Talon, thank you for the instruction. I may have been exaggerating when I said I used no lube, seems I would have stuck at least one if that were the case. The tin of Imperial was there so I probably did use it close to what you describe, my memory lately has been terrible so I don't want to backpedal my words too hard.
I have 4 of Dave Corbins swaging books including "Handbook #7", all of these I have read cover to cover many times over the 5 years they have been on my shelf. I did get verbal instruction several times but my friend lives on the other coast, I personally know several other people who swage but they are all at least two states away. I met one fellow here in town who swages but he changed jobs and I have not seen him in over a year, didn't know him well enough to even get his name. I have seen the process, read about it, have been told about it but never actually witnessed it n person. Until you actually pull the handle a few times you don't even know what questions to ask. I understand the theory and the mechanics and the equipment but this is the first time I have had a chance to do it for real.
As far as the jackets being not properly trimmed, that is the best this trim set will do. It does look a bit homemade and I have no idea how many thousands of jackets it has cut or how many times been polished or modified. What should the trim punch look like? This one has a pilot that is snug in the jacket ID then a gently blended shallow angle that connects to a bigger taper that goes up to the die body OD. Shiny polished and the jacket mouth looks exactly inverse of the trimmer, they won't come out any different than what you see unless I have the punch modified. So far I have not spent any money on this so if I need to get the trim punch corrected I'm plenty willing to do so. The press appears to be in excellent shape but the dies are fairly old and were owned and used by a fellow who made bullets for sale in them, then were used by another guy and finally ended up in my hands. They are good shape but not great and I don't know how they may have been modified over the years. Do swage dies wear out?
Lube is ordered and on the way.