Swaging bullets

[mac1911]

Anyone swaging bu!lets ?
I have a set of S press corbin dies and looking to possibly start jacketed 308s with 9mm cases and cast lead cores

 

[Fixxah]

DukeInFlorida has done it. It is interesting for sure. Castboolit.downloads has stickies on the subject.

 

[Demoman]

Was doing some research on it. Looks kind of an investment to start. Unless you can use a press other than Corbin?

 

[Demoman]

Have you tried smelting copper in the pot does that work? Castbootlets has an article about tinning and adding copper under clay. Going to try it when I get setup agian

 

[mac1911]

Have you tried smelting copper in the pot does that work? Castbootlets has an article about tinning and adding copper under clay. Going to try it when I get setup agian

no idea what you mean. But no my smelting set up wont get near the heat to melt copper. Maybe anneal the jackets?

 

[mac1911]

Was doing some research on it. Looks kind of an investment to start. Unless you can use a press other than Corbin?

its not cheap , either tools or materials. Die set i have is about $1200-$1500 new/complete
Then press that goes with these dies is $700ish
then you either buy jackets or tool up to make them. I can cast cores easy enough.

 

[Demoman]

No there is some articles about adding tinned wire to the lead pot to give your lead a copper alloy. Bring up the hardness and not requiring further coating. Some were around 2%. The theory they were saying was but tinning the wire and covering the pot with clay (oil sorb) that it allows the copper to melt at a lower temperature do to the tinning and the clay retained heat and keeps it from separating. Don't under stand metallurgy completely or not even that much

 

[Demoman]

That is what I was thinking. Getting started in one of there set ups is a bit tough.

 

[Demoman]

There is a lot of stuff out there about using parent cases as jackets

 

[mac1911]

There is a lot of stuff out there about using parent cases as jackets

yes although over 25 acp size seems to require a larger press H press from corbin.

Something to think about. Figure the cheapest 308_bullets I load are .26 each on a good day and thats not the good bullets. figure take about 4000 bullets at full retwil cost to break even?

 

[Demoman]

Has anyone one used Bt snipers dies for converting cases to jackets. He makes some interesting stuff

 

[mac1911]

Has anyone one used Bt snipers dies for converting cases to jackets. He makes some interesting stuff

If I jump into this Im going to buy some jackets, I rather have nice uniform copper jackets. I would at least like to make some nice bullets.