DIY Reloading tools

[Oldbloke]

I spotted this idea on face ache. A cheap alternative bullet puller. A drill chuck. Lol

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[Blr243]

I think we can assume that we can’t trust that bullet to fly well after extraction but at least you can pull the bullet I have constantly got collets shearing and failing in conventional rcbs bullet pullers and they are not offering warranty so I refuse to buy them again

[Oldbloke]

I think we can assume that we can’t trust that bullet to fly well after extraction but at least you can pull the bullet I have constantly got collets shearing and failing in conventional rcbs bullet pullers and they are not offering warranty so I refuse to buy them again

Interesting. I have an RCBS collets type bullet puller. Works great

[Blr243]

I was useing 450 bushmaster with 300 grain proj so there was plenty of weight there for the principle of inertia to work. For those unfamiliar with this cal it’s staightsided. I never crimp anything. It’s just seated. And in no time my collets were screwed. Took it back swapped it and knew the same thing was going to happen and it did straight away. Then tried but store said sorry bro I was lucky to pull two dozen loads

[Oldbloke]

Usually the reason we DIY is to do it cheap. With that in mind I spotted these presses. Now I have heard various things about these so buyer beware. But at this price they gotter be considered by a new reloader.

P.S. presses are not rocket science.

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[BigB1]

This CoronaID19 lock down is forcing me to catch up on a few DIY's. LOL

I decided today I would make a new trickler. As it happened a couple of days ago I found an old broken car radio arial in the shopping car park. Just what I needed as I already had the other half of the project put aside, an old LED torch. The ones you often see in a cheapy shop. I already have a DIY trickler but for some time felt I would like to up grade.. (see above plastic version)

1. First I removed the guts of the torch and cut the piece of SS arial to approx length. Removed all burrs later once I had the correct length just right.
2. Drilled 2 holes in the torch same size as the diameter of the arial. In this case 6.5 mm. One hole about 1 mm lower than the other giving the tube a slight incline.
3. I then mixed up about 40 grams of No 5 shot with 2 part appoxy and poured it into the base of the torch body & allowed it to set. This serves to give the trickler additional stability when in use.
4. I then drilled the arial (3mm) and added some plastic tube to create a small knob. Job done & works a treat.

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I knew I had kept those old torches for a reason, thanks for the inspiration - off the shed tomorrow........

[LawrenceA]

I spotted this idea on face ache. A cheap alternative bullet puller. A drill chuck. Lol

Damn wish I had seen this earlier!
What a brilliant idea.

[Oldbloke]

I spotted these. At Xhunter. Pretty cheap. Made in China I guess.

[Noisydad]

OB I prefer not to refer to our DIY activities as " ...cheap" - I prefer to call it "resource conscious" lol
Here's a link to a thread I posted here quite a few years ago about the reloading press I cast and built. This press has reloaded thousands of rounds and sized thousands of cast bullets (all my sizing dies are home made too) and still going strong...
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=504
And part 2...
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=504

[Oldbloke]

Note this is black powder. But with the right modern powder this should work. Lol

https://youtu.be/nZ4IBv0Bg9U

[Oldbloke]

Looks useful to someone just starting out.

Reloading the centrefire cartridge - by Technical Advisor Brendan Atkinson.pdf

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[Oldbloke]

More a repurpose than DIY. Long story short I googled deburring tool. This popped up at $10 at total tools. For plumbers I guess.

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[Oldbloke]

Free reloading manuals here.

http://marvinstuart.com/firearm/Manuals ... 20Manuals/

[Sarco]

I spotted this idea on face ache. A cheap alternative bullet puller. A drill chuck. Lol

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I am going to blatantly steal that idea - brilliant.

[deye243]

I made this about 20 years ago for deburring flash holes .

