Anyone here have a Corbin bullet Swaging Sys?

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I've sent an email to them to see if they have a set of dies for the 7.92 FMJBT Kurz, but I have a few questions. I have a RCBS A-MAX press, can this be used with their dies. And any idea what the start up cost will be. I was checking out their web site, and I looks like you could spend a small fortune if you wanted, but what would a bare bones set up cost, for someone like me??
 
Your question really doesn't make any sense; the 7.92 Kurtz is a cartridge, not a bullet.

Some of the Corbin dies function fine in standard presses (the S-series, I think), and they also have heavier stuff requiring heavier presses. In any case, you'd better have a VERY sturdy press if you intend to use a standard reloading press.
 
I beliee the dies would run you around $600. You'd need a core forming die (or you could buy pre-formed cores), a jacket forming die (or you could buy pre-formed jackets), and a core seating die. You may also want a point forming die. You're also looking at a boat tail forming die if you must have BT's.

I'm not sure if these dies are capable of producing FMJ, as those are made 'upside down,' with the lead exposed at the bottom instead of at the point.

Talk to 'Steve' on canadiangunslingers, he forms his own .312, .224 and .243 bullets
 
prosper said:
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SWAGING is an expensive proposition. Are there tangible benefits that can be derived from it? I heard some people use .22 LR and/or .22MAG empties for the copper jacket..Is that possible? Waht about the concentricity issues ?

Thanks for infos..
 
python357 said:
SWAGING is an expensive proposition. Are there tangible benefits that can be derived from it? I heard some people use .22 LR and/or .22MAG empties for the copper jacket..Is that possible? Waht about the concentricity issues ?

Thanks for infos..
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Yes it is possible to swag 22 lr cases into 224 bullets. He just buys the cores and swaggs the casings. His setup was around 1000$
 
python357 said:
SWAGING is an expensive proposition. Are there tangible benefits that can be derived from it? I heard some people use .22 LR and/or .22MAG empties for the copper jacket..Is that possible? Waht about the concentricity issues ?

Thanks for infos..
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Yes it is possible to swag 22 lr cases into 224 bullets. He just buys the cores and swaggs the casings. His setup was around 1000$
 
I swage my own bullets, and currently make .358 rifle bullets. I'm also set up for .312's and .323's, but I'm still in the early developments stages with these diameters.

I'm unfamiliar with the 7.92 Kurz cartridge. If its a handgun cartridge, you may be able to use a strong reloading press to swage bullets for it with appropriate dies. Normally jacketed rifle bullets above .243 diameter require a specifically designed swaging press to properly make bullets. Pure lead bullets can be swaged on a reloading press, but harder lead alloys can present a problem, and depending on hardness, can break both dies and presses.

Corbin makes excellent dies and presses as does RCE (at a lower price) (www.rceco.com). If you are making handgun bullets, C-H (www.ch4d.com) makes dies for reloading presses that can be had within a shorter time frame and at a lower cost than either of the others.

A standard reloading press can generate around 25,000 to 30,000 psi of pressure, while the Corbin "S" press can generate about 130,000 psi and the RCE Walnut hill press can do something in the order of 180,000 psi. Heavier hand presses and hydraulic presses go up from there. The greater the pressure, the better the metals are able to flow and form higher quality bullets.
 
SGT STRIKER;
Corbin tooling is first rate, the service is excellent +
Everything from them is costly, but absolutely top quality....
You can cast the cores from scrap, then swage your core, then you will need a full set of bullet swaging dies from the in .323 cal.
I am set up for .224, .243, .257, 7mm, .30cal, 9mm, .357, .44cal at the moment using their hydro6 unit.... This unit will even extrude lead, great toy.
If I can help you out let me know
John
 
PYTHON 357;
YES you an use .22 rimfire cases to make excellent bullet jackets....
I'm set up to make .224 & .243 jackets from both .22lr and .22rfm....
they both work great as long as you keep them below 3,200fps....
As a matter of fact I am looking at dies to swage .44 jackets from 9mm & .40S&W fired cases....
The nice thing about swaging "almost everything is possible"
John
 
Thanks guy for all the advice. I had a chance to talk with "Steve" on the weekend at the Woodstock Gun Show, and I think I may get into this by the summer. I plan on getting a Walnut Hill press and a set of dies from Richard Corbin's company.
 
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