make .45 acp projectiles - Simply

[mannyCA]

using a few dies loaders have on hand you can make your own j-words. This is how we do it at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gSm--Oj4q0

let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions

[Stephen Cohen]

Very interesting and they look pretty good, I may try and do some for my 458 WM. I have made these for my 375 Whelen using 9mm brass. One thing you may find helpful is to fit your press into the bench tightly below the mounting bolts as I have done, this takes a lot of the flex out of the operation and gives a better feel I find.

[rolltide]

Great video Manny, and nice looking bullets.

Roll Tide

[beex215]

cool stuff. i hate to trim though.

[anotherred]

Excellent video. What did you use for the punch?

[mannyCA]

The punch was the one that comes with the sizing die kit.

[Forrest r]

Very nice!!!!

The way I make 45 bullets is very similar to your methods. The only real difference between what you're doing and what I do is:
The 44 expander
Seating the core

Instead of flaring the mouth of the 40s&w case I run the expander ball the fl (full length/depth) of the 40s&w case. That expands the s&w case's body to around .448". Then I simply drop in a cast bullet (core) and swage the whole thing into a bullet. No core seating involved, the final swaging will bump the bullet up to the correct diameter and seat the core at the same time.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/forrestr-photo/45acpswage_zps7e66eb91.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/forrestr-photo/media/45acpswage_zps7e66eb91.jpg.html)

The end result is a 45acp bullet that will have the same nose profile (ie/hollow point/penta point/solid) as the core (cast bullet being used).

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/forrestr-photo/45acpbeforeafter_zps669cf3b5.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/forrestr-photo/media/45acpbeforeafter_zps669cf3b5.jpg.html)

Those were loaded with full house loads (P+) of power pistol.

Glad to see other people thinking outside the box. Swaging pistol bullets is way to easy compared to rifle bullets.

Thank you for posting that incredible video!!!

[mannyCA]

^^^ Great idea!, I love the brain trust on this site!

[anotherred]

Forrest R, what are you using as the core? Caliber/weight?