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Post by rangeball on Dec 12, 2014 13:12:56 GMT -5
Do you anticipate trouble getting jackets like Parker and RM are having?
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Post by 7mmfreak on Dec 12, 2014 13:17:40 GMT -5
Do you anticipate trouble getting jackets like Parker and RM are having? If my supplier is telling the truth there should not be a supply issue. If it becomes an issue and the bullets are successful I will buy a jacket making die. At that point I will draw my own jackets from raw material.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 13:22:54 GMT -5
There is a good deal of weld there, I don't think you'll be breaking it unless you let Earnhardt apprentice for you!
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Post by airborneike on Dec 12, 2014 15:52:12 GMT -5
Didn't I see Earnhardt standing out beside the road in the snow with a sign that said "Will work for bullets" :-)
Anxious to see your bullets come online 7mmfreak
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Post by jims on Dec 12, 2014 16:01:53 GMT -5
Indeed that is quite an undertaking but some of the better bullet companies started out in their basement or garages. You may be the next.
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Post by ET on Dec 12, 2014 16:09:27 GMT -5
Ed, They are fitted side to side and the stitch weld is only on the top side Thanks for responding to my question. Ed
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Post by 7mmfreak on Dec 12, 2014 17:00:18 GMT -5
Ed,
I haven't done any welding since highschool metal shop but I think it will be ok under load. The top and sides are 1/4" plate and the base is 1/8" that are MIG welded. He already told me if I manage to break it he'll re-weld it for me and/or add a horizontal brace. I can give the Earnhardt motto, "If it don't fit, force it!", a try and I might break it but time will tell.
Jims,
It's been a bit of a wait and a sizable investment but shooters do what they must to make sure there is something to shoot when they want to pull the trigger. I never thought I would be running a boutique bullet operation but I'm going to give it the old college try.
Ike,
You'll probably see them before they hit the web. If I can get them to shoot on my home turf I'll drive some out and you can gather the family of trigger pullers and we'll see how they do with people that can actually shoot.
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Post by ET on Dec 12, 2014 18:31:37 GMT -5
7mmfreak
Offhand I can’t say if the welds will hold under stress because I don’t know what stress levels need to be considered. I do like your choice of plate sizes. If that’s hard wire MIG welding then I would keep an eye on it when I start using it. Hard wire MIG requires a good clean surface and a good amount of heat setting for ¼” plate. If Flux Core MIG was used then it should hold up well but it doesn’t appear that was used from what I can see of weld profile appearance. The stronger weld and better fusion would be using stick like 7018.
You’ve got the bases covered if that type of welding gives you any trouble. I look forward to following your endeavor with bullet making and how it’s being accomplished.
Ed
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