Hi guys
Someone makes their own slugs with extrusion molds and lead rod???
Regards
Enkey
Someone makes their own slugs with extrusion molds and lead rod???
Regards
Enkey
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Manufacturing slugs
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Ok thanks for the information, and if surely it is called wire because I have seen that they buy it rolled up in coils
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I´ve been battling with a DIY press and dies and finally got good consistent tips, the ejector/HP pin was to big, so I simply turned it down to 2.6 mm and it works. Im in the process of making an external pin for RBT bases. This are .308 slugs if all goes well hope to shoot the rifle (a modified airforce condor), to get groups and data
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The press seems to be working perfect after a few adjustments (inner pin diameter), I´m trying to make pre fragmented slugs, talon style, tests on plasticine were shocking, huge cavities but the slug is still in one piece (with a lot of expansion). The cavity is not as deep as with normal HP slugs so the cuts do have an effect (not so deep but its a lot wider) . Plasticine is about 25% denser than muscle tissue but due to Quarantine there´s no access to the lab
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These are the slugs i make ,from left first one i make from a 25cal king heavy 33.95grn, 2 is made from a 30cal 44,75 pellet,3 is made from a 50,15 grn 30cal pellet
4 is made from leadwire i made and it is a 55grn 30cal, Have not had the chance to try them for groups yet but expansion is very violent, they have a 4mm hollowpoint that is very deep.All the slugs are 30cal. they are made from a tool that i made and i use a 4 stage rcbs press that i rebuilt to a single stage press and it works very well.
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They look great 
, can you show us your press? I´m making progress on my own press, corbin style (now I´m learning how to use, it, I´ve been playing with ejector/HP pin and knock out bars) . I made the HP cavity at 2.5 mm diameter and 6.5 mm deep), achieve great expansion also made a X cutting die so mine are pre cut and expand banana peel style (looking for talon slug fragmentation effect ), have to tune up the cutter but it works
, can you show us your press? I´m making progress on my own press, corbin style (now I´m learning how to use, it, I´ve been playing with ejector/HP pin and knock out bars) . I made the HP cavity at 2.5 mm diameter and 6.5 mm deep), achieve great expansion also made a X cutting die so mine are pre cut and expand banana peel style (looking for talon slug fragmentation effect ), have to tune up the cutter but it worksUpvote 0
No lead wire available for me, but lead its cheap and easy to find around here. Just bought about 50 kg of 4 mm lead sheets for about 20 usd
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