Waltz 22 Rimfire Bullet Reforming Die: Arrived!

[AikiNut]

What a tale. In July, I ordered this from the new person who's taken over the business of making the dies.

They were completed and ready to ship in November. But we had a post office strike.

So the person making them, left them at the shop - all packed up and ready to ship.

Then... his shop burned to the ground.

After (gradually) retooling, using a friend's workshop in their off-hours, ordering parts from others, looking after ageing parents, working full time, I have the dies...

They look really well made - fits in a standard reloading press, and has "flat nose", "round nose", and "hollow pointer" punches. all seems to be tight tolerances.
Clear PDF file with instructions. Now... to do some testing.

Won't be too fast getting it done but I'll be testing a few varieties of bulk ammo in "factory" condition, and then with a few different batches of swaging. When I've had some time to do that, I'll report what I get in changes of ammo consistency.

AikiNut

 

[furyHD1080p]

First time hear about this! Serms interesting. Pls update when you test it out! Appreciated!

 

[.22LRGUY]

Congrats, they're great. I ordered one from Neal maybe 10+ years ago. Don't remember exactly how long, but I do remember having a couple of phone conversation with him. Retired machinist, doing these in small batches...at his own pace. There was some chatter online speculating he had closed up shop because it was impossible to reach him. I mentioned that to him, and he replied that people just need to have a little patience. He was about to tell me I'd need patience too, but I assured him I was in no rush..just grateful to know one will be coming in the mail eventually. And it did.

I did ammo testing at the time, the 3-4 types I was using most. I know CCI SV was one, my Anschutz 1450 liked Federal Gold Medal Target so I know I ran both of those through. All I remember from that experience is that accuracy on all either stayed the same, or improved slightly. Nothing lost.

What is has done very effectively for me? It's helped me turn affordable CCI Blazer solids into gaping hollow points, much to the chagrin of the resident gopher population in S. Alberta.

If you find yourself wanting to run any waxy ammo through in big volumes for any reason, PM me and I'll let you know how I keep it running smoothly, how many rounds before you have to clean, what happens when you don't, etc.