About those bullets........

[Peter Laidler]

Not that I know a thing about relaods and all of this stuff BUT could this system work for Boys rifle users......., to enlarge .50 to .55". Or ain't that comparing like with like?

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[ActionYobbo]

Not that I know a thing about relaods and all of this stuff BUT could this system work for Boys rifle users......., to enlarge .50 to .55". Or ain't that comparing like with like?

yes it will work with 50 to 55 but not with a human powered press. all you need is the die set and a press that can get the pressure needed like a small hydraulic shop press that uses a bottle jack.
same basic rules will apply copper jacket and lead core
this method will work for making any size bullet a bit larger

Just a question Mr E if you use say a highland which has a cannular will the process blow out the cannular and would this be a weak spot in the projie. I think it is a good idea to re form the projies I am interested along with the rest of the crew it would assist heaps to have a set of these dies.

Cheers,
CINDERS

see my earlier pictures on page 1. they are 147 grain FMJ with cannular and they press ok and shoot good. After reading your question I got 3 and over pressed them to the limit of the press and the cannular is still present with no loss of integrity in the jacket. who makes the highlands. is it the ppu stuff?



as an update on my progress
I finished all of the bullets I have on hand. I did 1200 bullets in 4 hours. (done in my spare time so its in lots of 30 min over several days). that includes the time to reset the die between bullet types. reset took about 5 minutes. its basically press a bullet and measure it and adjust the die body down for fatter or up for less fatter until the correct size is achieved.