Hello everyone, new here. I frequent another message board and a discussion came up by someone that has started swaging some of his own muzzleloader bullets. I was totally unaware that you could actually get into swaging for hundreds of dollars instead of tens of thousands! I have been through the Corbin site and the RCE (is that correct?) site. This sure looks interesting and I have some questions that I thought some experienced swagers could answer.
Anyway, what is the velocity limits of pure lead swaged bullets with the base guards? The Corbin sight indicates that they can be shot up to 1400 fps without any lube and no leading. Is that true? If so, it would sure be a cool way to play around with different weight bullets for handguns and muzzleloaders. Can you heat treat pure lead swaged bullets, or does there need to be antimony and/or arsenic in the lead for the heat treating to work? Have any of you worked with the 2% antimony lead wire?
Also, looking through both sites I see that the Walnut Hill press is a little less expensive than the S press. Are there any drawbacks to the WH vs the S press? Can the WH be used for reloading too, like the S? Are the dies interchangable? What kind of delivery times is there with each company?
Also they show .458 as the limit of these presses. Can .50 cal. pure lead bullets (for muzzleloaders) be made on these presses?
Thanks for any help, I hope this isn't to many questions, but I want to hear from people that are actually using this stuff. The idea of making my own bullets without all the issues of molten lead is sure interesting!