Equip ammunition 12 caliber. Press for ammunition

Smoothbore hunting weapons are recognized as lovers of this kind of pastime all over the world. In this article, we will try to learn as much as possible the equipment for ammunition of 12 caliber, suitable for it. So, if you have one British trade pound of lead (453.59 g), it can be divided into twelve equal pieces. Of these, we cast exactly the same number of round bullets of equal mass and diameter. Eureka! We will have bullets of 12 caliber! Notice that the inside diameter of the stem channel of a gun of a similar format corresponds to the parameters of such a lead ball.

Note: the nominal diameter of the barrel of a 12-gauge gun is 18.5 mm. But it is obvious that the actual dimensions of the channels from these are significantly different. These differences are due to the difference in weight of one pound in grams, found in different states. For example, the Russian pound corresponds to 409.512 g, and the Austrian - 560.01 g.

At some manufacturers of the weapon values of widths of the channel of a trunk fluctuate in limits from 18,2 to 18,9 mm. The Tula Arms Plant produces arms of 12 caliber with a diameter of the channel of 18.5 mm. And in Izhevsk works a remarkable mechanical plant that produces for guns trunks with an internal diameter of 18.4 mm (until 1990 the diameter of the trunks produced in this production was 18.2 mm).

Weapons companies in Germany and Italy create shotguns of 12 caliber with barrels, the diameter of which is 18.6 mm, US manufacturers - 18.9 mm, Great Britain - 18.7 mm.

As we see, equipping ammunition of 12 caliber is a very cunning task, because the internal diameters of the weapon's stem channel differ depending on the model of the cartridge case. In products made of metal, the walls are much thinner than those of the same paper or plastic options. That is why the channels of the trunks made for the folder cases have a smaller diameter in comparison with the channels created for the metal ones. In general, most versions of hunting rifles are designed to use paper sleeves.

Warheads of 12 caliber

For cartridges of different lengths, the following cartridges of 12 calibers are made:

• Warhead with a sleeve length of 65 mm;
• Ammunition, designed for a sleeve of 70 mm;
• Warhead Magnum (length of the sleeve 76 mm);
• Cartridge Super Magnum (length of the sleeve 89 mm).

Cartridges of 12 calibers are classified by type of charge on:

• Card;
• Shot;
• Bullet.

The warheads of a given diameter also differ in the field of application. Allocate:

• Hunting;
• Traumatic;
• Sports;
• Signal warheads.

Machine MEC 600

Let's look at the MEC 600 Jr cartridges press. - the most popular adaptation of the middle class.

This product is designed for those who want to have an inexpensive machine, do not chase the full automation of the process, but at the same time seeks an excellent result. Here, the automatic feeder of capsules is not included as standard, but it does not matter. It can be purchased separately and installed on a press. Notice, this is the cheapest machine among all the adaptations of this nature.

Equipment cartridges at home called the "occupation for assiduous." Therefore, most craftsmen prefer this machine - the basis of the foundations in the MES model line. MES 600, like all other products of the mentioned company, is made of steel. It is equipped with a powerful construction, a long working lever with a comfortable handle, full adjustable attachments.

In fact, the press MES 600 is designed in such a way that each operation is carried out on it independently, independently of the others. A typical user, for example, equipping, for example, ammunition of 12 calibers, such a device is very necessary, because the greatest productivity of the device MES 600 is approximately 250 warheads per hour. In addition, masters can equip them with sleeve diameters of 76 and 70 mm. The device is equipped with a height-adjustable purge ring, designed to compress the metal base of the cartridge case.

In the presence of a smooth cone, simple rolling can be performed. The machine for equipping the cartridges calibrates the cartridge, removes the shot capsules and presses new ones, measures the shot and powder, closes the sleeve with six beams or eight.

Lee Load All 2

This device is produced for warheads of 12 and 20 calibers. They carry out cartridges at home to smooth-bore weapons. This device performs the following operations:

• Presses and presses the shot capsules;
• Calibrate the metal head of the sleeve;
• Recharges cartridges in both the shot and the new sleeve;
• Puzhuet cartridges;
• Presses the shells with an asterisk;
• Can charge 60-100 warheads per hour.

The device has dozers of shot and gunpowder with a set of bushings (24 pieces).

Spinning table

And now consider the twist of the desktop, ammunition cartridges of 12 caliber. It fixes the shotgun, rolling up the free edge of the dummy of a plastic or paper sleeve.

The device is fixed to the table with a bracket. Further, the equipped warhead is placed between the matrix and the washer (dulce to the matrix, and to the washer head). Then, pressing the cartridge, the hunter twists the edge of the sleeve with his hilt. It is noteworthy that at the same time he is pressing the warhead with his left hand with a movable lever. And the hunter should not put too much pressure on him, otherwise the edge of the cartridge case may be spoiled.

