swaged paper patch bullets

[hdj2520]

Other than Buffalo Arms I don't see much in swaged paper patch bullets. I bought a box of Badger bullets that are really good quality,
but can't find any information on the company. Does anyone know if they're still in buisness?

[Smokin Joe]

hdj2520,  I don't know about Badger, but you might try On Target Swaging at:

http://www.ontargetswaging.com/

They turn out a great product

[rbt50]

www.copperheadcustomswaging.com

[Lead pot]

  If you buy 10 boxes (250 bullets)of those swaged bullets that's about the price of a good used swage press on E-Bay

[arnie19]

Cant any one make a swaged bullet that doesnt have a step in the ogive to body area .That really ruins the B C Of the bullet when shooting long ranges.Arnie

[Lead pot]

Arnie there is just about no limit with what you can swage. Here are some of mine.



Kurt

[JBMauser]

Hey, how did you do that!!!  I can see how to swag a smooth side pill and then roll it on a file to score the sides for a patch to hold on to.... but how do you swag a bullet with lube grooves cut into it.  spin it on a lathe, form it with a two piece mold like a cast bullet?  How can you shove someting in from the bottom and pop it out from the nose and have indents in it? JB

[arnie19]

Lead pot : i wonder why no one that swages bullets for sale doesnt make a decent creedmoor type bullet .Arnie

[Lead pot]

Arnie I think there most likely is, don't know for sure I never looked to see what was out on the commercial market.
All of those bullets in that photo will work good at the Creedmoor ranges of 800 900 1000 yards.

Kurt

[Lead pot]

JB.

Swaging a bullet with GG is just about  lost and forgotten.
At a time past there were a few swage press and die makers that offered a swaged GG die, Like Lachmiller and Herters and I think Hemp that made a collet die for the swage presses. It's a shame that that is getting to be a lost art.
But you can get around the collet die by cutting the grooves with a lathe or you can roll them with a tool that I use.
Or do it like I swage them.