Canadian bullet makers
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No. Nobody iin the world of gunnutz knows anyone that invested that much money into bullet making gear in order to try to compete on price vs. the big makers.
All the bullet maker I have met charge near or well above the prices of premium bullets, and sell on Quality, rather than price. Otherwise they would work at 7-11, and make more per hour.
Really. If you had 3 or 4 thousand dollars and a three or more year wait for your equipment, would YOU sell your product cheap? That'd cover most of what you needed to do one caliber.
Yeah. Since you mention $30K, maybe you should consider getting into the biz. Or at least spring for your own die set. I have a Corbin .22 cal set. It's saving grace is that it uses .22 rimfire cases for jackets. Have you priced decent jackets, by the way? It'll make you reconsider the plan, if you cannot afford to buy in bulk enough qty's to get the price down!
Suck it up and stock up for the gopher season. It'll still work out cheaper than making them or buying from the custom makers. The silliness in the US will eventually get caught up, and the supply chain will fill up again.
Cheers
Trev
blaser.306
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X2 on the cost of Jackets alone! I have priced 7mm and 30 cal jackets for my own use and you are NOT! saving money by swaging your own, as the cost of jackets ( comercial ) is often the same or higher than the cost of complete bullets made from the same componants.
Perhaps but while making your own may not save you any money some of my American friends would argue making your own allows them to continue to shoot. If product isn't available price becomes moot.
Take Care
Bob
blaser.306
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I couldn't agree more! That is why I bought the Corbin Swage press. I was simply agreeing with the op ! As you had mentioned the cost savings are a moot point, the fact that I will be shooting my own jacketed bullets ( and in my opinion ) better than mass produced slugs when others are just dreaming of the day that componants become available again.
What are you running for dies yodave?
I've been looking at swaging for a long time. Been interested in making a set of dies, then a set of Corbin's crossed my path.
They are the 7/8 inch threaded units for a reloading press. We'll see how the ram in the Classic Cast holds up.
Cheers
Trev
Blackmon.
Better than most, is what I read.
There are a couple different guys that are getting into making swaging dies, over on the castboolits forum, too.
Some of them may or may not still be doing so in the long term, but in the meantime...
I was looking at a supplier of carbide drill bushings a while back, and pondering getting a few to try, too. I think with the correct die body around them, they should work OK. Whether they will work in practice? Gotta try it one day, I guess.
Cheers
Trev
Better than most, is what I read.
There are a couple different guys that are getting into making swaging dies, over on the castboolits forum, too.
Some of them may or may not still be doing so in the long term, but in the meantime...
I was looking at a supplier of carbide drill bushings a while back, and pondering getting a few to try, too. I think with the correct die body around them, they should work OK. Whether they will work in practice? Gotta try it one day, I guess.
Cheers
Trev
Wow. Got a lippy one here.lol
I was being a smart ars by the way. Trying to bring some attention to my post.
But seriously I think you misunderstand. I am refering to a business venture. Not personal use. You buy bulk to lower costs etc hence the 30k
Anyway. I think I will be sending yodave a pm.
I have a set of old Corbin dies that are 30+ years old for use in my 2 Rockchuckers. The die to iron out the rims is a Ted Smith unit. They work well together.
If you check out the Castboolits website, look for "BTSniper" He's making dies that everyone that owns them,say are first class. Not cheap at around $1200 for a complete setup. Worthwhile if you're young enough to amortize the cost over several years of shooting. The other thing to consider is, you're no longer at the mercy of market fluctuations. RIm fire jackets are free for the taking at most ranges, and 100 lbs of pure lead will make many thousands of 55gr bullets........and it's a lot of fun!!!
Mike
And....?
I wasn't.
Lots of cheap crunts looking to buy at other peoples expense, around the place.
So even if you know whats the reality, it's now a lot clearer to the other folks that see the thread.
Making your own bullets stops being cheap, as soon as you have to buy your own equipment to do so. Figure out how many bullets $1200 buys, (per oldrodder) and ask yourself whether you want to have a hobby shooting, or making bullets. <shrug> Not very many are willing to go that way. Fewer do it because they think they can make money at it.
Outside of the resurgence in .22 from rimfire popularity, mainly due to the panic buying clearing out the supplies of cheap bulk bullets for the high volume shooters, there is not a lot of 'other' caliber stuff around.
You started this out, looking for someone that would come in cheaper than Berger's. You don't get a quality bullet made by hand, for cheaper, unless the guy making them is undervaluing his work, or has not been near the bottom of a very old bucket of jackets yet, ie: has not priced replacement jackets.
Cheers
Trev
Even more so when you cross over to the Dark Side and cast your own lead boolits and leave the copper condoms behind.
Take Care
Bob
