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An ideal tool for swaging lead bullets is CH's old Swag-O-Matic press. You can pick them up on Ebay. CH no longer makes them though. You can swap out round-nose or hollow point punches. I can...

I've not had good results doing it that way. From 30 to 35 caliber in one step was too much for the Lake City and Federal brass I tried to expand. Got about 53% failure rate going in a single pass,...

You mean like this?
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I did this a while back to find out what the limits of CH dies were. I used 223 brass that I annealed, then drew down to .356". I cut the cases such that I could get two bullets, one .357" handgun...

Thought I've give you guys a range report of what I shot this weekend. I loaded up a box of 44's with Remington's 240 grain hollow point, and a box of Lyman's 429421 245 grain SWC. Thought I'd see...

Hi Ebner
While cleaning the Eagle, I can see why the manufacturer doesn't recommend cast bullets. I did however successfully clean the gas channel of the accumulated lead with a combination of...

Well, I've had some success. I dipped into my reserve of H110 and tenatively have developed a load consisting of 24.0 grains of H110 and Remington's 240 grain jacketed hollow point. Unfortunately,...

Hey Guys
I've gotten an new .44 magnum Desert Eagle and have started developing a load for it. Am loading Sierra's 240 grain jacketed hollow point with 13-15 grains of Blue Dot in Starline cases...

Here's a trick I learned to make it easier. I used a Lee bullet sizing die to bring 9mm down to .355". It would also jam up if you started pushing from the top of your press's stroke. The trick is...

Here's a link to a you tube video of a guy making bullets from brass tubing. He's making 40 caliber bullets, but his techique can give you ideas on how to do it easily with CH dies....

Thanks! The homestead is coming along nicely, and I need new stimulation to keep my mind active.

I've been sizing cases down incrementally with Lee bullet sizing dies. Am not so thrilled at the...

Along with my CH die sets and my Sportflite, I also have an old Swagamatic that gets some use. As some of you may know, the Swagamatic is limited to the production of straight-shank bullets (either...

I feed my Marlin two loads that it digests equally well. Remington's 240g jacketed hollow point (.430") and Lyman's 245g 430421 (sized to .430"). My Marlin's bore slugs out to .430"

I load both...

During swaging my A2 Rockchucker snapped in half at the primer arm cutout. My new A4 has been beefed up in that area. It was a valuable learning experience.

I did it somewhat differently than you plan to. After cutting the .223 case in half, I made the neck of the .223 case the base of the bullet on the right. Notice though the open base on the bullet...

The way you're writting, it sounds like you're expecting to roll-crimp these bullets in the case. You CAN apply a little bit of roll crimping to pistol cartridges, but not so much that they won't...

Let me check my freezer.



Nope, it's gone! All the venison I had in the freezer from last year's deer I shot with my .44 carbine. Guess that shows it's not as effective as a regular rifle for...

I too have Lyman's 311410 and I think it's perfect for my 30 carbine. I too originally selected it because I didn't like to fumble with gas checks and have been very very pleased with this bullet. ...

I think that 30% beeswax is too low. Fifty percent makes a soft lube that is thin enough to work through the lubesizer on a warm day with the heat off, so I would not go as low as 30%

I'm loading 401638 with 9.5 grains of BlueDot and an OAL of 1.145". Out of my Ruger I'm getting 3-4" groups at 25 yards.

Lead-free solder is the standard for sweating copper pipe. You can not legally solder copper water pipe with lead based solder. So,,,, just go the the plumbing section of your local...

I load 7.5 grains of blue dot behind RCBS's 125 grain TC and 6.0 grains behind Lyman's 150 grain 358477.

Lyman's 358477 SWC weighs about 150 grains in #2 alloy. Sized either .356" or .358" I use this bullet in 9mm, 38 special, and .357 magnum.

Hi Grubby
Is that the one at the Foothill exit of HW15 in Rancho? What were they asking for the Marlin?

By the way, at another shop when I first started seeing Fiocchi cartridges for sale I...

I made mine by cutting .223 brass in half, sizing the case heads to .356" in my Lyman lubesizer AFTER annealing, then made the bullets in CH dies on my A4 Rockchucker....