I figured out how to consistently get small groups at 1,000 yards!

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I figured out how to consistently get small groups at 1,000 yards!

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Erik Cortina

3 жыл бұрын

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@johnwilliams-gk1fb 3 жыл бұрын

You had me right up to “harbor freight and precision”

@rustynut1967 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, the harbor freight lathe had precision written right on it.

@ErikCortina 3 жыл бұрын

@@rustynut1967 Exactly! 😁

@billclifton8400 3 жыл бұрын

yeah "harbor freight" and "precision" are oxymorons for sure

@ArionRaine 3 жыл бұрын

Take a look a Clicksprings videos if you seriously think the 7x14 isnt capable of precision work. Only non machinists would claim it isnt. The 7x14 (wherever you buy it from) is quite capable, and is as precise as YOU are. Funny video....but c'mon guys.

@drd1924 3 жыл бұрын

lol me too...when he said "High precision lathe" and went to harbor freight... I was like ok buddy but hey I'll keep watching..... But then...when he said use a 3 jaw because they're more accurate than a 4 Jaw....when any of the best 3 jaws will inherently have .003" IR....Ok this guy may have a couple lathes but doesn't know much about machining. THEN....when he cranked down on the bullet...with two hands distorting the jacket obviously....instead of using a collet chuck....I was like.....Ummmm What THE? And all the time knowing a projectile at supersonic will have air seperation at the base and the base profile only matters upon the subsonic transition phase....I was like Ok I gotta keep watching to see this guys BS claim on a 1000 yd group. 5/8" But even then....my engineering mind was still trying to figure out the reason for the obvious results since we all try different things to Eek that extra .001" out of our groups. Bore lapping, bullet coating, muzzle crowns, blah blah. BOOOM freakin got me....April Fools. Very well done.

@randalljones1928 3 жыл бұрын

I was sceptical when you said Harbor Freight "Precision," but when you cranked down on that 3 jaw chuck, I remembered what day it was. Very funny!

@95GTSpeedDemon 5 ай бұрын

I'm watching a 2 years later not on April Fools. It reminds me of the concrete video and how good he is at satire

@FClassJohn 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have the perfect excuse to tell my wife why I need to buy a lathe. Thanks Erik!!! 🤣

@J-1911 3 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight "Precision." 🤣🤣

@tinfoilsombrero1439 3 жыл бұрын

@@J-1911 Quality tools.

@mastermattk 3 жыл бұрын

Or even a long range rifle set up...

@charlesborders2893 3 жыл бұрын

@John Beige YOU NEED A COLLET FOR THAT JOB ON A GOOD QUALITY LATHE BUT ON A PRECISION MAC-IT WOULD GIVE GOOD RESULTS THEN WEIGH AND NOT GET THEM OUT OF ROUNDNESS OR DEFORM .MAKE THEM FROM SOLID STOCK AND USE A CNC THREDING MAC WITH COLLET --MAKES A DAM GOOD BULLET IF YOU SET IT UP RIGHT THE HOLE WILL STABLES THE ROUND--- A DAM GOOD MACHINEST CAN MAKE A DAM BABY HELLO--NOW THAT A DAM GOOD MACHINEST THOUGH

@docholliday3273 3 жыл бұрын

You and me, both

@1917jmb 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many people aren’t gonna watch this to the end, or just not figure it out, and start drilling a bunch of bullets... 😂

@danielsekera3525 3 жыл бұрын

after last years concrete video I was waiting for this

@hkguitar1984 3 жыл бұрын

I was all in until he stated "Deform to perform"! LOL

@PassionforRifles 3 жыл бұрын

I was like WTF, but then i did remeber that it is the April first :D

@zerocool46 3 жыл бұрын

The first clue it was a joke is when you said to use a precision lathe like the one from harbor freight

@mplemke 3 жыл бұрын

@@zerocool46 I have to admit, I was scratching my head on the Harbor Freight lathe as well, but I still took the bait.

