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Thread: Swaging .22 cast bulets

  1. 04-26-2010, 01:00 PM #1
    .22-10-45
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    Swaging .22 cast bulets

    Hello, I had Fred Leeth make up a 55gr. g.c. nose-pour mould for my .22 Hornet. This rifle just loves it. But my Ruger No. 1 in .222 Rem. doesn,t. I tried the Saeco and Eagan MX, both shot ok but I felt it could do better. For some time I had been concerened about the squareness of gas-check to bullet shank. I had Corbin Mfg. make up reloading-press type swage die, .226 dia. with various shaped nose punches. After lubing, both Saeco & Eagan bullets were swaged. The Eagan was given a round nose & was slightly shorter...looked alot like Eley .22 Match bullet. The round nosed Saeco now had flat nose. Gas-checks were FLAT and square. Now the Ruger shoots 7/16" at 100yds. For the Hornet, I just squeeze the bullets enough to insure a flat and square base. Alot of extra work, but seems to be worth it.
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  2. 04-26-2010, 01:21 PM #2
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    Love to see a picture of the mold and the finished boolits. Billy
    Lyman 22596,225107,225353,225438,225415,225450,225646, 225462,228367,244203,245496,245497,245498,245499 RCBS 22-55-SP,22-55-FP,243-95-SP,243-100-FP, NEI 100244GC-#14, 55 224 GC-#4,225 45-#3 PB, NOE 22-055 SP,MX2-243,Saeco 221 & 243, RD TLC225-50-RF,Lee 22 Bator 6c & 2c HP. Love casting small boolits, let me know if you have one that I don't that you would part with!
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check