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[Oldbloke]

Diso stu has just sent this link on a DIY trimer. Seems to have some merit IMO. To me the only down side is the entanglement issue with the particular cutter he is using.

https://youtu.be/1MRm-SCZvts

[bigpete]

I spotted this idea on face ache. A cheap alternative bullet puller. A drill chuck. Lol

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Whats even easier is a electrical wire crimping tool...

I am going to blatantly steal that idea - brilliant.

[LJC]

Post has over 5000 views for around 35 comments. Looks like you MacGyver types are a rare breed!

[Oldbloke]

Another DIY thread:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1619

"Necessity is the mother of invention"

Noisydad quote.
I prefer not to refer to our DIY activities as " ...cheap" - I prefer to call it "resource conscious" lol

[deye243]

It is the throw away Society we live in now I tend to make a lot of my own stuff because I simply cannot afford to go out and buy overpriced cheap Chinese junk

[Downunder]

It is the throw away Society we live in now I tend to make a lot of my own stuff because I simply cannot afford to go out and buy overpriced cheap Chinese junk

Same my whole life, if I need tools to produce something then I prefer to invest in those and learn the skill than purchase waste fill produced on mass.

I also strongly support local small business in manufacturing if I cant warrant the equipment or time to obtain the skill, I’ll happily save and pay 2 to 3 times the price for quality, service, support and future business.

[Oldbloke]

Bigpete uses these to pull bullets. Lol

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[disco stu]

Just be useful for something, because they suck at crimping in my opinion!

[boingk]

I also strongly support local small business in manufacturing if I cant warrant the equipment or time to obtain the skill, I’ll happily save and pay 2 to 3 times the price for quality, service, support and future business.

Thats the one. Most people are pleasantly surprised that the local guy runs a reasonable price for the quality of work, too. Hell I love my local machinist, he'll turn around a set of cylinder heads with a throat cut, new valves/springs (provided), new hardened seats, lap and angle job and a hotank and deck... for $700... the pair! Good Lord I can't even begin to say how good that is.

Meantime I'm using the concave bottom on a universal-brand penreating oil can to close the crimp back up on my 12 gauge shells haha.

- boingk

[disco stu]

Just putting this link in here from another thread. Appears to have gb worth of reloading manuals to go with the link that OB put in this thread earlier

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthrea ... nd-current

[on_one_wheel]

Bigpete uses these to pull bullets. Lol

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Rumour has it that he also offers a free tooth extraction service using the same tool

[Noisydad]

I’m still manufacturing bullet mold handles. They’ll hold any mold a Lyman handle can and for a fraction of the price.
Pretty sure I’m the only person in Australia making them.

[disco stu]

Thought I would add this here, seeing this thread has other posts with reloading manuals etc. Courtesy of Bladeracer

A couple of files on my Mediafire account.

Fryxell's From Ingot to Target
https://www.mediafire.com/file/gs2gdoev ... y.pdf/file

Lyman 48th Edition Reloading Handbook
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zfu9ydn9 ... k.pdf/file

Lee's Modern reloading 1st Edition
https://www.mediafire.com/file/x8etv3j7 ... e.pdf/file

Colonel Harrison's Cast Bullets
https://www.mediafire.com/file/7yx6pr7j ... n.pdf/file

Narramore's Handloader's manual 1943
https://www.mediafire.com/file/3p33wmy1 ... 3.pdf/file

Lyman Reloading Handbook 44th Edition 1967
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dunztlfd ... 4.pdf/file

Edited: I see the forum truncated the links to be unreadable...

[northdude]

Bigpete uses these to pull bullets. Lol

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I actually use these for pulling bullets. just put the shell holder in the press with no die put round in press and raise ram grip bullet with wire stripper part and lower ram. after a bit of practice you can do it with a couple of tiny nicks in the bullet ...

[Oldbloke]

Just a follow up on disco fitting magnets to Lee scales.

I just replaced theses oblong ones with 4 of the round ones in my Redding scales. Went from 6 to 3 swings of the beam. Three test weights were checked and indicates no change to weights or zero as disco said. Very happy here. Thx disco.

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