@carlyoung6808 3 жыл бұрын

I love this. As a full time machinist and a machine shop at home. HF HIGH precision lathe ??, 3 jaw chuck with no jaws ??, crank down with both hands ??. I would imagine within the first few minutes people were ready to rush out to HF and spend money. On a serious note, Sierra designed their precision bullets with a small hole in the nose and boat tail. A small hole/cavity at the base. MM...maybe Erik has stumbled onto a top tier super secret, known to only those at the highest level, revealed to them by visitors from planet X0. A T-Shirt would be nice.

@ronaldmontgomery8446 Жыл бұрын

He never heard of a collet chuck. Machinable any size you want and it will run perfectly concentric.

@hbudsmalley6317 3 жыл бұрын

LOL Best April Fools joke I've ever seen!!

@1917jmb 3 жыл бұрын

You have got to make a “Deform to Perform” t-shirt.!

@drd1924 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dang....laughing hard!!!

@johnnybarbar7435 Жыл бұрын

I wanted more precision than your lathe provided so I chose and Harbor Freight 3/8" drill with a hand chuck. It was a 3 jaw too so I figured it would be really good. My rubber palm gardening gloves held onto the spade bit really well when I gouged the base of the bullets out.

@timg6252 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Eric. Easily up there with Daniels "weigh your primers" and Hornadys bullet cam.

@flinchfu 3 жыл бұрын

"Deform to preform." My motto is "IT DOES WHAT IT'S TOLD!"

@KirkA0906 3 жыл бұрын

I really knew something was up when you sd the three jaw is the most precise there is. I am watching you do this and I'm thinking how in the crap does that make a difference. You had me all the way to the end Good one!

@Cautionary_Tale_Harris 3 жыл бұрын

I like to drill mine completely through. It lowers the weight so the projectile falls slower (better for long range) and the tube shape helps it stabilize in the air.

@fentonpainter7907 3 жыл бұрын

They make a cool whistling sound too

@Cautionary_Tale_Harris 3 жыл бұрын

@@fentonpainter7907 You are a man of understanding and refinement.

@MichaelLloyd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that you didn't tell us about powder grain reshaping tools. Those things are amazing. I'm glad that your mentioned "deform to perform" though. You're very generous with info.

@braedenR 6 ай бұрын

This is gold. I literally laughed out loud at 4am... woke people up. The bullet in the 3 jaw. OMG

@Johnat709 3 жыл бұрын

You got me...Hook, Line, Sinker, and Bobber. Glad I watched till the end. LOL

@GrooveyTuesday 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@sawhill729 3 жыл бұрын

You were busted with the three jaw accuracy comment.lol Great laugh.

@taylorbokshowan5713 3 жыл бұрын

That’s when I was like wtf is he on about and came to the comments to realize it’s April 1st. Now I gotta go watch the rest of video

@rom14141 3 жыл бұрын

Totally had me until the end when you mentioned it. LOL I should've known when you started off by saying the HB lathe was a high precision lathe, then talking about how a four jaw chuck wasn't as good as a three jaw. Finally, I kept thinking about how the yellow dots covered the holes, thinking he could've just put dots on the target, but your reputation kept me from questioning it. GOOD ONE!

@daddysbees3698 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Erik. It reminds me of some of the early cast bullets that had a similar concave butt of the bullet. I always wondered those cast bullets, although they were very fat with poor BCs, wouldn't enhance the accuracy of the shot.

@davidortiz173 3 жыл бұрын

You got me Eric, real good, I thought something was weird when you said Harbor Freight lathe but I was still buying it all the way to the end!

@deadnorth8333 Жыл бұрын

Wow that was insane Eric most people would have kept that to themselves my hats off to you sir for sharing that 🍻SKOL

@miguelperaza6615 Жыл бұрын

This actually makes a perfect seal against the rifling during powder explosion 🤔 thus aligning the projectile in a very defined concentricity while jumping even into an eroded barrel 😳

@scottbeverly188 5 ай бұрын

Think mini-ball.

@ironbomb6753 3 жыл бұрын

This one almost topped the Hornady Bullet Cam joke a few years back.🤣🤣👍 Nice one Eric, 🤭

@jesusisalive3227 3 жыл бұрын

That Hornady video was awesome!

