................Actually I only threw that post in there for the fun of it. It IS a viable means to get the EXACT shape you want with one caveat, and that is it AIN'T gonna have grease grooves And yes it's spendy to start, and then buy new dies. I made the swage die set for the 38-55. But then again you run into that money thing. Unless someone gives you the lathe and all the tooling, along with the desire and knowledge, it isn't cheap.
...............Buckshot