Fired 5.7x28mm brass cases measure approximately .315" in diameter. They can be filled with lead and when properly sized, be used as bullets to be fired from many 30 caliber rifles.
This is a follow up to a short I posted a while ago.
It received a lot of comments, and some contained useful tips to improve upon the results. In this video, I implement those to make better bullets from the 5.7 cases.
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00:00 Intro
02:09 Making a forming die
06:03 Preliminary test
08:02 Finishing the die
09:25 Filling with lead
13:27 Finishing touches
15:26 Loading
16:15 Shooting
17:00 Barrel life
18:59 Results & Conclusion
