machined APFSDS projectiles

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Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:39 pm

JSR, just tap me if you want some high carbon steel :D

I have 3 meters of 12mm DIA silversteel rod
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:37 am

jakethebeast wrote:I have 3 meters of 12mm DIA silversteel rod
I might take you up on that once I move ;)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:13 pm

Made some using steel bolts as cores and aimed for the 7/8 oz - 1 1/8 oz weight range shotgun slugs normally come in, these should perform better :)
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Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:53 pm

Those look sweet! How about some 2mm APSLFHSKFNEOCSKF rounds for the Mini Boy? :D
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Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:54 pm

Cool work man.

On a slightly different note, any interest in a 73.66mm version made from tungsten? :D
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Sun Jul 07, 2013 3:27 pm

Gun Freak wrote:Those look sweet! How about some 2mm APSLFHSKFNEOCSKF rounds for the Mini Boy? :D
You're going to have to elaborate on that ;P
On a slightly different note, any interest in a 73.66mm version made from tungsten?
That would have to be transported by low-loader :-/

Here's what I'll be sending to demolition ranch tomorrow - made from high tensile bolts as cores for now while I await the tungsten and HSS, hopefully these will do well anyway:
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You're going to have to elaborate on that ;P
Pengun APFSDS rounds!
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Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:22 pm

Aww it wouldn't be THAT heavy. :)

About 7lbs or so for what I'd be designing. The tungsten's only 1" in diameter, about 12-15" long.

Do hope that works out well for ya!
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:10 am

Gun Freak wrote:Pengun APFSDS rounds!
I got that, but what does the acronym refer to? Or was it just gobbledygook?
About 7lbs or so for what I'd be designing. The tungsten's only 1" in diameter, about 12-15" long.
That's pretty expensive :shock: even Hitler had issued a führerbefehl stating that tungsten should be used for machine tools, not flung around the Russian front at silly velocities :D which was a shame.

These cost me about $3 each for 9 grams each, and you're talking about 2500 grams :shock:

Those are tungsten carbide though, other tungsten alloys are cheaper.
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:11 am

Yeah it'd be a tungsten alloy. :P
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I got that, but what does the acronym refer to? Or was it just gobbledygook?
I don't know what it stands for but you guys seem to use it a lot :lol:
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:43 am

APFSDS is Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot.

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APSLFHSKFNEOCSKF presumably is A Particularly Small Lead Free Highly Streamlined Kinetic Force Nano Energy Omni Capable Silent Killing Fireball.

or something like that :)
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:35 am

Exactly what I meant!! :D

When will you fire these babies into a misfortuned computer shell?
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Gun Freak wrote:When will you fire these babies into a misfortuned computer shell?
They're currently on their way to Texas to be fired out of a shotgun ;)

I kept one though, it fits nicely in my 0.75" hybrid barrel...

edit:flew out nicely too :D
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Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:42 am

Some more slugs for Demolition Ranch, using 3/4 oz tungsten fishing sinkers. Not particularly hard alloy but the high density should make for some interesting results. I like how the subcalibre one looks a little like a cartridge, it would give credence to movie posters like this.
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