The Learning Pages
Making your own Ammo. Reloading. Bullet Casting. What's it all about and why should every shooter learn how to do this? Well I say it's fun. It's cost effective. It's a great feeling of accomplishment, and a great skill to have that needs to be passed down from generation to generation.
So pull up a chair, and let's get started...!
-Pat
Awesome Bullet Casting Videos by- Iraqveteran8888
Free Bullets for Life – Bullet Casting Part 1
Explanation of the Theory and Engineering behind Checkmaker™ Gas Check Forming Dies
50 Caliber Range Test with Checkmaker™ Gas Check Dies and Accurate Mold 50-420KG
Using Checkmaker™ PB "Plain Base" Dies
Seating Gas Checks with LEE Sizing Dies
The Beretta Storm and Checkmaker™ 9mmPB Gas Checks
Making 45 Caliber Checkmaker™ Gas Checks
Do Checkmaker™ gas checks STAY ON once fired?
Expanding Gas Checks for an Oversized Bullet Shank
Comparison between 32/8mm Checkmaker™ & Hornady Commercial
Cast Bullets in a Polygonal Rifle Barrel
Checkmaker™ Gas Checks and a 30 caliber Spitzer
Range Test with .014 Amerimax Aluminum
Ruger No 1 Dream Rifle in 358 Winchester and Checkmaker™ Gas Checks
Checkmaker™ plain base 45 Auto RIM Smith & Wesson Range Results
This website link below is the "Holy Grail" of information regarding Cast Shooting. Inside are some of the greatest articles written from authors such as by Glen E. Fryxell / Robert L. Applegate, with Foreword by John Taffin and more...!
Would like to sincerely thank Rick Kelter for permission to link his page here... Pat
DO NOT Buy or use .009- .011" Aluminum Flashing from Amerimax or any Box Hardware Store! It is All tempered to hard and not suitable for gas checks and can damage dies! I will no longer replace any dies used with this metal. Please check carefully.
How to make Gas Checks
http://www.castpics.net/subsite2/HowTo/MakingGC.pdf
Instructions:
Here is a PDF download link for full operating instructions with pictures:
https://www.patmarlins.com/CheckMakerDiesInstructions.pdf
Here's a wealth of information on slugging your bore:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?78293-How-to-slug-a-barrel
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSlug.htm
Customer Video's on Checkmaker™ Operation:
PatMarlins .30 Cal CheckMaker™ (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_R6ZjayWU
35 cal Checkmaker™ (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ2ftUz5iXs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ2ftUz5iXs
Folks... please support the NEW Bullshop Forum. Join and learn from (Dan) the Master cast bullet maker, and shooter/hunter. He has more expertise and knowledge in the cast shooting field than most out there, and if you want to be successful in making and shooting your own, this forum will become the number one source for learning and his unique products as time progresses... Pat
