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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 19, 2013 10:19:37 GMT -5
I reamed more 500 JRHs last night for the 500 grain WFN. In a previous post someone asked how we do it so here you go: The collar is home-made and used to hold the brass in the lathe chuck. You'll see the reaming is done just below the mid-point of the case: I'm loading these with 26.0 of H110 which should be max. 25.0 shot well and went 1,220 fps. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by gjn on Apr 19, 2013 10:31:43 GMT -5
I really like the looks of that bullet! Talk about getting hit by the proverbial "freight train". I may have to try a 525 in the 500L.
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Post by seancass on Apr 19, 2013 10:47:40 GMT -5
I didn't see the other thread, why are you reaming these? Too much wall-thickness to chamber that bullet? Does this decrease case-life?
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 19, 2013 10:56:03 GMT -5
Wall thickness prevents the 500 gr WFN from seating. Stock JRHs can handle 500 gr Hornadys but not the hardcasts. And case life should be fine. I've reamed a lot of different rounds for heavy weights without incident. In fact I do the same with my 375 Atomics and 401 Bobcats...both have been reloaded a dozen plus times. BTW - the bullet pictured above is by Leadheads. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by subsonic on Apr 19, 2013 11:14:32 GMT -5
Lee,
If I send you some Starline .500 S&W brass, how much $$ to make them deep .500JRHs?
I can imagine others will jump on-board and make your set-up worthwhile as we have another thread on bothering Starline about brass where Starline says we probably won't see any for a while.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 19, 2013 11:21:14 GMT -5
Never thought about doing this as a service but I'm open to the idea. I'm terrible at pricing things so give me a ring and we'll discuss. 703-926-6933. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by buckheart on Apr 22, 2013 18:27:48 GMT -5
What is your opinion here? I loaded up some 460 gr. LFNGC in 500JRH. As you can see it causes a ring in the brass at the end of the bullet. I loaded them in 500JRH brass figuring that if I didn't like the recoil of them in my 500JRH I could always shoot them in my 500 S&W and maybe they would be easier to handle given the extra weight of the Smith. They would not chamber in either gun. So instead of pulling them apart I ran one of them through the sizing die and it now chambers in either gun. What do you think this will do as far as accuracy and maybe even increasing the pressure in general? Picture#1 shows the bulge at the end of the bullet. In picture #2 the 2 on the left have not been through the sizing die the one on the right has been sized after loading and now chambers in either gun.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 22, 2013 18:58:49 GMT -5
Neglible effect on pressure and anyone's guess on accuracy. Leadheads 465 began to show ringing in my unaltered JRH....unsightly but they chamber. All of my JRH are now reamed to handle the 500. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by jwp475 on Apr 22, 2013 20:06:50 GMT -5
Can't the bulged be turned off from the outside?
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 22, 2013 20:33:58 GMT -5
It probably could John but I don't recommend spinning up loaded ammunition in a lathe. If you have the means to turn the o.d. you have the means to inside ream. Plus the latter yields uniform wall thickness to the base of the bullet. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by jwp475 on Apr 22, 2013 22:00:32 GMT -5
I was thinking more in the line of a plug. Some of the rifle shooters have neck turners and I was thinking along those lines. Not sure though. I know the way that you did yours is the Rolls Royce way for sure
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Post by subsonic on Apr 23, 2013 7:45:14 GMT -5
If you would be interested in purchasing .500 S&W brass that has been cut to JRH length and inside reamed, please speak up.
I am thinking it would be $1.25ea, sold in batches of 100 pc, shipped in a flat rate box for $5. Obviously bigger batches would cost more to ship, but I doubt anyone would order enough to overflow the medium flat-rate box for $12 or large FRB for $15.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 23, 2013 8:21:34 GMT -5
Subsonic - let's ensure Jack is comfortable with this before we proceed. I don't want to cut into his business (though it sounds like it'll be a while before he gets another run from Starline). All - I can form the cases with or without inside reaming. If you don't intend to go higher than 440 grain there's no need to reduce the sidewall. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by subsonic on Apr 23, 2013 11:20:13 GMT -5
I am in the "gauging interest" portion of this still. If nobody is interested, no point in going further.
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Post by whitworth on Apr 24, 2013 12:55:58 GMT -5
Subsonic - let's ensure Jack is comfortable with this before we proceed. I don't want to cut into his business (though it sounds like it'll be a while before he gets another run from Starline). All - I can form the cases with or without inside reaming. If you don't intend to go higher than 440 grain there's no need to reduce the sidewall. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" He's fine with it. I just got off of the phone with him. Please continue!
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