Gorilla Checks

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 15 May 2019

we all know that gas checks work ..

so wouldn't better gas checks work better ??  after all, a nosler ballistic tip is really only a cast bullet with a real long gas check ...  i only shoot bare naked castings, believing it heresy to shoot partial-jackets in a cast-bullet match.   although come to think of it, i have never shot in a serious cast match either ... but let me continue without thought  ....  

has anybody tried really really thick walled gas checks ??    i am thinking that for a 30 cal, i could machine out some ( 0.310 - 0.125 ) = 0.093 wall gas checks that would fit on a bullet that had a 0.125 shank on the back .  being that i have a bunch of aluminum left over from my working days, that would be my first material.  i have a hobby turret lathe that could whip out a handful in a day if someone with an accurate rifle has interest. pm me.

while we are at it, how about a 3/8 long gas check, real thick base ... i have 2 or 3 110 gr molds, might wind up with a front heavy, 3/4 inch long 115 gr, 30 cal, gorilla checked bullet.

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no doubt against some match rule, but this is only for purposes of homebrew bullets that shoot well.

and to test the idea that more is better.

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or, have any of you obsessive match shooters machined " standard " gas checks, looking for better bases and fits ??

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the above comes from me finding some old targets from my serious days that show improvements from lathe turned ( perfect, at least before ignition  ) bases, and my squisher dies that probably mostly squared bases .

ken

 

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beagle6 posted this 15 May 2019

Isn't that about the same as Speer Plinkers a n Hornady Half Jackets? Both 30 caliber.

beagle

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GP Idaho posted this 15 May 2019

That was my first thought beagle. The old half jackets.  Give it a try Ken. We have to have something to tinker with on our toys. Retirement is great, having the time for projects. Gp

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 15 May 2019

yep, kinda like the commercial half jackets.  speer plinkers are still available, at midway for $0.13 ..

btw, midway has remmy plinker 22lr for 3 cents today .    gas checks seem less complex than a complete cartridge for the same price.

i suppose commercial half jacket bullets are a little cheaper because they don't need a nose forming op.  long ago i bot 2 or 3 hundred 30 cal for my 30 carbine but i think they didn't shoot as well as my standard mj.  i read back then a reason why, but thought maybe modern techniques might improve the results.   just to start, the lead nose looks very undersize.... wouldn't work for a 3118 either.

thanks for comments.  ken

 

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BigMan54 posted this 15 May 2019

Geez,

It's a blasted conspiracy to make me feel old today.

The Direct-TV tech installing new HD Rcvrs looks like He's a 110yrs old

I just talked to the Lodge Treasurer who's 79yrs old, known him my whole life, Last Lodge Member present when I was Raised in 1976, 43 blasted years ago.

Now you guys are making me recall pouring cores for half-jackets back in the 1960's. Think I got a box of 38 jackets buried somewhere in the garage. they'll find 'em when I'm gone. Along with Noah's Ark.

What's next ?

Long time Caster/Reloader, Getting back into it after almost 10yrs. Life Member NRA 40+yrs, Life S.A.S.S. #375. Does this mean a description of me as a fumble-fingered knuckle-draggin' baboon. I also drool in my sleep. I firmly believe that true happiness is a warm gun. Did I mention how much I HATE auto-correct on this blasted tablet.

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beagle6 posted this 15 May 2019

Ken

I could never get the half jackets to feed reliably in my M1 Carbine either.

beagle

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