I have been talking to Richard Corbin about a hydraulic Swage Press. His top of the line swage press is the Hydraswage. It is massive and will handle all normal and specialized bullet swaging operations with many innovations unique to RCE. It will swage lead wire, make bullet jackets from gilding metal strips (same as commercial jackets) as well as all the normal bullet swaging and reloading operations. It can also reload really large cartridges like the 50bmg, and can be ordered to make 20mm and 30mm projectiles. It really is a commercial quality swaging machine. It is constructed of off-the-self relays, electrical parts and hydraulic fittings, so it is easy and inexpensive to find available replacement parts, if needed, at any American electrical or hydraulic supply. The Hydroswage is also constructed to make all parts easily accessible for inspection, adjustment, and replacement if needed. It uses up to massive 1.5"x12 threaded dies, or with adapters can use smaller dies. It makes the Dave Corbin hydraulic press look small in comparison (RCE press weighs 250 pounds more), and as usual RCE press has better features and more power and is significantly less expensive than the Dave Corbin press. If 3 or 4 of us wanted a press, we might talk Richard into making a run. I am trying to gage interest before entering more serious discussions with Richard about making these presses and maybe opening and official group buy. I am definitely down for 1 of these presses, and wondering if there are 2-3 more who might have interest?
https://www.corbins.com/shop/chp-1-h...ress-606#attr=
HS info 2011.pdf
$8000 is still a lot of money, but with both these guys looking at retirement and no other alternatives for retail purchase when they are gone, now is the time if you ever want a hydraulic swage press.