Snow Day Tinkering

[B y r o n]

So, it's a snow day in my neck of the woods. Instead of playing in the snow I decided to play in the reloading room. A while back I picked up some blaster ammo. This is Federal 36 gr. HP ammo. I decided to break out my Waltz die and see how the HP stem worked. This is what I ended up with:

Now I just have to wait till the weather warms up a bit and see how it performs. At advertised 1260 fps quiet isn't the goal.

 

[Cowpokey]

WOW, your die really opens them up. I didn't start with HP, but when I run them though mine they come out more like your "before" picture.