From the old Sixgunner.Com files -The SGB Tool

by jgt, Monday, February 13, 2023, 06:21 (585 days ago) @ JimT

I bought Paco's "nasty nose" tool years ago and still use it. It was designed to use with a hammer to hit an insert that swages the bullet to a larger size as it is reforming the configuration of the nose to either a flattop or hollow cavity. I'm sure you are familiar with that tool since it is another form of your dad's idea. I was not comfortable striking the nose of a rimfire cartridge with a blow from a hammer. I have always used an arbor press that gives me the same results and is repeatable to a standard outcome. I like it for shooting skunks especially because, so far, I have never had one spray that has been struck by one. My model 18 that has the sights set for snake protection is always loaded with CCI Mini-mags that have made a trip through that tool. I have also shot fox with those cartridges from my model seventeen. It makes an audable sound when they strike the body.