspect one
of those bullets again to see if I can for instance file away a copper surface which
would reveal a steel color substrate . If you are right I will let you know.
Of course if you are wrong you will hear that also. I admit it has been several
years since I performed these actions.