I have reloaded and cast bullets for almost 40 years. I have always been interested in swaging, but the high start-up cost has always kept me from pulling the trigger. You can buy a wheelbarrow full of factory projectiles for the cost of the equipment required to swage your own. It would be nice if a budget company like Lee would step into the market.
Very nice. I checked out your website. Making my own jackets is more than I want to get into at this point but it looks like you make great stuff. I wish you great success. Have you considered making bullet molds? There are many companies making molds but there are very few options for hollow point molds.
+Matthew Swope A little more than that all said and done. Price is not relative. My brothers Quads cost 7400.00 each - not an affordable hobby in MY opinion - perfectly acceptable in his. I am a tad cheaper than Corbin though. Been working on a few new designs for pistol jackets that should be a lot more affordable. Some gas check tooling and base guard tooling too. I will post some video as soon as I can.
I know this is an older post & you have probably already heard of it but, for handgun rounds, lots of people have been doing really well with powder coated bullets & they don't need a gas check. I haven't tried it yet because I usually load rifle rounds & powder coating can't take rifle velocities but lots of people have been getting great velocities, great accuracy & no leading by simply powder coating cast bullets. I got some plated 9mm bullets from Rocky Mountain Reloading & I was pleased with them. I am thinking of looking into plating my own. Powder coating or plating isn't as good as a real, proper copper jacket but it costs much less too. Like you say, depends on what you want to spend on a hobby.
@@galyien well there ya go👍🏻. That said, you should probably learn the trade of machining (if you don't already know it) or you'll end up costing yourself quite a bit in the "error-learning curve"; i.e. what you don't know can hurt your wallet. Ask me how I know...👷🏻♂️! 👨🏻🔧! ...💸💸💸💸...🤦🏻♂️! 👨🏻🏫...👨🏻💻...👨🏻🎓!
+Jonathan Michelin Any caliber can be done. We do these for the Corbin S press, and the CSP-2 press and the hydro press, and also for the RCECO walnut hill press. We have also just contracted eith a machinist to make several different presses. Please feel free to e-mail with questions and details - jksswage@yahoo.com -Kel
I have reloaded and cast bullets for almost 40 years. I have always been interested in swaging, but the high start-up cost has always kept me from pulling the trigger. You can buy a wheelbarrow full of factory projectiles for the cost of the equipment required to swage your own. It would be nice if a budget company like Lee would step into the market.
Thats why I made my own swaging setup.
I was imaging john goodman teaching us the whole time :D
Mr Keezy yeah I hear John Goodman too haha!
Jesus I didn't think of that till I read this and now I can only picture him spot on!
Very nice. I checked out your website. Making my own jackets is more than I want to get into at this point but it looks like you make great stuff. I wish you great success.
Have you considered making bullet molds? There are many companies making molds but there are very few options for hollow point molds.
NAW, dies are easy - good molds are HARD. This feller can often fix you up with HP options www.hollowpointmold.com/
PSA: click on the setting icon. Select speed and then select 1.5 times. You're welcome
CamSayCam more like 1.25.
1.5 is a bit too fast.
OMG. Thank you. Not so much for this particular presentor BUT for many, many others.
I was going to ask, if heating the metal make it easier
Hello I was wondering where I could get my hands on a set of these dies thank you
You have an extra $3400 laying around? These things are expensive as all hell
That background noise really helps.🤦♂️
Thank god for playback speed!
A set of these dies costs $3400 from Corbin. That is not my idea of an affordable hobby.
+Matthew Swope
A little more than that all said and done. Price is not relative. My brothers Quads cost 7400.00 each - not an affordable hobby in MY opinion - perfectly acceptable in his. I am a tad cheaper than Corbin though. Been working on a few new designs for pistol jackets that should be a lot more affordable. Some gas check tooling and base guard tooling too. I will post some video as soon as I can.
I know this is an older post & you have probably already heard of it but, for handgun rounds, lots of people have been doing really well with powder coated bullets & they don't need a gas check. I haven't tried it yet because I usually load rifle rounds & powder coating can't take rifle velocities but lots of people have been getting great velocities, great accuracy & no leading by simply powder coating cast bullets.
I got some plated 9mm bullets from Rocky Mountain Reloading & I was pleased with them. I am thinking of looking into plating my own.
Powder coating or plating isn't as good as a real, proper copper jacket but it costs much less too. Like you say, depends on what you want to spend on a hobby.
Wtf, I'll just buy a damm lathe and make my own tools, seriously... I learned how to do precise measurements in the 6th grade.
@@galyien well there ya go👍🏻.
That said, you should probably learn the trade of machining (if you don't already know it) or you'll end up costing yourself quite a bit in the "error-learning curve"; i.e. what you don't know can hurt your wallet.
Ask me how I know...👷🏻♂️! 👨🏻🔧! ...💸💸💸💸...🤦🏻♂️!
👨🏻🏫...👨🏻💻...👨🏻🎓!
@Jksswage does a work hardened jacket produce greater penetration?
hello I'm wanting to start swaging and am wondering what press you use, and can the kit make 30-30,308,338 ?? these are my rifles
+Jonathan Michelin Any caliber can be done. We do these for the Corbin S press, and the CSP-2 press and the hydro press, and also for the RCECO walnut hill press. We have also just contracted eith a machinist to make several different presses. Please feel free to e-mail with questions and details - jksswage@yahoo.com -Kel
I will send am email in a second, I'm looking for dies and a press, I like having the control of quality control
jksswage Email sent from jmichelin@live.ca
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How about 264 bullets
ALL calibers, styles, presses,
the story is too much, you should immediately practice the work process.
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