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260 Rem Vs. 6.5-06
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 578334" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>several years back I was introduced to an old man (name escapes me) that made benchrest quality bullets in .223 and .243 diameters. He told me that getting good jackets was very diffecult; if not near impossible at times! He showed me about a dozen swedging dies he was using, and I remarked that they looked like they were made from Ferritic, and then hardened. Anyway he had a design for a swedging die to rework 6mm JP4 jackets into .224" jackets, and had another to form better 6mm jackets. I made him a dies and punches. The dies were from Airdie, and the punches were A2, and all was ground to a low single digit micro. Guess they worked just fine as he had me do him another couple sets in 6mm (two slightly different diameters.) Never got to watch him build bullets (I don't think anybody ever did). A few weeks later the guy that introduced him to me called me up and asked me to drop by his shop. He had four tubs of bullets that the old man sent me with a thank you note. Later he had me rework a couple of the punches, and make him several more a few tenths different in diameter. Have not seen or heard from him in about ten years, so I assume his passed away.</p><p> </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 578334, member: 25383"] several years back I was introduced to an old man (name escapes me) that made benchrest quality bullets in .223 and .243 diameters. He told me that getting good jackets was very diffecult; if not near impossible at times! He showed me about a dozen swedging dies he was using, and I remarked that they looked like they were made from Ferritic, and then hardened. Anyway he had a design for a swedging die to rework 6mm JP4 jackets into .224" jackets, and had another to form better 6mm jackets. I made him a dies and punches. The dies were from Airdie, and the punches were A2, and all was ground to a low single digit micro. Guess they worked just fine as he had me do him another couple sets in 6mm (two slightly different diameters.) Never got to watch him build bullets (I don't think anybody ever did). A few weeks later the guy that introduced him to me called me up and asked me to drop by his shop. He had four tubs of bullets that the old man sent me with a thank you note. Later he had me rework a couple of the punches, and make him several more a few tenths different in diameter. Have not seen or heard from him in about ten years, so I assume his passed away. gary [/QUOTE]
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