Hello everyone, it has been a while since I've posted anything on these forums, but now I'm back again with an interesting question...
Would a 3D printed sizing device be actually able to size down an oversized ZAN slug from (AVG) 5,58mm to .217/ 5.51mm?
I owe you guys a little bit of background on why I need a sizing device for a batch of ZAN slugs, that I ordered a while ago... I ordered some .217/ 5.51mm caliber slugs directly from ZAN Projectiles and I've got a little bit of a problem with them; They're nowhere near 5.51mms and are actually ranging from 5.52 and all the way up to 5.59mms, or as it were in one particular instance, even to 5,60 millimeters! I'm shooting these slugs out of my Ekol Viper-550, .22 blank/air revolver, chambered in .22 caliber, that really likes .218 JSB slugs, which perform really well too, but now I wanted to try out something different and hence I ordered some .217 ZAN slugs, that just don't fit into the cylinder and so, I'm now looking for a way to size these slugs down to. 217 or .218/ 5.53mm. I've only been able to chamber some three or four of these slugs, out of tens upon tens, that I've tried.
Now, I know that the "die" for sizing the slugs down has to be crisp and sharp on the inside and should have enough material around it, to make it hard enough to be able to scratch the lead on the surface of the slug. I've made such 3D printed sizers before, but only for calibrating .177 diabolo shaped pellets, not for slugs. I'm now wondering, whether I'll even work with slugs, because slugs carry a lot more density.
So, if anyone else has had similar issues with ZAN's slugs, let me know... Also, if anyone knows how exactly ZANs bleedout technology works, or what it actually does to the shape of the slug, let me know as well.
Thank you all for reading this and have a good one!
Would a 3D printed sizing device be actually able to size down an oversized ZAN slug from (AVG) 5,58mm to .217/ 5.51mm?
I owe you guys a little bit of background on why I need a sizing device for a batch of ZAN slugs, that I ordered a while ago... I ordered some .217/ 5.51mm caliber slugs directly from ZAN Projectiles and I've got a little bit of a problem with them; They're nowhere near 5.51mms and are actually ranging from 5.52 and all the way up to 5.59mms, or as it were in one particular instance, even to 5,60 millimeters! I'm shooting these slugs out of my Ekol Viper-550, .22 blank/air revolver, chambered in .22 caliber, that really likes .218 JSB slugs, which perform really well too, but now I wanted to try out something different and hence I ordered some .217 ZAN slugs, that just don't fit into the cylinder and so, I'm now looking for a way to size these slugs down to. 217 or .218/ 5.53mm. I've only been able to chamber some three or four of these slugs, out of tens upon tens, that I've tried.
Now, I know that the "die" for sizing the slugs down has to be crisp and sharp on the inside and should have enough material around it, to make it hard enough to be able to scratch the lead on the surface of the slug. I've made such 3D printed sizers before, but only for calibrating .177 diabolo shaped pellets, not for slugs. I'm now wondering, whether I'll even work with slugs, because slugs carry a lot more density.
So, if anyone else has had similar issues with ZAN's slugs, let me know... Also, if anyone knows how exactly ZANs bleedout technology works, or what it actually does to the shape of the slug, let me know as well.
Thank you all for reading this and have a good one!