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Why do you want some? Haha.
No. Dies maybe one day. Just happy doing my own thing right now. I don’t think I could swage enough jackets at home for 5% of people On this forum.

Hey Team.
Long time no post.
Just wondering if anyone has tried bronze jackets of 5-7% tin instead of zinc? Out of interest, I can swage it as it’s an available substitute to gilding metal which I...

Yeah guys it seems to be the only die I have issues with. If the punch is too small it makes the jacket thin around the ogive and you can sing a ring around the bullets. Only 1 in 5-10 to get stuck...

Hey guys, I have a die for a 6mm setup, and the core seater almost always sticks to the pin. I’m constantly have to wipe the pin with some lube off my fingers and I’ve got a lathe, so I’ve used many...

Hey guys,
I just got an order of buckets of jackets in 223 cal that simply aren't forming like the last.
I'm guessing they've changed their copper because I still have some old jackets, they are...

So I currently making some dies, and using silver steel as it is easy to machine, easy to heat treat and quench to R60, and polishes really well. As it's a first time I also have some 5160, 1045 and...

How did you make the cutter exactly? Do you have a tool grinder?
Thanks man.
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Hey guys.

Been a LONGGGGG time.

Just started swaging copper jackets. I'm using lanolin/castor oil mix like most here. Tried to read a million posts with no actual answer provided.

Has anyone...

Hey guys,
first forum post I believe.
I have a question thats been bugging me...
I have heard, and thought myself, that a traditional gas check bullet design, powdercoated with no GC may cause...

Thats really interesting, if you do get some Cu come to the surface can you just add a bit more antimony? I do wonder what would happen if you went almost 40/40 Pb/Sn + 15/5 Cu/Sb? In your experience...

So guys, heres a question about getting copper into the alloy as I haven't read all 25 pages... (Forgive me).

2 thoughts:
1: Copper sulfate, does this actually work? I can get pewter, but means...

Hey all, just wondering of those who have added copper sulfate to their lead...
I realise you can add pewter but means the addition of lots of Tin, so I'm wondering what the weight of copper sulfate...