@wyattlarsen3880 3 жыл бұрын

You had me for the first few seconds. You really are sick. Love it! Favorite line: Deform to perform. Lol!

@lastcat 3 жыл бұрын

That was good. When you started to crank down on the 3 jaw, I was losing you there (3 jaws marking the bullets? hahahha). Then the 3/4" dots over the target, ya, sure, all bs. The ending is the best. That was too cool, great sense of humor.

@sherm43150 3 жыл бұрын

I knew this was an April fools joke the second you considered your Harbor Freight lathe a precision instrument... Thanks Erik! Had a good laugh

@fentonpainter7907 3 жыл бұрын

Thought it was to good to be true. Even Eric wouldn’t give away THAT kind of secret.

@TheMerlinmk19 3 жыл бұрын

You had me til you showed the HFT lathe...at that point I figured out where this was headed lol. For some reason it did not occur to me that it's 4/1. Nicely done Erik.

@ThatGuy3714 3 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a TSUGAMI B0265-II Swiss lathe. Can't wait to test this out myself. Thanks Eric

@kevinrobinson4999 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't wait till the end of the video to try this it worked great All my one shot groups out of my 6.5 creedmoor measured 264 best consistency I've ever had

@pyro323 3 жыл бұрын

Man next year, Erik's gonna show us how to curve bullets midflight like in the movie Wanted. 🤣

@BlakeKillam 3 жыл бұрын

You can actually cure bullets mid air

@JR-lg7fd 3 жыл бұрын

dude don't get my hopes up. haha

@miguelperaza6615 Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy 👋 this trick was used in 1942 with German snipers on the 7x57 cartridges 😮

@russtuff 2 жыл бұрын

Catching up here as I just found your channel the other day and decided to start at the beginning. As soon as you said the 3-jaw is the most accurate I figured something was up.... then noticed the date :)

@Hooligan6 3 жыл бұрын

"Key word right there" *"Precision"* Ha! Thanks for the laugh Erik

@allee6096 3 жыл бұрын

you had me going for a bit LoL.. I almost went and drilled out some bullets 😂

@ErikCortina 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@RobertLowery 3 жыл бұрын

You got me. I watched this on April 6th and was taking notes and thinking of ways to use my CNC machine to crank out lots of modified bullets.. (-:

@philliphill4763 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the information. You are greatly appreciated!

@CCW1911 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your secret, I am going to try this along with neck sizing, going for a half inch group.

@pstewart5443 2 жыл бұрын

I found if I do this process Erik shared plus I shoot a perfect 0.51875" group, at 1k yards even if move my reticle I still end up with a 200-20X score. It's like impossible to miss!! Neck sizing was the other key, and using battery acid to clean my grooves. That was prob the hardest part, only getting the acid on the groove portion.

@lukewarm_fuzz 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot what day it was for about, the first 30 seconds and man was I confused.

@ronnydowdy7432 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. Most would not share this. Thanks for sharing

@VIKING-SON 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man you really had me Erik dang you should have seen what I was really going to write for a comment. Good one Erik stay safe God bless and have a great Easter weekend...

@Rubble1 3 жыл бұрын

I figured out it was an April fools thing with the 3 jaw being better than the 4 jaw.

@stevelessard6216 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing - what about a collett chuck?! And precision Harbor Freight! Haha!😜

@rickw6521 3 жыл бұрын

Any machinist know it was a joke when he said a 3 jaw is better then a 4 jaw. And yes i can see guys now drilling their bullet out and thinking they will be shooting as good as Eric lmao.

@bandito85fx 3 жыл бұрын

I’m calling B.S. on the three jaw. They come with the lathe because they are cheaper to make. For precision applications use a six jaw or a collet. Four jaw chucks are used for awkward to hold parts. Yes you can get precision out of them if you want to take the time and indicate them every which way from Sunday.

@charlesborders2893 3 жыл бұрын

JUST SAVE ON SET UP TIME AND ----O

@charlesborders2893 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevelessard6216 JUST GET A CNC THREDER MACHINE [PRECISION-ONE THEY MAKE GOOD BULLETS FROM SOLID STOCK

@ScottPriestley 3 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight "Precision" :D

@Madmartigan1 3 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha - hooked me are reeled me in - good one....right up to the very end...good job and excellent delivery.

