Author Topic: Swaging for a 45-70 (Read 1039 times)

grendel · « **on:** March 27, 2004, 08:05:33 PM »

Not saying I am going to but... I have been casting bullets off and on for 20 some years and just wondered about giving swaging a try. Looking at RCE's page (is it just me, or does Corbins web page make anyone else ill just by looking at it?) I find that for $150 I can get a hammer swage. Just looking at it I should be able to make just about any bullet weight I want (within reason).

My thinking is to make bullets for paper patching. A pure lead 400g paper patched bullet out of a 45-70 should do the job on anything I am apt to use it on, that is deer, hog or black bear.

Is this tool worth my trouble to get or would I be wasting my time and money? I know that each slug would have to be cut and weighed by hand and so production would be slow. But will it make a good bullet

Lead pot · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2004, 04:44:20 AM »

grendel

If you want to PP, swaging is the way to go. you can swage pure lead with better results then casting pure lead. You know,I'm sure,you been casting for a while,when casting pure lead it's hard to get a good mould fill with out voids and good edges unless you get the lead temp just right.
Swaging PP bullets you will get a very perfect bullet in weight and dementions with different styles of ogives or designs if your using pure lead or a little harder 1-30 or 1-25 for hunting.

I use boath GG and PP and I reshape and true up GG bullets by swaging.
You can punch out PP bullets a lot faster then you can cast them.

I swage .40 and .45's

Kurt

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2004, 01:15:27 PM »

What DOES it take to setup for swaging for paper patch?

What is the process (briefly) from beginning to end?

What accuracies can be expected?

I shoot .35 Wheelen; .375 H&H; .45-70; and .458 WinMag as potential cadidates.

Donna · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2004, 08:52:56 PM »

Hello Grendel,

Look on Corbin Co. site and you can down load The Corbin Handbook of Bullet Swaging No. 8 or 9 for free. This will give you a good idea of what swaging is all about and what you will need plus a lot more. Then if you want to go on for swaging get the rest of Corbins book on swaging.

Donna :wink:

Martin T Potts · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2004, 07:51:59 PM »

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Donna · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2004, 08:32:53 PM »

Hello Pottsy,

We are glad to have you on this forum. Your knowledge will no doubt by invaluable to this forum.

There is nothing wrong with having an opinion but please do not slander or make ill repute of another person.

Be of good cheer.

Donna :wink: