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Dear Group,

I too swage 22 cal pellets from a set of Corbin dies. The experience that I recently had was "eye opening".... I made up a batch (about 100) thin skirted pellets and proceeded to test...

Ratboy,

Welcome to swaging and I am happy to hear that you intend on making some projectiles with this die set. I have to say that the process is not difficult but it will take you some time and...

Ratboy,

It looks like you have a mixed bag of parts with 3 primary dies for making 22 cal jacked bullets. If I had to guess, you have a core swage die, a core seating die and a pointing die along...

Gang,

Just a word of caution that all of the VOC's mentioned above are highly flammable, should be used in a well ventilated (outside) area, and the user should avoid breathing the fumes. There...

Methuselah3,

Greetings. I think if you were to look through the posts associated with the bookmarked "making home made dies" from KTN (at the top of the listings), you will find discussion on...

Gang,

I am not disagreeing with any of the previous postings, however, if the core swaging process is producing the same diameter and length of core (thus volume) and the wight is not the same...

Mighty Thor,

I can see your poiint if one is using a swaging die that does not bleed off lead to get to a finished core weight and size. I was working from the presumption that he was using a...

DonH,

Although I don't have a direct answer to your question about eliminating cast voids in the swaging process, I would suggest that the way to find out would be to swage a few with voids and...

Grumpa,

I agree with the comments above from Duke.

I went the way of having multiple scales in my setup. I have two RCBS balanced beam scales (10-10's) that I use for reloading, shell weighing...

GerryM,
I don’t know what to say other than wow, you must have a great passion for swaging and a lot of shooter friends :) I am sure that you have a wealth of knowledge to share with others and are...

GarryM,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are on the same page doing things in the same way. I was just inquiring to get your thoughts on each of the topics I listed.

Question: What do you...

GerryM,

When you say that you do things a bit different than some bullet makers, what do you do differently?

I would guess that the process is similar or the same in that you cut a core, squish...

GerryM,

Welcome to the forum.

I too have been swaging on and off since the mid 70's. My interests are very similar to your in that I am a bench rest shooter and swage 22, 6mm and 30 cal for...

Gang,

About a year ago, I Eamiled Corbin asked what they uses for punch material and recieved the following information:

They suggested "using 41L40 heat treated to 1550 degrees and oil...

Coltac,
I read your inquiry with interest about starting a die making business. In my mind, to make a good business there are a number of things to take into consideration.

First off, in the gun...

Stealthshooter,

I too use a South Bend 9 by 48 lathe. I agree with deltaenterprizes that a quick change gear box is the way to go. My lathe is in the basement and it was taken apart in 3 pieces....

Ohnomrbillk,

The silver set of dies appear to be B&A brand. They were popular in the 50's and 60's. Information is available on the internet for B&A dies. I have a couple of sets just like them...

.22-10-45,

I cannot speak to older rifles but I believe modern .22's have a bore diameter of .217 as opposed to center fire of .224. Some older rifles and european rifles even had smaller .214...

Grumpa and BT,

I believe what Grumpa is driving at is that twist rates play a critical role in determining which projectiles are best suited. I have found that the "Greenhill" formula provides a...

Dear Grandpas50AE,

I think you will find that there are only a few suppliers of rifle jackets. There is Berger, Sierra, and Corbin. I have not tried any Corbin jackets myself.

Sierra...

50bmg,

A picture would be worth a thousand words.... Any chance you could post a picture so we all can see?

Thank You,
Martin

BT,

When I was testing RF jacketed swaged bullets, I had some acceptable results from H4198 through my bench guns. I also tried some reduced loads with Blue Dot based on a couple of articles and...

Hammer,

I called Bruno's last week and they said they were out of 6mm jackets. They expected an order delivery sometime next month but it really depends on when Berger ships them. They said to...

Hammer,

Great information and thank you for sharing it.

I have used .600's for 45 grainers as well. I have also used .705's for 55 grainers but it pretty much fills up the ogive on an open...

Gang,

I hereby apologize if I have offended anyone with my comments. I will move on. I will refrain from further comments about safety issues.

Martin