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Forming Ackley Cases - With or without bullet?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2615266" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Fire Forming without bullet:</p><p>Crush fit, case inside chamber.</p><p>Any kind of primer that fits.</p><p>Any kind of pistol powder.</p><p>COW, grits, or COR (cream of rice) work fine, the higher the sugar content the bigger the mess.</p><p>Start with 10% of total case capacity of case for given pistol powder then work up. 50 grains gets 5 grains, no doubt not enough but be safe, increase by .5 gr, increments.</p><p>Clean chamber after every round to avoid dents in brass caused by COW between brass & chamber.</p><p>Fire form will take 15-20 thou psi.</p><p>Don't mix COW with powder, I like to place wad of paper on top of powder but that can be skipped.</p><p>Seal off mouth of case with whatever, wax, soap, paper...</p><p>Fire Forming can be done without COW but rifle must be pointed straight up.</p><p>If you don't have nearby neighbors, fire forming may be done in garage using a capped 3-4 inch PVC pipe 4 -5 feet long, suspended at 30-45 * angle then blaze away with rifle inside pipe. Lots of junk & dust, noise as expected but not that bad. Vent lead bearing fumes (primers) from garage.</p><p>Bore will look like sewer pipe upon completion but stuff cleans out real easy but keep the chamber clean to avoid dented brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2615266, member: 115658"] Fire Forming without bullet: Crush fit, case inside chamber. Any kind of primer that fits. Any kind of pistol powder. COW, grits, or COR (cream of rice) work fine, the higher the sugar content the bigger the mess. Start with 10% of total case capacity of case for given pistol powder then work up. 50 grains gets 5 grains, no doubt not enough but be safe, increase by .5 gr, increments. Clean chamber after every round to avoid dents in brass caused by COW between brass & chamber. Fire form will take 15-20 thou psi. Don't mix COW with powder, I like to place wad of paper on top of powder but that can be skipped. Seal off mouth of case with whatever, wax, soap, paper... Fire Forming can be done without COW but rifle must be pointed straight up. If you don't have nearby neighbors, fire forming may be done in garage using a capped 3-4 inch PVC pipe 4 -5 feet long, suspended at 30-45 * angle then blaze away with rifle inside pipe. Lots of junk & dust, noise as expected but not that bad. Vent lead bearing fumes (primers) from garage. Bore will look like sewer pipe upon completion but stuff cleans out real easy but keep the chamber clean to avoid dented brass. [/QUOTE]
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