Interestingly, the table spins have more performance than manual twists, since they are more comfortable to use. These devices screw the edge of the dulce more evenly and more firmly.

Equipment of warheads in everyday life

Equipment for ammunition of 12 calibles in domestic conditions can not be called a super complicated matter if, of course, the safety rules are observed. Yes, in principle, any cartridge is easy to equip at home: it is important to be careful and accurate. The process saves money, and also helps the craftsmen to thoroughly study the problems of ballistics during shooting from a smoothbore gun. It should be noted that the shooter gets more pleasure when hunting for game with warheads of own production.

Those who are interested in the household equipment of ammunition of 12 caliber, who want to learn this unusual craft, you need purchased (or independently manufactured) the following devices:

• Weights from 0.01 to 20 g and scales for weighing gunpowder and shot pellets;
• Cone for straightening the edges of shot cartridges, a device for equipping warheads such as UPS or "Barkalay";
• Measurements for samples of shot and powder;
• Funnel for filling the shells with shot and powder, die cutting for the dust;
• Twist, rolling sleeve;
• To calibrate equipped warheads or shot cartridges, you must have a calibration ring;
• For sleeves need stands: each of fifty pieces.

Many of the devices listed above, you can buy in stores that offer products for hunting, and some - to make their own hands.

On sale it is possible to find the standards for weighing smoke powder and shot. But many hunters for the dosage of gunpowder "Falcon" (smokeless) make several measurements with their own hands. They make them from plastic plastic stoppers: the outer edges are cut and fastened to the handle through the bottom.

Then the measurements are calibrated under the samples of gunpowder "Falcon". To do this, take the required mass and pour it into measure through a funnel. Then the substance is leveled and its level is noted. After that, cut the edge of the measurement, protruding 1 mm above the mark, as scooping up the powder from the cup, it is impossible to put it tightly, so it is only buried through the funnel.

Step-by-step instruction

So, we continue to study how to equip ammunition of 12 calibers. Merku check, weighing scooped up gunpowder. When the measure exactly corresponds to the intended charge weight, designate this weight on its handle.

By the way, the funnel for filling sleeves is glued from paper, plastic or made of a metal thin sheet. The cone, with which the barrel of the cartridge cases is straightened, is grinded either from solid wood or from metal.

In general, the ammunition of cartridges of 12 gauge caliber consists of the following stages.

1. The hunter retrieves the shot capsules to reuse the shells.
2. He inspects, sorts and prepares cartridges for equipment.
3. Then primersovyvayutsya primers.
4. The hunter weighs and measures the charges of gunpowder and pours them into sleeves.
5. Then he pours dust on the gunpowder.
6. Dismantles or measures shot pellets. He falls asleep in the sleeves.
7. Then he pours out the shotguns.
8. The latter are then properly secured.
9. The cartridges are marked.

Shooting sleeves

We hope that our readers are pleased to learn the equipment of 12-caliber cartridges: the machine and other elements necessary for such a serious process. And do you know that craftsmen pay a lot of attention to shooting shells? What is it? If the sleeve has a longitudinal crack or a break, it is rejected. If the hunter finds on this product a torn off edge of the dulce or a weakened nest under the capsule, the transverse crack formed along the upper cut of the metal bottom, he will not use it. Also, a product with burnout, stratification and local swelling of paper walls is considered to be a marriage.

If the edge of the collar is torn off from the cartridge case, and the remaining defects are not detected, you can use it for lightened charges. But it will need to be shortened by 7 mm.

If they are dirty, they are dried in the oven or in any other way. This process will reduce their diameter: the product will freely enter the chamber of the weapon. In powdered cases, gunpowder can retain its fighting qualities for a very long time.

At the shot or paper sleeve before the equipment, the hunters straighten the dulza with conical rules. If the paper product is weakened, you can restore it by impregnating the product with molten paraffin or wax. In fact, hunting cartridges require the organization of a workplace that provides the ability to perform all of these operations.

Powder Backfilling

Agree, the ammunition of cartridges cartridges (12 caliber of warheads including) is very entertaining. We continue to understand this complicated process and consider the algorithm of actions for filling powder in the shell. The cartridges intended for outfitting are installed in the stand on the left side of the master. In each of them press caps. It is important that the capsule enters the nest without distortion, tightly. If it is placed there freely, the sleeve must be discarded.

Next, the prepared items are placed in an empty stand on the right side of the workplace. But if there are some capsules left in the box, they are sent to the place of permanent storage. After that, on a stable stand, install the balance and arm with weights and measures for measuring the powder, a cup. First check the raw materials for compliance with their weighted standard. The substance is scooped from the cup so that it fills with the slide.

