The Anchor
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so a while back i picked up some really cheap 500 S&W bullets. They are 400 grain Winchester Platinum tip JHP. They did not have a cannelure, but for the price i figured i could get the bullets and the tool for less then i would pay for the barnes XPB i was using ( trying to rationalize another specialty tool purchase). i picked up 300 bullets to start, for $100 shipped, picked up the cannelure tool from Corbin for $175 shipped, for a total of $275, which is still a savings over the XPB @$1/piece.
tool is pretty well thought out, and staightforward.
comes with the tool, instruction, two screws and two allen wrenches
instructions were easy to use, as was adjusting the tool.
first was to adjust the tool for bigger bullets ( cases), which just required removing an o-ring from the pivot pin, and reloacting the upper arm into the higher pivot hole with the pin, and replacing the o-ring.
next was to set the cannelure wheel with the provided wrench. fine tuning adjustments are accomplished with another allen srew and nut. I measured the cannelure on the loaded winchester round, and set the cannelure just a few thousandth closer to the base so my oal, will be a hair longer oal.
next you adjust the cannelure depth stop, by positioning the bolt stop to the desired dept. instructions state to place the bullet into the rollers, close the handle, set the stop bolt so that it just raises the wheel off the bullet, then adjust the screw back a little moe then 1/4 turn to get a depth between .010 and .015.
now your ready to run the cannelure into the bullet.
they recommend 2-3 full turns of the handle. i turned 3 times. i also tilted the tool so it was pitched back to the allen stop bolt, to keep the bullet from walking forward.
finally it took about 30-35 minutes to run all 300 through. i mounted the tool to my desk so i could use my body to press down, but it still gets tiresome. i did switch arms, and it worked just as easily. quality of the tool is first rate, and it looks like it will take a lot of bullets before the wheel wears out.
now to build a recipe for the handload.....
tool is pretty well thought out, and staightforward.
comes with the tool, instruction, two screws and two allen wrenches
instructions were easy to use, as was adjusting the tool.
first was to adjust the tool for bigger bullets ( cases), which just required removing an o-ring from the pivot pin, and reloacting the upper arm into the higher pivot hole with the pin, and replacing the o-ring.
next was to set the cannelure wheel with the provided wrench. fine tuning adjustments are accomplished with another allen srew and nut. I measured the cannelure on the loaded winchester round, and set the cannelure just a few thousandth closer to the base so my oal, will be a hair longer oal.
next you adjust the cannelure depth stop, by positioning the bolt stop to the desired dept. instructions state to place the bullet into the rollers, close the handle, set the stop bolt so that it just raises the wheel off the bullet, then adjust the screw back a little moe then 1/4 turn to get a depth between .010 and .015.
now your ready to run the cannelure into the bullet.
they recommend 2-3 full turns of the handle. i turned 3 times. i also tilted the tool so it was pitched back to the allen stop bolt, to keep the bullet from walking forward.
finally it took about 30-35 minutes to run all 300 through. i mounted the tool to my desk so i could use my body to press down, but it still gets tiresome. i did switch arms, and it worked just as easily. quality of the tool is first rate, and it looks like it will take a lot of bullets before the wheel wears out.
now to build a recipe for the handload.....