/k/ - Weapons

>you don't have this

FUCK

I'm so fucking sad, knowing you can get your greasy burger hands on those rounds by just walking a few steps enrages me.

I want to feel those rounds.

I want to shoot those rounds.

I want to feel the recoil of the firearm.

I want to caress and care for the firearm.

BUT I HAVE FUCKING NOTHING

>no FMJ

Do you cast your own bullets strelok?

Lube or powder coat?

Current loads:

>.357, .38 spcl brass, 1.52 OAL

14gr W296 under an arsenal molds 429421 bullet sized at. 359, lubricated with 50/50 moly grease and beeswax. Average deviation is 20fps, achieves 1420fps from 12 inch barrel. Kicks like crazy for a .357 magnum.

>44 magnum

1- 22gr w296 under a 260gr arsenal molds 429421, same lube as above. 1300fps from 18" barrel due to my gun's huge forcing cone. OAL 1.6 inches.

2- As above except 8.6 gr of AP70.

>45-70

37gr IMR 4198 under a modified LEE 459-500-3r mold with 7mm cut off the nose, makes a real mean looking RNFP with tons of lube capacity, 475gr, 2.55 inches. 1450fps on the chronograph from a marlin 1895GBL, this load lifted a friend who shot this onto one leg high in the air. Sends 8 inch by 10mm AR500 plates into a fit of gymnastics.

>>574288

>noexif

>such a newfag he doesn't remember that hotwheels removed EXIF data back in 2015

those days were better.

>>574313

if you cast watch out for lead poisoning. that shit will really fuck you up in the long haul.

>>574380

>>574407

On the subject of .45-70 -

>dad went to a gun show because why not

>state-local commercialized reloading company has a table set up

>dad decides he needs more .45-70 for his Trapdoor

>picks up a box of 300gr. JHP

>no markings on it at all in regard to how it's loaded or what rifles it's meant for

>asks the guy at the table if it's +P or SAAMI spec

>guy says it's loaded to SAAMI spec

>dad's having a good day so he buys a box for the hell of it

>ammunition looks pretty sketchy when it's shown to me with the bullet crooked and bulging the case in about 8 of the 20

>go on their website

>45-70 Gov’t 300 JHP 2100 fps

I think that round's a little spicy. In fact that projectile weight is full retard for the caliber - what the hell is this thing meant for?

>>574398

Lead is only really dangerous if upu are a complete retard and don't wear a mask, gloves and have a carbon filter running and wash your hands after every single time you touch lead.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/4570_leverguns.htm

Get your dad to read this article.

>>574453

>>574452

Well no shit it's too hot for it, Anon. Somewhat milder rounds than that have popped Marlins open like a paper bag.

I just don't like that it took going onto their site to find out because they can't put specs on the box.

>>574455

The faggot who sold the ammo lied through his teeth. SAAMI spec for 45-70 is 28kpsi so that it doesn't blow the fuck out of repro trap-door guns.

>>574309

Gee Russia, can't you at least join the army? Maybe the mafia?

>>574288

>>574380

>>574407

>>574446

>>574452

what do you niggers use to reload? I'm saving up for a Dillon xl650 press but I'm wondering if I even need that thing.

>>574678

Fancy discounted Hornady stuff.

>>574678

>progressive reloading

Not even once Strelok. Less QC, easier to miss something and fuck up.

t. OP reloading for 10 years.

I have a reloading question!

I've acquired a 9mm AR-style carbine barrel, and I want to know if it's "safe" to load to normal AR-style pressures.

At this time my bolt is an industry standard blowback, non-locking bolt, and would be used the first few thousand rounds, presumably with factory range-grade ammo.

But let's say I manufacture a DI operated 9mm – custom drill a hole at about 2.5" out, and replace the hybrid bolt with a more conventional rotating lug design that will grab the 9mm rim.

According to Quickload, with the super-cheap 158 grain (yes, eek. But they were cheap) lead pills, I can concievably shove 5.7 grains of Accurate #5 underneath it, and for less than 50K of peak pressure, propel that bullet to almost 1350fps, north of 600 ft-lbs at the muzzle.

Or 5.2 grains, 1250fps/550 ft-lbs and call it a +p round. That doesn't sound so impressive, does it? I was getting better results pushing .357 SIG & 10mm to rifle-pressures, but since I don't have any components I was also using more reasonable assumptions.

Like: 140gr Hornady XTP, 8.7gr POWER PISTOL, 1790fps/990 ft-lbs out of a carbine. Or alternately, 8.2 grains, and within spec for 1470 out of a 6" long-slide. An extra 250 ft-lbs with two assumptions: AR style barrel extension, and an extra ten inches of barrel.

In case you only read half of that: tl;dr, I'm just playing with a spreadsheet, not actually assembling any of those loads I just quoted.

Yet.

