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Having A Bit Of Fun With .12 And .14 Calibers
18 March 2020, 17:56
SaeedHaving A Bit Of Fun With .12 And .14 Calibers
I made my own brass cases for these.
Easier to work with a big case rather than some tine one can hardly hold in his hands.
These cases are solid, apart from a central hole down to the primer, so powder capacity is not going to be too great, which should not make that much of a difference.
Case is next to a 300 grain 375 bullet, and one is next to a 243 caliber bullet.
These are 14 caliber bullets.
Will try to make some 12 caliber tomorrow.
19 March 2020, 02:17
ZekeShikarA friend's old coyote hunting buddy shot a 14 cal for years. He and the gun have been gone for years now!
I'll have to ask again what case it was built on but I think the Fireball.
I'm currently building a 20 VarTarg on a Sako S491. I know, quite vanilla.
Zeke
20 March 2020, 16:15
D HumbargerMust be troublesome to get the powder trickling
freely down that tiny neck!
Doug Humbarger
NRA Life member
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73.
Yankee Station
Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo.
20 March 2020, 21:01
rikkochetWill those cases expand in the chamber, or are you relying on neck expansion to do the obduration?
20 March 2020, 21:29
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by rikkochet:
Will those cases expand in the chamber, or are you relying on neck expansion to do the obduration?
No idea.
It is a wait and see situation when we try it.
20 March 2020, 21:51
ZekeShikarGood point about those case expanding to seal.
I know we observe lack of obtuation if we fire-form with a load that's too light. It really deposits lots of soot on the case!
The bullets and cases are BEAUTIFUL so I hope it's an successful endeavor.
Zeke
22 March 2020, 17:39
Bill/OregonLooking forward to your test results, Saeed!
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
22 March 2020, 22:42
carpetman1Saeed, if you don't mind sharing this, how does your cost of making cases and bullets compare with buying factory made? Also what unit of currency is used in your country?
23 March 2020, 00:15
The Dane http://14caliber.com/23 March 2020, 15:01
SaeedFinally managed to make 8.3 and 10.3 grain .12 caliber bullets.
26 March 2020, 18:01
Bill/OregonHow fast are you going to drive them, Saeed? Bet they will sting!
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
26 March 2020, 18:43
SaeedNo idea Bill.
But, I got 6756 FPS from the 220 Swift with a 24 grain bullet today!!!!?
5 shots went 0.7 on an inch!
I will post photos, including the display from the Oehler chronograph!
26 March 2020, 20:33
Bill/OregonYou said 6756?!
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
27 March 2020, 08:54
Saeed This is the only reading I got from the chronograph.
This is with 43 grains of H4895.
With 35 grains, I also got only one reading, and that was 4992 fps.
And just for fun, I also made some bullets to try in the 22 Long Rifle Rim Fire.
27 March 2020, 21:36
Fury01very cool all.
"The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreeably to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their blessings, but also of their rights."
~George Washington - 1789
27 March 2020, 21:56
ZekeShikarYes, I'll echo that "that's very cool" and I'll add, very interesting.
Zeke
28 March 2020, 04:19
HuviusI’m very interested in your results with the .22 rimfire.
I just bought 2000 new unloaded .22 cases and am now trying to decide what I’m going to do with them!
One thing I’m thinking is that they could be used to prime a bigger modified case and then, with these special cases, could be used in a switchbarrel without needing to swap the bolt or block from rimfire to centerfire.
Of course, may be just as dopey to switch the extractor as it is to swap the bolt or block.
31 March 2020, 02:17
Bill/OregonHuvius, there were some schuetzen guys playing with primed .22 LR brass using FFFFg black powder. That sounded like fun. Think the brass was Aguila, from Mexico.
Saeed, awaiting more of your results, as usual!
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author