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Whistler
07-28-2012, 03:09 AM
...because they can't take it:

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7127/20120727114425.jpg

Also, I found they wobbled just a tiny but. Might lead to inconsistency over time.

Wal'
07-28-2012, 06:12 AM
...because they can't take it:

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7127/20120727114425.jpg

Also, I found they wobbled just a tiny but. Might lead to inconsistency over time.


Oop's :wink:

DukeInFlorida
07-28-2012, 07:54 AM
Onmy RCBS Rockchucker press, I had to replace the linkage bar pins with grade 8 pins because the factory alloy ones weren't strong enough for swaging. And, the factory pins were a lot beefier than your bushings look.

Good news is that they sell replacements.

ReloaderFred
07-28-2012, 12:17 PM
Nope, they weren't designed to withstand the pressures generated in swaging bullets. Nothing that thin could withstand them, let alone a cast bushing.

Hope this helps.

Fred