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Thanks guys that brilliant at least now that points me in the right direction been wondering what I could do with a kilo I couldn't find a use for hopefully the ole Mossberg 500 will like it

Thanks Mark I tried 7,0 grains as a starting point in a 3 inch case behind 16 grams of no 6 shot yesterday only loaded 3 to try them out so I didnt shoot them through the chronograph or pattern them though so no idea of velocities seemed pretty reasonable tbh no visible signs of over pressure no primers bulging or difficult case extraction etc All 3 cases ejected well with no issues all 3 ejected cases were all good no signs of splits or cracks the case mouths showed no signs whatsoever of burn marks no soot indicating blow by no brittle mouths etc all good When I get a bit of time I,'ll try a couple through the chrono to check their velocities and go from there and test for some patterns I was looking for a point on where to start tbh So that helps me out a lot at least I got some idea where to start from now Thanks mate

I seem to remember reading a couple of years back there were a few members who were trying to work up 410 loads with maxam csb0 powder just wondering if anyone had any success with 2 1/2 and 3 inch 410 loads I,ve got 2 kgs of the stuff that came from clay and game a few years back but i cant find anything out about the burn rate etc

Yeah i agree it does look a nice compact setup fair play

What Really and here,s me thinking that daystate was the dogs bxxxxxks you surprised me there with the price of their products and all oh well you live and learn lol

It take a bit of getting used to the swaging game but once you get everything come together and your equipment dialed in you can get very good results it took me ages to get right but when it finally all come together i got to enjoy swaging the.224 dia jacketed 55 grain pills foxes didn't like em at all

on your certificate It states your name and address and it states this person is a fit person to acquire and posecess firearms and ammunition relating this certificate nothing in the conditions about saying you can sell ammunition If you really want to be doubly sure read the home office firearms guidance notes its about 400 pages long should be something there just be sure mate before you possibly do something you could later regret that's all I'm saying I'm no lawyer just be cautious that's all I'm saying.

In short No in the eyes of the law your FAC enables you to aquire and possess specific calibres of firearms and the ammunition for them it does not allow you to sell that ammunition to another certificate holder In these days of legal action and the compensation culture I wouldn't even attempt to sell them pull the bullets and recycle the components job done no comebacks on you then

Mountain and sowden now there's a blast from the past lol I got quite sufficient at swaging the 22 jacketed bullets once I got everything dialled in shot as good as anything I bought

Ahh your in the US are you now if thats the case that's a different kettle of fish I would say if you can get that set up for that kind of money I'd say go for it For us across the pond the import duties and VAT kills it for us Yeah I've watched quite a bit on YouTube there are some beautiful looking slugs being made by a lot of people that shoot very well indeed I'm a farmer so when I get a bit of time now in the dark nights i,ll see what i can come up with there are some people swaging some lovely looking slugs with some very basic equipment I might even give up my rim fire 22 and have a slot on my fac for a high powered 22 air rifle instead

I'm wondering now if I could make up a die that would screw into a lee classic cast press and the punches clip into the ram i reload for 22 centrefire rifles you know utilise the kit that i already have the lee classic cast press is a beast of a press that I used to swage 22 calibre jacketed bullets on so it should be man enough for the job

So i think at those prices I think I,'ll buy some tool steel and retire to the workshop and see what I can turn on the lathe and mill myself I've bought a few samples of slugs from different manufacturers to get some measurements from when I get some time a project for the autumn nights lol You might find your way out on the price of the Corbin kit its an excellent piece of workmanship but more for the comercial swager TBH its a very expensive and Corbin have a very long waiting list that is months long

I've had a reply from GMI engineering today everything the press , the dies , and 2 punches the whole shooting match is $1.480 .80 us or £1.140 10 Stirling with free shipping only down side is they ship from either Taiwan or India so I,d get whacked with the import duties and VAT I thought I read they were a UK engineering firm TBH they have a UK agent who is based in Aberdeen my communication with GMI was very positive very helpfull people the gent told me its possible to swage any weight from 20 to 40 grain slugs In 22 calibre He said that they shipped the same kit to a UK based customer 2 weeks ago and even offered to contact him on my behalf to find out what the import duties and VAT were fair play So I,'ll weight and see if they will come back to me its just the kind of kit I want but the import duties and VAT will put it beyond my price range sadly The presslug and the Corbin setup is nice but the prices of them plus the import duties and VAT kills that idea as well lol

hi lads anyone here swaging their own 22 hollow point slugs I,m interested in rolling my own slugs been watching a lot of vids on YouTube liked the look of the slugs produced with the dies made by GMI engineering anyone know what price range these dies are running at

So apparently its my claim to fame that i,m the first in the UK to send a faulty brand new guardian back to SMK for repair obviously i managed to buy a friday afternoon or monday morning assembled gun by the seem of things lol

Just an update Took the guardian back to to shop I bought it from steve the owner managed to talk to a guy called Ross at SMK he explained the problems with the gun depressurizing at 100 bar and the lack of FPE with him and sure enough he said it sounded as if it was a valve problem somewhere in the system So SMK said they would a arrange to collect it on Monday ( tomorrow ) and repair or send a replacement all very professional so far So watch this space lol l

Yeah there's something wrong somewhere it will have to go back its a pity really because its a nice handy little rifle its surprising because it sounds as though it's really whacking the steel plate with authority

Another thing with this particular guardian its supposed to be full power but according to my chronograph its only averaging between 8 and 8 1/2 foot pounds very strange indeed

Lol ok I dont suppose they can't be any worse than this guardian but I do fancy the look of them with the detachable air cylinder and tune ability of them TBH

Yeah bought it brand new 3 weeks ago tomorrow well i,m not going to mess about with it and void the warranty so I think I,'ll be returning it to the shop I bought it from I quite fancy the hatsan AT44_10 in exchange

No thats fine no issues there I would say the regulator is set to vent the pressure when it drops below 100bars It happens everytime at first that's what i thought the ahh a seal issue not a very good start but no fully charged to 200 bar she holds pressure cycles and fires 6 full mags fine 40 shots a nice little shooter if I'm honest It vents through the transfer port so it does not sound like a seal issue which is making me think the regulator is set to vent at a pre determined pressure of 100 bar. THIS is the question I've asked the manufacturer milbro is if it's a design feature for this particular model and so far NO reply This is my only gripe I've got about it apart from the magazine being a bit lets say tempremntal to install but I,'ll live with that like i said I like it. Not the best advert for customer service from them so far

I bought one a fortnight ago nice short rifle very handy in a tight spot or under cover in and around buildings etc the picitinny rails are a nice touch and its regulated out of the box nice I was wondering if anyone has one becase mine vents all the pressure after it drops below 100 bar fully charged to 200 bar it shoots fine and gives about 40 shots but.as I said mine vents all pressure once it drops below 100 bar I've been trying to get in touch with milbro without success it must be said just to confirm that is indeed supposed to do this Only I can't find out a lot about them on the net

As the title says does anyone here own one of the new milbro guardian pcp ,22 air rifles

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