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Thread: homemade swaging dies

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utah Shooter View Post
    I would not worry too much about it Marten. You would not be the first person that does not comment in the swaging section because of Dukes and others relentless bantering. It is a shame what I have learned from some of these guys that you cannot due to this. Most would be best off taking Dukes advice and not reading his posts.
    Thanks Utah, have used a board 'function' for that!

    And for the guys using a drill bushing, it is a relatively cheap option.
    I made a de rim die like this with changeable bushings (I make the bushings too)
    It has one real nice side effect, hardening and honing a bushing is a sight easier than a complete die!!! and if you make a boo boo it does not make you cry!

    @rmatchell - you can make the dies for next to nothing but I would advise that you at least 'scrounge' some quality heat treatable steel for your project. Your biggest investment by far is the time you throw at it!

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    Yeah Marten thats the current snag. My dad is trying to get me some tool steel most likely a2. One of his old buddies works at a local company that makes tooling and such, so were going to try to work up some scrap.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check