Aloha, I'm in Hawaii and just got into high pressure air rifles and purchased hatsan blitz. I'm looking to purchase a 30 cal. pellet mould. Wondering what's available.
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Aloha, I'm in Hawaii and just got into high pressure air rifles and purchased hatsan blitz. I'm looking to purchase a 30 cal. pellet mould. Wondering what's available.
I think only molds. At least when I last checkedDo they sell only molds, or also swage dies?
Yeah, I'm really new at this, too....
Matthias
Do they sell only molds, or also swage dies?
Yeah, I'm really new at this, too....
Matthias
However NOE does sell sizing bushings for presses.
durbs and coffeepan,
thanks for chiming in.
Since I'm so new at this I'm a little overwhelmed at all the processes, parts and pieces — would you explain what sizing bushings are, i.e., what for would I need those?
Also, I keep reading about resizing slugs and/or pellets, for example, from 0.218 to 0.2165. Is that a separate piece of equipment from a swage press, or just another tool I need to attach to the swage press?
Thanks.
Matthias
You can use the bushing/sizing die set in the swage press, or buy a separate press dedicated just to the re-sizing. The separate press dedicated to sizing is the best way to go, especially when experimenting for the best barrel/slug combination.durbs and coffeepan,
thanks for chiming in.
Since I'm so new at this I'm a little overwhelmed at all the processes, parts and pieces — would you explain what sizing bushings are, i.e., what for would I need those?
Also, I keep reading about resizing slugs and/or pellets, for example, from 0.218 to 0.2165. Is that a separate piece of equipment from a swage press, or just another tool I need to attach to the swage press?
Thanks.
Matthias
You can use the bushing/sizing die set in the swage press, or buy a separate press dedicated just to the re-sizing. The separate press dedicated to sizing is the best way to go, especially when experimenting for the best barrel/slug combination.
I mentioned getting a separate dedicated sizing press because once you find an accurate shooting slug (length, weight, point style and depth, ect) you probably won't want to "disturb" the swaging die set's settings in the swage press. A dedicated Lee Breech Lock Single Stage Press used just for sizing is fairly inexpensive and saves time and efforts re-setting up the swage press every time you are swaging more slugs versus sizing.You've been very helpful on several threads now, I really appreciate it!!
How would the separate, dedicated resizing press be better than using a resizing die in my swage press?
I assume that a separate resizing press would cost considereably more?
Matthias