Then the excess of gunpowder is removed with a sleeve or other object. The remaining raw material is weighed. If its mass corresponds to the one chosen for the equipment, the filling of the substance into the sleeves begins. After the hunter has filled 10-12 cases, he necessarily conducts the verification weighing of the gunpowder.

It is important to remember that the powder is filled with monotonous movements.

Recommendations

As you can see, the equipment of hunting cartridges requires colossal patience and takes a lot of time. And if you are ready for an even longer process, measure the charges of gunpowder on the scales, because a mismatch even in 0.02 g is reflected in the parameters of the shot scree. By the way, for warheads, which are used for long-range or special shots, we must weigh the powder.

So, we put the scales to the left of the cups with gunpowder, closer to the hunter. From their cup, we pour the powder through the funnel into the sleeves. Further, we place the filled copies in an empty stand.

Remember, for summer hunting do not need to use powerful gunpowder charges, because in this period they will only worsen the quality of the scree of the shot and give a strong return. But this kind of hunting will turn into torture - you will not get pleasure from it.

For cartridges of normal weight with tilting trunks cartridges are equipped according to the following rules.

1. Cartridges intended for self-loading rifles are equipped with a small amount of gunpowder, which is necessary for automatic operation.
2. If the air temperature drops, the powder charges intensify.
3. Equipping ammunition of 12 caliber bullets with a shotgun provides for an increase of 0.5 grams of powdered smoke powder and 0.1 g of Sokol powder for arming the installed caliber in excess of the recommended seasonal weights. For weapons of other calibers, the increase is proportional to the mass of the main charge.

If the equipment of bullet cartridges of 12 caliber is held correctly, the recommended charges will provide sufficient initial speed of shot, bullets and canister for any hunting.

Powder woofers

After all the shells are filled with gunpowder, the hunters begin to work on filling up the dust. The sleeve is inserted alternately by an obturating wool made of cardboard with a thickness of about 2 mm, and felted - deposited, and then undealized wads.

Upon completion of work, some craftsmen put a cardboard thin wad, thanks to which the fight of the gun becomes more spreading. The thing is that it strengthens the deformation of the fraction severalfold.

Cardboard wool in the sleeve is inserted obliquely. It is leveled by a navigator, and it takes a horizontal position, and then gunpowder is added. Felt puffs are kneaded by the hands, so that when entering the sleeve, they do not crush her dulcus. After this, they are placed in the inside of the projectile by a rotational movement and are moved by a navigator to a cardboard dust.

Security

And what other surprises can we get with the ammunition of ammunition of 12 caliber? Lee Load All 2 and other similar devices in operation require to observe safety rules. During the equipment it is inadmissible to be near an open fire, to smoke, to press the capsules after filling the shell with gunpowder, to hammer shells with a hammer, or to work on an uneven and dirty surface.

Even a small grain of sand, accidentally caught under a capsule, when pressed, can ignite it.

In general, when equipping warheads, one must keep clean and accurate. And if all the rules are fulfilled, even a novice hunter will be able to equip up to fifty cartridges per night.

Magnum cartridges

Do you know that the 12-gauge Magnum ammunition is considered to be a very important matter? These warheads have recently gained immense popularity among domestic hunters. And in the West they are appreciated.

What are they? Simple cartridges with a sleeve of 70 mm in size contain 32-36 g of shot. More powerful warheads with large sleeves 76 and 89 mm already belong to the category "Magnum" (mass fraction 40-52 g). In the market you can find warheads manufactured for typical sizes 12/70, called among the population "Semi-Magnum" (the mass fraction in them is 38-42 g).

So, let's study the equipment of "Magnum" cartridges of 12 caliber as much as possible in detail. Our shooters, as a rule, use warheads of this model in weapons of 12/76 format. After all, the 12/89 format requires specific armament and creates too powerful a return.

The proper armor of "Magnum" warheads 12/76 with a 52-gram shot requires skillful execution of all the nuances of the technical process. You should definitely check that your gun is designed for warheads of this model and corresponds to the 76-millimeter cartridge chamber.

For equipment charges "Magnum" plastic sleeves (length 76 mm) 12 calibers are used. Capsules need to be selected of high quality. From domestic powders, "Sokol" and "Sunar-42 Magnum" have proved themselves to be very successful. As a charge, therefore, these marks should be used.

On gunpowder, a dust container with special damper parameters is installed. The fraction is taken from №4 to №0000. Rolling of cartridges is carried out either by rolling or by a "star".

It should be noted that equipping the Magnum warheads is a very important task. And if the knowledge is not enough, it is better to refuse the household preparation of cartridges of this model.

But they are sold in any store of hunting goods!