@aussiefarmer8741 2 жыл бұрын

I loved The "precision lathe" with a 3 jaw chuck bit.

@ronniemonday 3 жыл бұрын

Oh My Goodness, more magic self leveling powder!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@barryoakes5976 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao,, I’m looking for my waders now,, the crap is getting deep. “The key to success.. is precisely that!”

@LeverPhile 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, chest high waders ...

@sailorddg9877 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent 2 for 2, keep them coming.

@dustinmontoya3644 3 жыл бұрын

Damn you sold that one! I was online looking for scenars while listening to your video.

@michaelkaiser1864 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! So much wrong with this lol. When he measured the stickers....not the holes? I knew something was SURELY up lol! well played Mr Cortina! :)

@user-cq6km9vq2m 3 жыл бұрын

"First you need a high precision lathe...." **Shows Harbor Freight lathe.*** No seriously man how did you do it.

@LeverPhile 3 жыл бұрын

But it says "precision" ...

@user-cq6km9vq2m 3 жыл бұрын

@@LeverPhile Checks out.

@formulajoe2 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! As soon as I saw the harbor freight “precision” lathe LOL

@bryanohalloran9001 3 жыл бұрын

you almost got me, but when I looked at the date 3/4 way through the video I began to wonder. Very Very well done

@stoker7211 3 жыл бұрын

Reaming us all a new ballistic A-hole for April Fools Day, Eric?

@paulmorgan1897 3 жыл бұрын

By the way, I wonder what those Bullets really did. It would be interesting. I remember you concrete slab April Fools joke. You are real good at keeping a straight face.

@tyler6147 3 жыл бұрын

I think he backed off of this one because of that concrete slab joke. A TON of people were mad at him for months after that.

@CCW1911 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your secret, I am going to try this along with neck sizing, going for a half inch group.

@450ktm520 3 жыл бұрын

Actually here's the funny thing. Americans are years behind. The Italians have a patent on what he's joking about and has been used successfully. So to answer your question, you have to do it with longer bullets but it does perform and theres several tricks to add to what has done. Just it's not financially acceptable for production use.

@jtee9548 2 жыл бұрын

I was shaking my head all the way through 😁.

@elmerfudd7674 3 жыл бұрын

Finally looked at the date. Good One

@dang3 3 жыл бұрын

The words Harbor freight and precision don’t seem to go together.

@bayoumike544 3 жыл бұрын

I refer to them as "Hobo Freight".

@x223blackwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh. The people that watch this in a few months from now, and don't check the date it was published, is going to be hilarious. But in all seriousness, I was genuinely curious to see how these shoot... Once the gas entered that simple, it would probably blow the skirts out lol

@deangilbert7931 Ай бұрын

I’m glad I hung around long enough to hear you say “April fools”. I thought I had watched your last video for good. lol!

@johnhasek1025 3 жыл бұрын

You had me going but I'm easy. Thanks for all you do

@Not-the-only-one 3 жыл бұрын

Almost like a reverse hollow point. This has to be an April fool’s, and then I made it to the end.

@charlesspringer4709 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes. The "Hollow Back" phenomena was only recently declassified due to its use in those stealth torpedoes that can carry a pair of Navy Rangers.

@samuelcarstens6152 3 жыл бұрын

Had me going. I was remembering reading how hollow base works better with something, don't recall what it is.

@michaelschmit9470 3 жыл бұрын

Happy April fool's day

@Longshothawk 3 жыл бұрын

I almost couldn't take it, then I heard the motto "deform to perform" and I couldn't stop laughing

@johnday7211 Жыл бұрын

You got me all the way to the end! It's August, dang it...

@davidclemens4662 2 жыл бұрын

You should work around the chuck and tighten each jaw screw equally. You should also turn the jaws before clamping the bullet, to minimize concentricity and runout.

