Swaged bullets.

[DinoS]

Someone posted a comment about Swage Dies in the precision thread and it got me thinking and reading...........5 days and bug eye's later..................is it worth it. Seems like a huge cost for questionable results. Drawing copper jacket from tube plus core swage, seater punch, rebated boat tail die, pointer dies and a press. your thoughts for precision. I found a set of prints for a press strong enough to make 50 BMG bullets, not that I need 50's

There are videos of guys making 224 bullets from once fired 22lr casings. These bullets can be hollow point, pointed, lead point, depends on the die's.

 

[kombayotch]

With quality jackets and pure lead for the core, you can make bullets that are superior to mass produced bullets the same way you can make handloads that are superior to factory ammo. Garbage in = garbage out, and that is exactly what you're starting with if you're tying to make match grade bullets out of copper plumbing tube or .22LR cases.

If you're talking about the press on castboolits, I've made one and it's a pretty good design. There are definitely some improvements that can be made such as adjusting the handle's center of gravity so that it stays up on it's own.

I posted pics of that press here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=634348

 

[coyote]

Swaged bullets are the best as far as bullets go , I make my own bullets from copper sheet , draw my jackets and swage to a finished bullet.

However I didn't buy my equipment I made it all the presses dies punches the whole thing ,it is a lot of money for sure if you have to buy everything.

The bullets made from 22rf cases are only good for plinking and shooting gophers imo they aren't top notch as far as accuracy .

To make good bullets you need good concentric jackets and they are expensive to buy.

 

[OKTREE]

I bought the Corbin CSP2 for use as a reloading press some time ago.

Being dissatisfied with the accuracy of my cast 10mm bullets and owning the press, I picked up swage dies from Corbin in various calibres. Bit of a learning curve for sure, however the quality is much higher than the cast that I had been producing. Certain bullets exceed accuracy of purchased jacketed bullets.

RC Corbin (Richard - brother of Dave who is Corbin) will be shipping my 50bmg dies this week. These dies use Rocky Mountain jackets of which I bought a life supply as I was so impressed with the bullets produced by Rocky Mountain.

Is it worth it? - from strictly a $ point of view relative to the Corbin or RC Corbin dies - not even close. Perhaps the CH4D dies that use a standard reloading press may make sense financially.

Few of my hobbies are financially worth it. The pride of building a world class accurate rifle bullet is something you can be proud of each time you pull the trigger though.

 

[DinoS]

The press on castboolits is the press I am talking about. There is a great deal of information on that site and I have gone bug eyed reading for the last several days. As with much on the web, sifting through the chaff to find the wheat is a daunting task. I agree with Oaktree in the “Yes, I built it” feeling of accomplishment. I does a body good to look over their shoulder leaving the work area and see something of your own creation. I’m still a bit away from taking the plunge, thanks for the input.