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The smaller caliber pellets--.177 and .22 are still pretty reasonable if you shoot Crosman Premiers, etc. The larger bore ones are increasing in price continually. You'll pay $15-$20 for a tin of...

Yeah, I went to their site, and the only thing in .30 cal for air rifles that wasn't sold out was a 69 grain BT slug... I like the design, but it's heavier than I wanted to use... most pellets for...

"You could take a bore riding design .308 mold (base pour) mill off the top of the blocks, and have a short .300 diameter mold.
Thank you Mrs. Utah Smitty for setting a good example! "

Thanks,...

I just came upon this thread and was all excited as it was the first one I've found that went into enough detail on how to make swaging dies, especially the polishing part... alas! none of the videos...

After almost 45 years of marriage, the wife has pretty much given up on trying to surprise me with gifts... she asks me what I want, then buys it for me...

Anyway, I've been wanting a semi-auto...

Has anyone tried the Hi-Tek or Powder Coating on 6.5 bullets used in an AR? My son and I have .264 LBC barrels on AR-15 lowers, and are building DPMS 6.5 Creedmoor and 7mm-08 AR-10s. I'd like to...

Looks like you turned that 22 RF into a center fire case!! Now if you can just find a primer to work in it!

Utah Smitty

Edd

We haven't totally decided what to do with the lead. I do have about 300 lbs of Wheel Weights, and 20 lbs of bar solder, and a couple 100 lb ingots of lead as well.

We'll probably cast a...

A buddy and I recently managed to purchase 1,000 lbs of scrap lead. It appears dead soft. We are now trying to decide whether to alloy it and cast it, or use it as cores for swaging.

We use...

A friend and I are experimenting with developing 20 ga. slugs for use in a muzzle-loading shotgun. 20. ga slug molds are available from a few companies, but a bit pricey. Plus we're not sure as to...

Your comments on plating lead bullets interests me a great deal. I have been told that you cannot electroplate lead, but apparently you know of some methord of plating lead bullets... care to share...

Thanks for the reponse Jim.

This isn't the same press. It is an "H" type press, with 7/8" bolster rods, but a cast aluminum base, and what looks like forged (or else cast) aluminum on the platen...

I bought a C-H Magnum H frame single stage press off eBay after being assured by the seller that the press was "steel" and not aluminum.

Well, it arrived today, and while the lever, lever shaft,...

Thanks for that info, BR, this helps to sort things out... I'll fiddle with it some, and hopefully figure it out...

I probably out to invest in Corbin's Handbook to find out the details of core...

Most of the dies are marked "Hollywood Guns Shop" The precision of the dies and the internal dies is amazing... The fit is so precise, it's like they're "wrung together" like gage blocks.

I...

My die with the eject knob is either .223, or .243, I haven't measured it yet.

I'm pretty sure it's a Hollywood die, though it does resemble the Lachmiller you show, but the knob is a little...

Here are pics of the Hollywood Swage dies and the Hollywood Junior Press. I'm pretty sure that there are dies to swage jackets from .22 rimfire, and also dies for the .243 and .223. I just don't...

BR

Thanks for the reply. The swaging dies I have have the 7/8-14 thread used on standard presses. I recently bought a CH "H" frame press on eBay. The seller said the press is steel, not...

I recently bought some swaging dies and a press from a gunsmith. The press is a Hollywood Junior, with the Aluminum base and round shell holder and 3 vertical rods. Most of the dies are Hollywood...