@nemsisbusa 3 жыл бұрын

Very funny Eric, but now can we all bow our heads for the poor little freedom seeds that tragically lost their chance to fulfill their destiny and hit the X ring 😢🙏

@angelaprater2679 3 жыл бұрын

Assuming bullet get rear presure and swells rear part of the bullet to expand a tight fit in the barrel as flys out to the end of barrel forming a prefect fit. Would be wise to set up gel block to caught bullet to see how it formed at that distance. Very interesting and even more interesting to see what the bullet looks like after being shot. Kiitos to you dude

@mplemke 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I totally spaced that one. I was ready to give up on shooting all together halfway through this video.

@spartus56996 3 жыл бұрын

I will be honest, you got me for a few minutes !! I was thinking maybe the rear of the bullet will fly differently if there is a void, but then I thought, wouldn't the bullet manufactures know this, Eric isn't that smart :)

@larrydesantis9800 2 жыл бұрын

Eric...you are soooo Baaaadddd !!!!! . I would like to know how many people went out and bought a #4 Center drill.

@davidpool8796 3 жыл бұрын

Well, that's twice you got me now ! , should have watched your concrete slab video till the end before i poured my back patio :)

@kriswilson5400 3 жыл бұрын

Well played Eric...well played.

@snteevveetns 3 жыл бұрын

Well played sir, well played!

@wapitibob 3 жыл бұрын

This stuff is golden.

@miguelperaza6615 Жыл бұрын

I did some experiments with annealed cases and regular new brass cases (223) , and during full sizing , the annealed cases were harder to work with , eventho I had a hard cam over , had to size each case twice or even 3 times to get correct chamber length. Separating diffrent brand cases is very impormant ! Do not size as bulk ! or chamber length will vary according to brand 2.5 to 3 thousands 😮 if my shells seem way long? I put scotch tape on my shell holder to gain .001 or even .0015

@Salmon3651 3 жыл бұрын

Best one yet! I had forgotten

@beestoe993 Жыл бұрын

Damn, you figured out my secret and put it on the internet. I have been using the "deform to perform" method for decades. Doggone your hide!

@mattb5801 2 жыл бұрын

Man I took the hook the line the sinker and the whole rod with this.

@bobbythompson3544 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Sir, very impressive!

@ErikCortina 3 жыл бұрын

April Fools. 😁

@jimf3932 3 жыл бұрын

How crazy is that? Cortina crazy!!

@troy3456789 3 жыл бұрын

@01:32 - I laughed out loud when you said "This is what I use; I use my harbor freight ..." I had a feeling you were not being serious.

@stephenembrey883 2 жыл бұрын

I get wonderful results by putting a 30-06 crimped very solid down on the shoulder using a 708 die, it holds the bullet very tight though there are some wrinkles but man that thing shoots groups all day long. Of course the groups or just horrid pressure signs are in sane, but hey it's all in accuracy!

@reevinriggin3570 3 жыл бұрын

Holy Crap! You're the barndominium guy! You shoot too? Heck even more of a reason to get a quote from you when I get ready to build. You have some great barndo's.

@mikedawley1461 3 жыл бұрын

Genius. Loved it

@boltactoinbarney 3 жыл бұрын

Erik. Just admiring the pool table gun rack. Send em straight send em fast. Thanks for the vids.

@justice1327 3 жыл бұрын

I remember his concrete pad joke. I saw that twinkle in his eye and knew it was going to be good. Way to go EC!

@ErikCortina 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@jerseyjoe2684 3 жыл бұрын

If I didn't see the date this video was uploaded, I would have left an ass-blistering reply. Well done, buddy!

@Rowrin 2 жыл бұрын

I have never been more relieved to have been fooled xD

@johnkaraphillis754 3 жыл бұрын

That is crazy accuracy!

@outbackjack4250 3 жыл бұрын

O that was great, loved it!!! Perfect

@alananderson2961 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 😊

@DaBuckHunt 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this 9 months later, thinking wth this guy is full of it. Glad I watched to the end haha

@jaywright2276 3 жыл бұрын

just tried your ectuner brake today just to see how good brake was still developing load. but wow brake works great and it looks sexy on my rifle. I mean thats all i care about. But honestly its a nice break I am very pleased with is so far

@ErikCortina 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.