Bullet Squeezer

[phideaux]

that's the nickname my .22LR sizer got. since it can seriously squeeze the shit out of a .22LR. it's threaded to work in any standard press and is fully adjustable. the maximum diameter it will size to is .226". the bullets can be sized far enough to totally remove/fill up the bands on the side of the bullet.the shell holder was made in two pieces and welded since we didn't have a small enough woodruff cutter for the rim slot.

the tool rod that is setup is for hollow pointing and will make a small or large hollow point depending on how far in it's adjusted. the other tool rods are for flat pointing and the far right rod is just a bullet seating stem for .223, it makes a weird nipple shaped bullet. nipple bullet is on bottom row, third from the right and also the first on the left in bottom row. they're hard to see, but I think you can make out most of the bullet shapes in the picture.

my favorite is what looks like a reversed wadcutter with the hollow base showing. it's on the bottom row, second from the right. that huge frontal section seems to really hit hard, and also make perfect circles in targets. i need a lot more testing, but groups have improved especially with bulk pack ammo which was the whole purpose of making it.

 

[Dylan in AZ]

Re: Bullet Squeezer

That's VERY cool...

 

[PLeighton]

Re: Bullet Squeezer

Nice work!

That is the same way the Waltz Die works.
Just increase or decrease the depth of the rod.

Which ammo has worked best in your setup?
I know that Neil Waltz recomends Wolf MT with his.

 

[phideaux]

Re: Bullet Squeezer

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr. Phil</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice work!

That is the same way the Waltz Die works.
Just increase or decrease the depth of the rod.

Which ammo has worked best in your setup?
I know that Neil Waltz recomends Wolf MT with his. </div></div>

I have a Ruger 77/22 with what I thought was going to be a bug hole shootin Shilen match barrel. I'm lucky if I can get Wolf MT to shoot into 3" at 50 yards, same with Federal GMM. The only match ammo this rifle will shoot worth a damn is RWS Rifle Target, and it'll shoot one tiny ragged hole with that. Remington Sub Sonic and Winchester Silver Box are the next best shooters, Aquila Sniper Sub Sonic(60 gr bullet) keyholes at 50 yards and I kind of expected that.

The Rem and Winchester were squeezed out to .226" and tried, both groups shrank below 1" at 50 yards. that's all the testing I've got to do so far. I did slug the bore of the Shilen barrel.....the first 6" were really snug, then the barrel just opened up and the slug could be pushed out by the pressure of one finger on the rod.

I got rid of the rifle and am trying to decide what to replace it with. A friend was shooting his old Marlin bolt action .22 with micro groove rifling with me that first day(before bullet squeezing) and every ammo we had to test(16 different rounds) shot under one inch out of his rifle at 50 yards, even the Aquila SSS. I was pretty amazed, so I may try one of the new Marlin XT's.

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: Bullet Squeezer

would this happen to be a Neal Waltz die? or is it something you made yourself?

 

[phideaux]

Re: Bullet Squeezer

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TOP PREDATOR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">would this happen to be a Neal Waltz die? or is it something you made yourself? </div></div>

we made this die in our shop