Hollow point

[Nuclearcricket]

This is an interesting thread. I was wondering what might be the easiest way for me to hollow point bullets and I found out that the 1/2" ER-25 collet for my lathe will easily hold .45 cal GG bullets but will not quite close up far enough to hold .44's or .45 slicks but there are collets available, if you shop around that will allow the job to be done easily. I havent mounted up the collet chuck yet and tried it but my guess is that it will only have to be tightened up hand tight and I do have a stop that can be put in to maintain the bullet depth in the collet. A centerdrill in the tail stock chuck and a flag and dial indicator will work to maintain the hole depth.
One thing I do wonder about is if the hollow is off center some, how much does it have to be off to effect accuracy? Will it show up at 100 and or how much more will it be pronounced at longer ranges?
Something for you more experienced shooters and those that still have good weather to contemplate and maybe experiment with.
Sam