mannyCA
05-31-2014, 11:09 PM
I've been thinking about how to swage without buying caliber specific dies because, well, I guess I'll say it, I'm broke:-(.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not discounting any of the die makers, I recognize they do make exquisite and precise tools and that they do come at a price.
With that said...
I started using a mauser rifle full length die body I've had laying around, along with some pure lead from my muzzle loading shoots and an old lyman 40 cal mold, begged and borrowed some brass and finally got the old BH shooting again. Figured out a way to do a number of other calibers and thought that rather posting it in the swaging forum (where, I might add, I got inspired. Thanks guys!!) I'd post it here where more people might see it and say what I said which was, "Hey! I have those things laying around, I possibly could do that". So I did.
Thought you might want to see how I did it so I put up a video. If anyone else has any ideas on using existing components to make magic I'd sure love to pick your brain. :smile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC2Ad3k3kgg
I figured that the FC brass was the best/most consistently weighted for making 240 grain projectiles with the lyman 170 grain 40 cal mold.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not discounting any of the die makers, I recognize they do make exquisite and precise tools and that they do come at a price.
With that said...
I started using a mauser rifle full length die body I've had laying around, along with some pure lead from my muzzle loading shoots and an old lyman 40 cal mold, begged and borrowed some brass and finally got the old BH shooting again. Figured out a way to do a number of other calibers and thought that rather posting it in the swaging forum (where, I might add, I got inspired. Thanks guys!!) I'd post it here where more people might see it and say what I said which was, "Hey! I have those things laying around, I possibly could do that". So I did.
Thought you might want to see how I did it so I put up a video. If anyone else has any ideas on using existing components to make magic I'd sure love to pick your brain. :smile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC2Ad3k3kgg
I figured that the FC brass was the best/most consistently weighted for making 240 grain projectiles with the lyman 170 grain 40 cal mold.
106734