need help on reloading 20mm............

[BOLTRIPPER]

.....any one done this and still got all appendiges ? .......any help .......thanks

[l4bren]

BOLTRIPPER,

I have a friend who converted a Soviet PTRD anti-tank rifle to 20mm. I think he occasionally rolls his own. He might have some tips for you. Or you might try biggerhammer.com. There are a few psychos there for whom .50 BMG just isn't big enough.

Tom

[Swampfox]

Which 20mm? I've been reloading the 20mmx138B for the Lahti for many years. Takes some expensive tooling but once you're set up it's not much different than any other cartridge. Original cartridges must also be converted from the Berdan to Boxer primers. Easy to do if you have a lathe and related tooling.
Only press I know of that'll handle the cartridge is the Rock Crusher sold by Dave Cumberland (the Old Western Scrounger). Dies are available from several sources. WC872 powder is plentyful and cheap. 20mm Vulcan bullets can be used in both the US 20mm and the Lahti/Solothurn cartridge and are also available from several sources.
If it's the Lahti/Solothurn you're interested in, I can give you more details.

[BOLTRIPPER]

..swampfox.........your my hero......yes on the Lahti.......... Boltripper@yahoo.com

[This message has been edited by BOLTRIPPER (edited 06 September 2002).]

[partisan50]

Re: need help on reloading 20mm............

Does anybody still own and load for a 20mm Lahti?

[noname762]

Henry Bowman never had any trouble.

[noname762]

Re: need help on reloading 20mm............

Does anybody still own and load for a 20mm Lahti?

Partisan50 YOUR HANDLE clobbered the back of my memory banks and I mean wayyyy the Hellllllllllll back there Hoochie Coo!! I trust you're still above the dirt. [b]

Don't wait sooooo cotton pickin long to make a post here Slim why doncha?




What would Henry Bowman do??