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.

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

4 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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

@drd1924

3 жыл бұрын

Oh dang....laughing hard!!!

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

@GrooveyTuesday

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

Excellent 2 for 2, keep them coming.

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

4 ай бұрын

Think mini-ball.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Thanks for sharing the information. You are greatly appreciated!

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

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

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

@ErikCortina

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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 ...

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.. (-:

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

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.

Harbor Freight "Precision" :D

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 :)

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 :)

"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.

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! :)

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

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...

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

@bayoumike544

3 жыл бұрын

I refer to them as "Hobo Freight".

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

I was shaking my head all the way through 😁.

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

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

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

"See: it's an official target. That's how you know I shot this group at 1,000 yards." Priceless.

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

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.

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.

This stuff is golden.

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

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

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 😢🙏

Genius. Loved it

O that was great, loved it!!! Perfect

Happy April fool's day

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

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

😂

Best one yet! I had forgotten

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

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

Well done Sir, very impressive!

@ErikCortina

3 жыл бұрын

April Fools. 😁

Excellent. Thanks brother.

@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.

Finally looked at the date. Good One

LOL my BS meter was going off like crazy. Glad I stayed till the end :D

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.

Well played Eric...well played.

Hahaha awesome Eric, i’m laughing my head off!!

Well played sir, well played!

The Target Does Not LIE!!! And he laughs as he says it ;-D

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

That's hilarious you gave me the best laugh all day!!!!

I just watched this 10/24/22 I'm thinking to myself the whole time, WTF? You gotta be kidding me. What about concentric balance, what about the weight of the five projectiles, what about the CG, ect...Then near the end I'm like this guy has the driest sense of humor and is just F'ing with people. Good job!

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

LOL LOL LOL LOL! You have a great "straight face" dude. The EC Rebated Seeds.

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

OK Erik, you really got me going........but in the end you made me laugh, Thank You

"I mean, that's what it takes. These little things are what's gonna separate you from the rest of the competition". Can't stop laughing.

That is crazy accuracy!

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.

How crazy is that? Cortina crazy!!

Almost got me.... Good job!!!!

Now that's a good one, Happy Birthday .....LOL !!

He said, "high precision & Harbor Freight" in the same sentence. It took me about 5 mins to stop laughing. OMG, that was funny, and it got even funnier as he went along. :) Very good one. :)

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

I watched this a week after the video came out and was like WTF is this dude talking about. You got me good bro lol