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Has anyone made their own jacketed bullets? I have seen where you can buy jackets or even make your own and then press in the core. I am not talking about casting bullets.
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You will need a swaging press. Most reloading presses are not up to the challenge. I haven't done it but, a friend of mine makes his own .12 cal and .14 cal jacketed bullets along with other wildcat calibers which are not available commercially.
IMHO, by the time you buy jacket material (or pick up brass), lead (or cast your own cores-there are molds available), a swaging press, dies and put in the time, it's really not worth it. Each projectile is going to cost several dollars a piece until you hit the 10K mark and place zero value on your time. That said, I'd love to learn how to do 5.56 bullets with .22lr casings and 50BMG bullets with 7mag casing just for the knowledge.NRA Certified Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
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The reason I ask is because I am interested in shooting heavy .308 bullets out of my .30-06 700 and the heaviest I can find are the 240 SMKs but they have a pretty blunt ogive profile. I was thinking if I could make my own with a better ogive they would have a much better BC. I don't even know if it would be possible for me to make my own bullet like that but that is why I am asking.Comment
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well I dont know about swaggin bullets in .30-06 but I did remember seeing an article about swagging .223, it involved using spent .22lr casings. pretty interesting article.Comment
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I would ask this guy:
Not sure what the 240 offers in a .30-06 that a 190 or 210 won't do better. Maybe in a WinMag or similar cartridge, but don't think the .30-06 has the capacity to really use a bullet like the 240. There's always the 208Amax if you want a really long bullet for BC.Last edited by SixPointEight; 01-03-2011, 10:28 AM.Comment
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I plan on using the 208 A-Max when I can get my hands on it but they won't be available for at least a month. I plan on getting a .300 Win Mag but just wanted to see what a .30-06 could do with some heavies but other than the 208 A-Max and 210 Berger VLD there aren't any really good bullets that I know of. I was on the rifleman's journal blog and that is where I got the idea. There also was an article that mentioned Berger possibly working on a 230 VLD with a BC of 0.8 but I can't find anything else about it.I would ask this guy:
Not sure what the 240 offers in a .30-06 that a 190 or 210 won't do better. Maybe in a WinMag or similar cartridge, but don't think the .30-06 has the capacity to really use a bullet like the 240. There's always the 208Amax if you want a really long bullet for BC.Comment
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What is the best .308 caliber bullet to use beyond 1000 yards?Comment
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Corbin makes the kit you seek of but it'll cost you an arm and leg.
5.56 dies cost 700+, the press... Higher then that. Im still interested in buying one but for learning purposes only. I been keeping all my 22lr spent brass.
Originally posted by GottmitunsComment
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Yeah I know of the Corbin stuff. I looked over it but it is way too much money for me right now.
I work at my dad's plastic injection molding company so I was thinking about trying to make some dies out of scrap steel and seeing what I could come up with.Comment
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That is possible. I can see it work. Its just about making it the right size.Originally posted by GottmitunsComment
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I was thinking of using an arbor press but I'm not sure how well that would work.Comment
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