Sureshot BL-625 action video

[USGF]

JSR, Found some time to set up the pour. We had to heat the molds to around + 375° F before the tail started to fill nicely. Note the 9 volt battery and .177" (4.5mm) pellet in there for scale. Also a 2" UHMW blank for a pneumatic round we are planning. Oh, one of the first pellets that did not fill 100% was cut in half to show the skirt profile.

Will these molds be for sale at some point? Or would I have to come to you as a client? If for sale, any idea on a general price range for say a mold for 1 1/2" SCH10? I would love trying different materials to make the pellets out of. I have a rifled barrel that would be wicked with wax pellets or a more durable yet soft material.

Moonbogg, contact Jagerbond via PM. He will give you pricing. We are happy with the molds, we simply have to make various sizes. To adjust projectle weight, we have been making different tail inserts. You can supply us with a 3d Acad file for review if you want to design your own.

[Moonbogg]

JSR, Found some time to set up the pour. We had to heat the molds to around + 375° F before the tail started to fill nicely. Note the 9 volt battery and .177" (4.5mm) pellet in there for scale. Also a 2" UHMW blank for a pneumatic round we are planning. Oh, one of the first pellets that did not fill 100% was cut in half to show the skirt profile.

Will these molds be for sale at some point? Or would I have to come to you as a client? If for sale, any idea on a general price range for say a mold for 1 1/2" SCH10? I would love trying different materials to make the pellets out of. I have a rifled barrel that would be wicked with wax pellets or a more durable yet soft material.

Moonbogg, contact Jagerbond via PM. He will give you pricing. We are happy with the molds, we simply have to make various sizes. To adjust projectle weight, we have been making different tail inserts. You can supply us with a 3d Acad file for review if you want to design your own.

Oh excellent! OK thanks. I'll consider designing a pellet and then contact Jagerbond.

[jagerbond]

JSR, Found some time to set up the pour. We had to heat the molds to around + 375° F before the tail started to fill nicely. Note the 9 volt battery and .177" (4.5mm) pellet in there for scale. Also a 2" UHMW blank for a pneumatic round we are planning. Oh, one of the first pellets that did not fill 100% was cut in half to show the skirt profile.

Will these molds be for sale at some point? Or would I have to come to you as a client? If for sale, any idea on a general price range for say a mold for 1 1/2" SCH10? I would love trying different materials to make the pellets out of. I have a rifled barrel that would be wicked with wax pellets or a more durable yet soft material.

MoonBogg
If you can give me length estimate I can give you quote. Also, where did you get rifled AL barrel from?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

This thread spotted on ENDO closely resembles the massive pellet dicussion here





Not meant to be fired from spudguns though:



Pretty good effect on target:

[USGF]

JSR,

You got a lathe now. Think you will machine similar molds anytime soon?


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[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Such big bore projectiles would not really be relevant to my perennial lack of space problem. I'm certainly interested in casting though, maybe not lead but resin.

I don't know if you had seen my "APFSDS" projectiles:



I have a feeling that mass produced, these could prove to be quite popular

[USGF]

I don't know if you had seen my "APFSDS" projectiles. I have a feeling that mass produced, these could prove to be quite popular

Need a large turn mill and some UHMW.... I sure'd like to see the damage video.

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[jackssmirkingrevenge]

More here

This was the damage of the larger sabot round vs what seems to be hardened 1/4" steel plate:



I didn't risk a video, indeed the nail ricocheted upwards somehow and shattered one of my light fittings :-/ but now that I have the casing, you can be sure that future tests (due this week) will be filmed close up with confidence

[USGF]

JSR,

Ram set pins? I thought we were gonna cut old truck axles. They are real hard. We got some 3" od UHMW bars here for fins......

I suspect Ramset pins are case hardened steel. Piano wire works pretty good, so does old needle gun pins. For bigger stuff, the shanks from small concrete busters work. They are hard!

Keep up the good work.

USGF

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Ram set pins? I thought we were gonna cut old truck axles. They are real hard. We got some 3" od UHMW bars here for fins......

I'll drag up this example again:



Rememberthis conversation? Extending the above as an analogy, I'm sure that similar rounds in one of your big bore combustions would eat through steel plate like a frozen stick of butter through warm steel

[al-xg]

Extending the above as an analogy, I'm sure that similar rounds in one of your big bore combustions would eat through steel plate like a frozen stick of butter through warm steel

The next spudfiles challenge ?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

The next spudfiles challenge ?

Slightly related, I think the mythbusters did a fairly shitty job with the "frozen bullet" theory...

[Labtecpower]

Slightly related, I think the mythbusters did a fairly shitty job with the "frozen bullet" theory...

I was thinking about that too...

How about using frozen body tissue or bone? It should have a lot better mechanical properties than plain ice...

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

How about using frozen body tissue or bone? It should have a lot better mechanical properties than plain ice...

They did it with frozen meat in Mythbusters but that's cheating...