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Offline Seth Hawkins

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Swaged My First Slugs
« on: February 27, 2011, 03:33:56 PM »
I finally got everything together and swaged my first slugs!  Wow!  This is really cool!
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Offline Rick Teal

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Re: Swaged My First Slugs
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 11:36:36 AM »
Isn't it though!

When I got my stuff I was making jacketed bullets from copper pipe and lead wire.  I also made some special tips from .22 calibre jackets.  It was great to see a finished bullet come out of my die, and then to examine its internal structure when I filed one in half.
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Re: Swaged My First Slugs
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2011, 01:12:13 PM »
It definatly is fun. BTW, what caliber and weights are you making?
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Re: Swaged My First Slugs
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2011, 04:55:10 PM »
I'm making bullets to be paper patched for a .44-77 Sharps BN cartridge.  Patched diameter is 0.4375" = bore of rifle.  The nose profile is pretty close to a 1-E ogive with a 0.200" meplat, and a cupped base.  I can swage 350-650 grains - depending on alloy used.  Dies are rated for 1:25 max alloy.  I doubt I'll ever go above 1:30.

My rig is a Corbin CSP-2 press, a Corbin Core Swage die and a Corbin Point Form die.

I have been using an adjustable mould by KAL that drops very good quality bullets once you find the sweet spot.  But the perfection of the bullets created by swaging is unbelievable!
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