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Love the Brown and Sharpe calipers!I will probably do a formal write up if I don't blow my face off.
Meantime, here's a couple pictures of the process….
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Honestly, they're my favorite pair. Extremely accurate and smooth as glass when you move the lower jaw back and forth. The colors jive with me too for some reason.Love the Brown and Sharpe calipers!
Let me know when it's bunny blasting time, I'll make time and join you for an afternoon.This would not really be necessary as loading aluminum cases has typically been a one time only proposition by those who do it regularly.
A load of aluminum .45s (with some SPP brass mixed in) ready for some jack rabbit chasing soon!
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I will ! I need to get out and do some scouting to see what the jackrabbit situation is like this year.Let me know when it's bunny blasting time, I'll make time and join you for an afternoon.
Don't do it.Currently tumbling a load of spent aluminum .45 ACP casings. This will be my first attempt to reload aluminum. Basically want to see if it can be done successfully, or what to pay attention to/watch for in case it ever became necessary down the road.
It's already been done. Not only by Dizzy but others as well - including myself for many years.Don't do it.
'kay. Here in UK, though, we don't do it.It's already been done. Not only by Dizzy but others as well - including myself for many years.
Heck it's no big deal actually. It's a good way to get some use out of thrown away cases for one time reloads for field shooting/plinking when you don't feel like chasing brass - like with the jackrabbit shooting I do.
Oh, I'll bet someone has - I'm sure you don't speak for everyone in the UK who reloads !Here in UK, though, we don't do it.
A generic, traditional term used to describe shooting that takes place in the woods, mountains, desert etc. as opposed to shooting on a prescribed range.What's 'field shooting'?.
No I am not kidding - many 'plink' with centerfire ammo. For example, Let's say I drive out to one of my 'field shooting' areas (5-10 minutes) and shoot 50 rounds of .357/.38/.9mm etc. 'plinking' at cans, twigs, pine cones, clays etc. OR shoot that same 50 rounds while on a bench at a range shooting at paper - which the closest for me is about 45 minutes. What was the difference? I still shot the same 50 rounds.Plinking'?
With centrefire ammunition? You just have to be kidding me, right?
Stoppit...yer making me sad for you'kay. Here in UK, though, we don't do it.
'Field shooting'?
What's 'field shooting'?.
'Plinking'?
With centrefire ammunition? You just have to be kidding me, right?
I've just bought a single box of 50 Eley Edge .22cal ammunition - $11.45.
Not intentional - just trying to get you guys to appreciating all that you have a little more, that's all.Stoppit...yer making me sad for you
Joe
Plinking is a sacrosanct pastime.. you actually had me worried.Not intentional - just trying to get you guys to appreciating all that you have a little more, that's all.
I know acid reacts on the surface of aluminum (oxide) quite aggressively, and if they were out on the ground in the rain for a long time there could be a lot of oxidizing. The soils are pretty acidic up there.The previous post about aluminum corrosion got me thinking. I always had pretty good results with .45 acp aluminum in the past, but not so much when I tried 9mm and .40sw, and terrible when I tried some .45 Colt. Thinking back, I vaguely remember having to clean up the .45 Colt cases because they'd sat out in the weather. As I recall they weren't bad, but I wonder if aluminum weakens quickly from even mild corrosion?