If You can Handle This Level of Nerd...

[DoneNOut]

If you strop the inside chamfers of the case necks, whoah buddy! Talk about smooth bullet seating! Suede patch from Hobby Lobby with a corner of the patch inserted really cleans up the chamfer. Ok, that is all, Happy 308 Day!

 

[Tiny Tim]

WHT stop yhere? Why not go all the way through the neck?

 

[HRM Johnny]

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[blvette75]

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[DoneNOut]

WHT stop yhere? Why not go all the way through the neck?

Only the chamfer is the rough part! Just the tip!

 

[ntsqd]

....... Just the tip!

Do you promise?


Kidding aside, this is an interesting idea. Just sitting here with no real thought put into it I can think of a couple other ways that this might also be done. You've likely opened Pandora's Box here.........
10 years, or 6 minutes, from now there are going to be um, discussions about which is better, the BFD OG method or the A, B, or C method(s).

 

[DoneNOut]

Do you promise?


Kidding aside, this is an interesting idea. Just sitting here with no real thought put into it I can think of a couple other ways that this might also be done. You've likely opened Pandora's Box here.........
10 years, or 6 minutes, from now there are going to be um, discussions about which is better, the BFD OG method or the A, B, or C method(s).

Just let it happen...

This got rid of the scratchy feeling the bullets have with the chamfers. Also, after mandrel expanding which helps smooth the necks out.

 

[skipglo]

Only the chamfer is the rough part! Just the tip!

Reminds me....I was out the other night and I was asked by the waitress if I was going to give her the tip...I told her if she didn't mind...I'd prefer to give her the whole thing!

 

[ntsqd]

I can see exactly what it's doing. I'm rather surprised this hasn't been brought up long ago. Maybe you just let the cat out of the bag and the super hero reloaders have already been doing this or something like it for years?

What I meant by other methods:

Wrap the suede around a mandrel and bond each wrap to the previous wrap; then cut the result at a mild taper.

Could also turn a mild taper in brass or aluminum and use JB Bore Cleaner on it to smooth the area. Post smoothing case cleaning is an obvious need with this method.

Suede 'patches' in a loop type bore cleaning tip?

 

[DoneNOut]

I can see exactly what it's doing. I'm rather surprised this hasn't been brought up long ago. Maybe you just let the cat out of the bag and the super hero reloaders have already been doing this or something like it for years?

What I meant by other methods:

Wrap the suede around a mandrel and bond each wrap to the previous wrap; then cut the result at a mild taper.

Could also turn a mild taper in brass or aluminum and use JB Bore Cleaner on it to smooth the area. Post smoothing case cleaning is an obvious need with this method.

Suede 'patches' in a loop type bore cleaning tip?

I like it. I thought of similar. However, the suede compresses a bit after repeated use, so the fit is constantly changing. I adjust quickly by how tight I roll a corner. I suppose in true strop style, like a knife edge, I shouldn't be using so much pressure and thus a suede piece wouldn't need as replaced so much if it were to just be kissing the chamfer hole. The furries of the suede tickling the inside of the hole...

 

[Taco John]

I can see exactly what it's doing. I'm rather surprised this hasn't been brought up long ago. Maybe you just let the cat out of the bag and the super hero reloaders have already been doing this or something like it for years?

What I meant by other methods:

Wrap the suede around a mandrel and bond each wrap to the previous wrap; then cut the result at a mild taper.

Could also turn a mild taper in brass or aluminum and use JB Bore Cleaner on it to smooth the area. Post smoothing case cleaning is an obvious need with this method.

Suede 'patches' in a loop type bore cleaning tip?

Or a muzzle coning tool, adapted to the proper size.

 

[DoneNOut]

Or a muzzle coning tool, adapted to the proper size.

I'm afraid that a tool is only complicating this procedure. Rolling the corner on a small square patch the size of a 12ga Hoppes patch is all that is needed. 5 turns inside a neck and done. (5-6 seconds per case)

 

[Rosebud]

This is going straight into the gutter! I like it.

Reminds me....I was out the other night and I was asked by the waitress if I was going to give her the tip...I told her if she didn't mind...I'd prefer to give her the whole thing!

 

[entoptics]

Should be good up to 0.375 cal brass...

$0.40 each on amazon...