Author Topic: Homemade Gas Checks? (Read 447 times)

jh45gun · « **on:** December 27, 2003, 09:06:02 PM »

Has any one heard of making gas checks out of aluminum cans like pop or beer cans? I have a friend that claims you can do it and it works fine? I am going to post this some other places also and see what response I get. He claims he has some punches that you can make them out of cans. Jim

jh45gun · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2003, 09:10:51 PM »

OK saw this on the cast bullet board but if it is possible is it safe for the bore?

Donna · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2003, 11:41:34 PM »

Hello Jim,

Bullet Swaggers have tried making bullet jackets out of aluminum cans and it does work. But when aluminum corrodes it is called aluminum oxide, which is the same stuff that grinding wheels and grinding compounds are made from. So just be careful.

Donna :wink:

Graybeard · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2003, 06:24:36 AM »

Yes you can do this. Dennis Smith formerly the CEO and I think owner of The Hanned Line an advertiser on this site still has some of these left over I believe. The equipment is called Freechec MKII and is priced at $130 and is available in 30, 9mm/357/358, .44, ..45 Pistol, .45 Rifle, .41. Contact info for Dennis is as follows:

Dennis A. Smith
4463 Madoc Way
San Jose, CA 95130

408-370-6420

Dennis pays the shipping on these at this price.

GB