Corbin Bullet Swage
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The cost of the dies, press, core cutters, point forming dies, etc., make for a very expensive bullet. For other calibers the price is higher as you have to buy jackets. What if, after all that, the bullet doesn't shoot good? There are other options with Corbin..such as equip. to use copper tubing for jackets, swaging soft lead bullets only,etc. Overall i think Corbin has the market cornered and they charge accordingly.
The tools are expensive but if you shoot enough 223 etc it is worth it. I would not recommend this set for any high velocity .224. These bullets are not recommended for velocities above 3200 fps. I have the 22 rf set and the Corbin press. By my calculations it will take 5-10k rounds to pay for it but I am still reasonably young and have many years left. Not to mention that the price of bullets keeps going up. It does take a bit of time to make the bullets but hey winter is long. They are also accurate. I have shot 5 shots into a quarter at 100 m and that was the first bunch I loaded up. I haven't experimented with any variables to optimize the loading yet. My hope it to improve the grouping. I haven't figured out how to swage the 22lr case into a jacket without any issues yet. I'll have to call Dave as he is good to provide advice. My problem is the press is supposed to be in low leverage mode but I find it doesn't work smoothly and then the case sticks on the plunger. The rest of the process is easy and enjoyable. I would not be put off by anyone. If your interested buy it. I am sure the kinks can be worked out.
hawk223
Thanks for the info.I would be very interested in hearing the response from Corbin.I agree on the payback time.At current prices,I think about 6500 bullets should do it.A number of other shooter friends have expressed interest in obtaining bullets if they prove to be effective. I am a bit concerned though about the max. velocity as some of us shoot 22-250's and a 220Swift.Have you tried any at higher velocities? Another concern where we shoot is ricochets.I have been using 50gr Blitzking bullets.These seem to break up on contact.Please keep me informed of your progress.
Thanks for the info.I would be very interested in hearing the response from Corbin.I agree on the payback time.At current prices,I think about 6500 bullets should do it.A number of other shooter friends have expressed interest in obtaining bullets if they prove to be effective. I am a bit concerned though about the max. velocity as some of us shoot 22-250's and a 220Swift.Have you tried any at higher velocities? Another concern where we shoot is ricochets.I have been using 50gr Blitzking bullets.These seem to break up on contact.Please keep me informed of your progress.
furface,
I don't have a faster gun to try them in. I wouldn't promise bullets to anyone in any quantity as they do take a lot of time to make. Corbin says they are excellent varmint bullets. I can't remember how he put it but it sounded like they should break up on contact.
I don't have a faster gun to try them in. I wouldn't promise bullets to anyone in any quantity as they do take a lot of time to make. Corbin says they are excellent varmint bullets. I can't remember how he put it but it sounded like they should break up on contact.
Corbin swaging
About 1986 my friend and I split the cost and ordered the .224 out of .22 rf cases setup from Corbins'. It came with all required dies..mold and swageing lube. We just used our Rockchucker press's and the system worked just fine.
Directions on its use etc. were first class and we were up and running in no time.
Range results were good with everything we made as soon as you found the magic load requirements as with any bullet/ powder combo. Made bullets from 40 gr to 60 grains .
When he got transferred to New Brunswick we sorted out all the stuff we'd bought in common and he got the swageing stuff.
IIRC the cost was about $225 back then. If you get it make sure you get lots of extra swageing lube in the initial purchase cuse you'll go through the stuff fast if makeing thousands of them.
About 1986 my friend and I split the cost and ordered the .224 out of .22 rf cases setup from Corbins'. It came with all required dies..mold and swageing lube. We just used our Rockchucker press's and the system worked just fine.
Directions on its use etc. were first class and we were up and running in no time.
Range results were good with everything we made as soon as you found the magic load requirements as with any bullet/ powder combo. Made bullets from 40 gr to 60 grains .
When he got transferred to New Brunswick we sorted out all the stuff we'd bought in common and he got the swageing stuff.
IIRC the cost was about $225 back then. If you get it make sure you get lots of extra swageing lube in the initial purchase cuse you'll go through the stuff fast if makeing thousands of them.
svt-40
From what I can understand so far from Corbin is that the "home" system is only capable of up to .458 bullets.I am now working through bunch of books/articles that Dave Corbin sent me.I hope that larger bullets are possible with his smaller system as I also would like to make some .475 lead bullets.
From what I can understand so far from Corbin is that the "home" system is only capable of up to .458 bullets.I am now working through bunch of books/articles that Dave Corbin sent me.I hope that larger bullets are possible with his smaller system as I also would like to make some .475 lead bullets.
This just does not make sense. I know a fellow who makes his own SP and HP in a variety of calibres from 243 to 308 or even larger and he does use Corbin's press and dies. He's overseas and not on the net, otherwise I'd found exactly what he uses. He had issues with hollowpoints where the pin forming the nose cavity got broken several times on extraction, but that's it and he's happy with cost and accuracy.
