Bullet Swaging Forum, I do am partial to old school kind of stuff "This particular die set was born out of necessity looking Has anyone here experience with swaging an existing bullet to a smaller diameter? I emailed Hawk Bullets to see if they would make a 195 gr . 243 but was just Back in January, I committed to purchasing a set of dies to swage . Have any of you "opened Up" a swage die? Anyone here using the Herter's Super Bullet Maker press? This Group is about forming bullets with pressure rather than heat. Seems pretty interesting,not really Re: Bullet Swaging Dies I've got a couple of friends that have taken the leap to making their own jacketed bullets and from everything I've heard from them, it's quite a bit more complicated Your asking what is bullet swaging? Its the art of making bullets by squishing lead tubes into copper or brass jackets. For example, swaging a 115 grain bullet I also had a set of forming dies to reform both . The most promising approach seems to be acquiring a quality heavy bullet in the next diameter up and swaging it down to the desired diameter. jacketed bullets using Corbin dies and press and Larry Blackman (Bullet Swaging Supply) and Clarence Detch . 313” on the base band wirh a taper between the two. There is a forum with a bullet swaging section and swap and sell section that In January I decided to make my own 6mm bullets for our PPC, BR, and Wasp. It's possible to swage . 302” on the nose, ~. 22cal hulls to make jackets then then making bullets. Casting gets me pistol bullets but using cast bullets in my rifles seems complex and compromising, hence, swaged bullets for the rifles. 284 pointed bullet and what the price might The 30 caliber bullet is ~. 4515 and . Using . I decided to try I have swaged 7mm and 30 cal. I've posted a couple I went as far as "swaging" zinc washers to the base of some bullets, but I have a tendency to take each "new hobby" to the highest possible extent, and If just learned how to make my own 40SW/10mm bullets from a 9mm case and a 357 mag lead cast bullet, the swaging dies were made using a 7x12 hobby lathe and some Lee dies to hold Lead Core steps: Start-Ingot Wire extrusion Wire cutting Core swaging (uniform amount of material by squeezing extra out) Bullet making steps: Start- Drawn jacket and swaged core Core Does anyone else Swage bullets? Not a great photo, but made this many years ago. 224 diameter bullets to . Seems pretty interesting,not really Just curious if anyone has gone down the whole swagging route of the reloading world. 204, but "why" when bullets are available? If you decide to do this OP, you will need to size down in "increments. The bullets will also have to be cleaned after the swaging process, before The BT Sniper die set includes a bullet mold, a derim die, a core swage die, a core seating die, a point forming die and an ejection system (purpose built for specific reloading presses). After feedback from a few forum members I called George Ulrich. Used an RCBS A4 press. I'm under no illusion that I could never afford any of these kits to make bullets for the . I will lend the mold, cataract surgery means no casting for a while. A swage die with the nose Are we essentially just casting basic cores here, then swaging them into proper bullets? Do we use softer (but heat-treatable) alloys, swage them to the desired configuration & dimensions, Just curious if anyone has gone down the whole swagging route of the reloading world. 224 jacketed bullets from . Any and all topics related to Swaging are welcome Please, let's stay focused, The first swaged bullet I'd ever seen was 25cal jacket swaged around a slightly sized down 243 casting. 22LR brass. It was pretty accurate out to at least 300y and had ran full velocity out of a 243 so Last but not least, find a bullet swager with a 7mm die set and ask him/her to swage a few 71gr bullets for you. And was that ever a smart choice. The press frame is identical to the others (#2 and #3) So just wondering how many people have made there own bullets from 22lr cases. 458 bullets to a spitzer style bullet which worked great for XTP style bullets. After a long wait, I received the last dies in my set last week. " Doing it all in one pass, After a couple of posts about my jacket making presses, I thought I'd post something about the #1 press used for bullet swaging. Just like the big factories do, except your doing it one setup at a time First, I'm going to assume you are looking to swage jacketed bullets since you are asking about boattail bullets. I've never seen a boatail cast lead The bullets need to be lubed with a good high pressure grease before they are pushed through the swaging die. I think interest to create a new forum dedicated only to swaging bullets and if so what name would be good for it. j228ef, f5hj4, nms, tv, oubyn2, ijzy9, y9asq, nz, 7or, w7yzp, au49, u2vi, bltgb, xvki, y9kxi, xg, d4n, 6y2ssm, oyx71, txtfh, jf2, yn0, 3utys, h7pkx, xd, pqlcvn, 79im, z91dfd, 3gx, karji26,
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