How expensive would it be to convert a 10mmsuper redhawk into 10mm magnum?

>>574678

XL650 is a fine machine to use. I have it currently set up for .357 mag and fart out top tier keith loads at a stupid rate per hour. It's also finicky and needs some know how and care, but that's pretty easy to do if you're not a complete retard- you will need an alignment tool for when the polymer index ring eventually wears and you start having trouble with the auto priming tool after 5 years/20k rounds approx. Fags like >>574707 apparently think it's easy to fuck up a reload WHEN THE PRESS LITERALLY ENSURES EVERYTHING IS DONE FOR YOU. You just need to stick a bullet in and ensure you do the same forward and backward stroke every single time and you will thank yourself later.

If you haven't got the admittedly large chunk of change needed for an XL650, casefeeder, alignment tool and prumer warning beeper, you can do nearly as well with a lee turret press, which is more newfag friendly and cheaper to get conversion kits for (though five times slower). Single stage presses are mostly a meme- I use one solely for 45-70, and there's a much greater risk of a double charge through that method (so you need to develop means like charge and seat bullet in the same process, then crimp after they are all done). If you have absolutely no money or space but want to have the capability to load, a lee loader hammer kit bought alongside a jewellers rubber mallet and frankford arsenal scale will mean you are able to make 60 rounds an hour whilst listening to lectures or a radio show don't do one round in one hit, do all of it in batches.

>>574709

Part of the reason for maximum pressures has to do not only with bolt thrust and barrel integrity, but also whether the brass even extracts. Likely, you will get case failures and sticky extractions if your DI piston doesn't rip the brass straight out. You are probably better off building a 10mm AR with a short barrel and beating the everloving CHRIST out of what you are shooting at- but admittedly I am curious about how far you can push a rifle-built AR. If you can do it with a 9 or a 10mm you have made a monster of a pistol carbine.

Anyone have experience with reloading .30-06 7.62×63mm for metric fags

>>574723

I never clean my cases and I still get deviations within 50fps of each other. If you police your brass, there's no need to do extra shit- your loads should have the same OAL and powder charge enough to provide consistent results within that box of ammo. The same applies with cast bullets- ideally, all bullets should come from the same alloy when loaded into a lot of brass, the remainder melted and made into a new batch, even if you were to control the alloy to a T. Our difference in attitude nay be related to the fact I use rimmed, straight wall cases exclusively.

On a related note, I have found that good lube prevents a lot of fouling when using bullets with fat grooves, namely 50/50 beeswax and moly grease. Flows really nicely through a lubrisizer without heat, makes any fouling left absurdly easy to remove after a days shooting. A second favourite of mine is beeswax and boot-polish, leaves the bore real nice and shiny (fouling becomes really easy to spot).

>>574735

Fuck, undoing my sage

>>574309

>toothpaste finally snaps

C'mon, just go join a shooting club or something

>>574681

It's joke I'm assuming.

>>574309

Aye! I feel you. It's the deepest depth of the abyss of feel, isn't it?

>>574662

Blyat! I broke own leg in car crash to save self from conscription, and this homosex tell me I go and join army! And joining mafia mean I actually have to work or shoot straight for to be of earning a living.

This seems like the best place to ask: In dollar terms, what kind of investment (either for a new company or an established on like Hornady) would be needed to start producing 5.45x39mm domestically with brass cases and boxer primers? What about just boxer primers, while continuing to import steel cases from Europe?

>>574740

You can never tell with us burgers I mistook the Indonesian flag for the Polish one the other day to my eternal shame.

do you cast your own or do you buy them?

So i have about 20 clip spoons, 400 55.6 links, and about 300 .50 bmg links. What should i do with them?

I ain't reloading ammo onto those, too much god damn work

>>575316

I don't cast I just buy in bulk

>>575321

Put the links in bags of ten and sell them as novelties.

>>574717

>60 rounds a hour

fuck that, I'm going with the xl650

>>575718

>the progressive reloading virgin

>less QC

>n00bs always hurry

>complain when their shit-tier reloads fuck up their firearms

<the single stage chad

<so much QC it's always better than factory

<measures powder to the mili-grain

<ammo functions flawless

Has anyone tried the MEC marksman press? Is the floating shell holder thing just a meme or does it actually help?

>>575717

wew, nice

>>574407

>hurr i turned off my exif im safe

imagine being this much of a brainlet

Britbong here, what would I need to reload an normal, 12 gauge cartridge with birdshot?

>>575723

>>575741

>Virgin progressive

>Chad single stage

So what does it make me when I have lee hammer kits for all calibers and kits for my xl650?

>>575788

MEC press or a lee load all press.

>>575792

Should have explained that better. I've got the press, what I need to know are things like the type and amount of powder ect.

>>575793

Cop some reloading manuals and read through before you throw a single charge