Bullet recovery

[fordfarmboy]

I’m thinking take a 5 gallon bucket fill it full of sand . Then fasten a pvc to the lid ,fill it full of foam so the sand doesn’t come up in gun . Shoot straight in to it ,then recover bullet to measure for barrel size / bullet size for reloading.
Will this work or destroy bullet? Thanks for the help

Ar47, Mosin cal. to start with

 

[Magyars]

I dunno but can't wait to read about your results

 

[Creedmoor]

Are you loading cast bullets for them?

 

[fordfarmboy]

This will be plated or jacket

 

[Cameramonkey]

I was told a better, quieter, less violent way to get the barrel diameter.

Take a slightly oversized (for your bore) soft lead black powder ball. Use a wooden dowel to drive it all the way through the barrel into the bore Then drive it back out and measure the ball.

Edited for accuracy.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Or this

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If what you want is actual minimum bore diameter, cameramonkey's procedure is probably what you want. If what you want is chamber and lead Cerrosafe would be a good option.

 

[bwframe]

I was told a better, quieter, less violent way to get the barrel diameter.

Take a slightly oversized (for your bore) soft lead black powder ball. Use a wooden dowel to drive it into the bore Then drive it back out and measure the ball.

^^^ This IS the way to slug your barrel. ^^^


Dowel rod sections long enough to drive the ball all the way through the bore. Hardwood dowels are best. They can be placed end to end. Drive with a non steel mallet, because it's very likely you will hit the muzzle.

If the OP can't readily find balls easily, I might be able to fix him up, depending on logistics, schedules and stuff?

 

[dieselrealtor]

Lead fishing weights can work as well, more readily available.

I believe your initial idea will provide less than accurate or desirable results.

 

[Mgderf]

I believe your initial idea will provide less than accurate or desirable results.

^This
Shooting into sand is likely to deform the projectile.
You may or may not be able to see the difference with the naked eye.
Slug your barrel as Cameramonkey suggested and you'll be good to go.

 

[Creedmoor]

I was told a better, quieter, less violent way to get the barrel diameter.

Take a slightly oversized (for your bore) soft lead black powder ball. Use a wooden dowel to drive it all the way through the barrel into the bore Then drive it back out and measure the ball.

Edited for accuracy.

The reason I asked if he's planning on shooting cast or jacketed bullets. If cast, yes slug the bore. If jacketed, no real reason to slug the bore.

 

[Leo]

A certain man worked on firearms as a hobby and often for friends.

He had a trap door in the pantry that opened to a sand filled crawl space. Sometimes he would open that door and shoot into the sand to test his repair work. The bullets recovered from the sand were deformed, only good for recasting the lead.
I am sure a 5 gallon bucket will catch pistol bullets, probably m16 bullets, not sure about large bore rifles.

Since he moved to Indiana, he no longer has a sand crawl space, making testing less convenient. Good luck

 

[fordfarmboy]

So does anyone know would ar47 barrels be a standard size like .311. I have been shooting wolf and shoots good (7.62x39).

 

[fordfarmboy]

I slugged my mosin onetime with fishing weight it got stuck in the middle With broken wood dowel. What hell that that was.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Seems to me I read of some being .308. Was probably here on INGO as I get all my news, sports and politics here. LOL

 

[dieselrealtor]

I slugged my mosin onetime with fishing weight it got stuck in the middle With broken wood dowel. What hell that that was.

I followed a recommendation I read somewhere. I cut the dowel into about 5" lengths, drove it to nearly flush, then added another length as necessary.

I used plenty of lubricatant on the slug.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So does anyone know would ar47 barrels be a standard size like .311. I have been shooting wolf and shoots good (7.62x39).

7.62x39 and 7.62x54R both use .311 projectiles.

 

[DadSmith]

I’m thinking take a 5 gallon bucket fill it full of sand . Then fasten a pvc to the lid ,fill it full of foam so the sand doesn’t come up in gun . Shoot straight in to it ,then recover bullet to measure for barrel size / bullet size for reloading.
Will this work or destroy bullet? Thanks for the help

Ar47, Mosin cal. to start with

If you live in the country fill up a bunch of milk jugs with water and shoot into them.

 

[Hookeye]

What about Cerrosafe?

 

[Creedmoor]

So does anyone know would ar47 barrels be a standard size like .311. I have been shooting wolf and shoots good (7.62x39).

Ask the manufacturer. A few like Ruger with the mini 30 from from the early 90's and before used .308 barrels after that they use .311 barrels

 

[bwframe]

So does anyone know would ar47 barrels be a standard size like .311. I have been shooting wolf and shoots good (7.62x39).

If they are good shooting, why don't you just measure the unfired Wolf bullet, just outside of the case?