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 wrote: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.USGF wrote: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.
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Oh excellent! OK thanks. I'll consider designing a pellet and then contact Jagerbond.USGF wrote: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 wrote: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.USGF wrote: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.
MoonBoggMoonbogg wrote: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.USGF wrote: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.
If you can give me length estimate I can give you quote. Also, where did you get rifled AL barrel from?
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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:
Not meant to be fired from spudguns though:
Pretty good effect on target:
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
JSR,
You got a lathe now. Think you will machine similar molds anytime soon?
USGF
You got a lathe now. Think you will machine similar molds anytime soon?
USGF
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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
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
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
Need a large turn mill and some UHMW.... I sure'd like to see the damage video.jackssmirkingrevenge wrote: 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
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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
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
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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
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
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I'll drag up this example again:USGF wrote: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......
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
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Slightly related, I think the mythbusters did a fairly shitty job with the "frozen bullet" theory...al-xg wrote:The next spudfiles challenge ?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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I was thinking about that too...Slightly related, I think the mythbusters did a fairly shitty job with the "frozen bullet" theory...
How about using frozen body tissue or bone? It should have a lot better mechanical properties than plain ice...
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They did it with frozen meat in Mythbusters but that's cheating...Labtecpower wrote:How about using frozen body tissue or bone? It should have a lot better mechanical properties than plain ice...
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life