Hand tools, maybe not all casting?

[Buckshot]

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A pound swage set I made when I got my mill-lathe combo back about 1998. The 2 Minie' bullets on the outside are the before, and the 2 inside ones are the result. Setup also works in a hydraulic bench press.

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De- and re-capping tools for 32 ga shotshells converted to 209 primers from Berdans.

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Berdan primer pocket swage tools for conversion to LP primers.

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[MtGun44]

Great ideas! There's not much a man can't do with a mill a
lathe and some imagination. Looks to me like you're having
a lot of fun. :)

Bill

[Lead melter]

Well, thank the Lord there are still some folks out there who know how to do-it-yourself. Met a young employee of a Wendy's on Friday. She asked me for the time, I showed her my watch, and she said she didn't know how to read the kind of watch [analog style]. Not much hope of her becoming president of any major corporation. But, I seem to have gotten off the point. It looks like that Berdan primer reamer set-up is made for a handgun/pistol case. Do you reckon it could be made to work in bottleneck rifle brass. I'm working on a cast boolit load for 7.62X54R and reloadable brass is as rare as a 4-point unicorn. Any info would be helpful, or blast off a PM. Thanks a bunch

[Buckshot]

Well, thank the Lord there are still some folks out there who know how to do-it-yourself. Met a young employee of a Wendy's on Friday. She asked me for the time, I showed her my watch, and she said she didn't know how to read the kind of watch [analog style]. Not much hope of her becoming president of any major corporation. But, I seem to have gotten off the point. It looks like that Berdan primer reamer set-up is made for a handgun/pistol case. Do you reckon it could be made to work in bottleneck rifle brass. I'm working on a cast boolit load for 7.62X54R and reloadable brass is as rare as a 4-point unicorn. Any info would be helpful, or blast off a PM. Thanks a bunch

...........Sure it could be made for a BN case. However, Graf & Son has it in stock:

GRAF BRASS 7.62x54R UNPRIMED PER 100
Item Number: GRU762X54R · Availability: In stock
Quantity: 100 $33.99

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[Lead melter]

Thanks boss, I'll cut them a check ASAP!