Those look like they'd be really nice slugs for sure, doing it that way is dirtier than casting by the looks of it, I'd be wearing surgical gloves doing that. I weigh everythingthat I cast because a drastic weight change immediately needs inspection. Even casting my cup points you'll usually see that the cup isn't deep enough if anything. Thebiggest plus to those slugs he's casting is the great hollowed base which is perfect for airguns.
Quote from: Spacebus on July 19, 2022, 10:06:21 PMQuote from: Baco on July 16, 2022, 07:34:34 PMQuote from: Wayne52 on July 16, 2022, 07:25:23 AMStephen@AVS slugs started out in .22 cal with the Nova Liberty with great success but yes it's initially very expensive and that's why I've always cast.Yesterday morning I was using my Challenger 22 cal shooting my cast NOE 218-25-RF slugs and got a chipmunk headshot at 35yads, the slugs outof this gun shoot very accurate and flat, from 30 to 50 yards I zero the cross hairs on what I want to shoot.upfront cost is not more than casting unless you want a corbin press i supposemost anyone with a lathe can do slug moulds for you, SS or common steel doesn´t matter, just oil it with wd40 when not using for some timeWhat kind of press do you need? Could I repurpose a hydraulic jack or something?i've seen ppl using a hydraulic jack, the easiest would be this $5 repurposed car's drive box or a harbor press which i use at almost the same leverage as the one above, maybe a bit more force
Quote from: Baco on July 16, 2022, 07:34:34 PMQuote from: Wayne52 on July 16, 2022, 07:25:23 AMStephen@AVS slugs started out in .22 cal with the Nova Liberty with great success but yes it's initially very expensive and that's why I've always cast.Yesterday morning I was using my Challenger 22 cal shooting my cast NOE 218-25-RF slugs and got a chipmunk headshot at 35yads, the slugs outof this gun shoot very accurate and flat, from 30 to 50 yards I zero the cross hairs on what I want to shoot.upfront cost is not more than casting unless you want a corbin press i supposemost anyone with a lathe can do slug moulds for you, SS or common steel doesn´t matter, just oil it with wd40 when not using for some timeWhat kind of press do you need? Could I repurpose a hydraulic jack or something?
Quote from: Wayne52 on July 16, 2022, 07:25:23 AMStephen@AVS slugs started out in .22 cal with the Nova Liberty with great success but yes it's initially very expensive and that's why I've always cast.Yesterday morning I was using my Challenger 22 cal shooting my cast NOE 218-25-RF slugs and got a chipmunk headshot at 35yads, the slugs outof this gun shoot very accurate and flat, from 30 to 50 yards I zero the cross hairs on what I want to shoot.upfront cost is not more than casting unless you want a corbin press i supposemost anyone with a lathe can do slug moulds for you, SS or common steel doesn´t matter, just oil it with wd40 when not using for some time
Stephen@AVS slugs started out in .22 cal with the Nova Liberty with great success but yes it's initially very expensive and that's why I've always cast.Yesterday morning I was using my Challenger 22 cal shooting my cast NOE 218-25-RF slugs and got a chipmunk headshot at 35yads, the slugs outof this gun shoot very accurate and flat, from 30 to 50 yards I zero the cross hairs on what I want to shoot.
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