Will be able to feed the 22 for pennies now!
De-rim die, Punch holder, Core squirt die, Core seat die and finally point form.
Made a reamer for the point form die
Using the reamer
Lead core cutter
And the end result
DIY Swaging dies!
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j0e_bl0ggs
DIY Swaging dies!
Well decided to make a set of dies for a Corbin S press to swage .224 bullets.
Will be able to feed the 22 for pennies now!
De-rim die, Punch holder, Core squirt die, Core seat die and finally point form.
Made a reamer for the point form die
Using the reamer
Lead core cutter
And the end result
Will be able to feed the 22 for pennies now!
De-rim die, Punch holder, Core squirt die, Core seat die and finally point form.
Made a reamer for the point form die
Using the reamer
Lead core cutter
And the end result
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Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Nice work Joe. :goodjob:
I wish I had those skills.
I wish I had those skills.
Come on Bambi get some
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Re: DIY Swaging dies!
What are you using for the jacket, .22 cases?
Come on Bambi get some
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Fecking stones
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Cow's farts matter!
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j0e_bl0ggs
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Yeah, that is what the de-rim die is for! 
I also have quite a few J4 jackets as well.
Just needed to get off my ass and make the dies.
I also have quite a few J4 jackets as well.
Just needed to get off my ass and make the dies.
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So, for us slower creatures, what you're doing is converting .22 rimfire brass into snug ikkle jackets for home rolled .224 lead bullets?
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Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Very nice too.
Corbin charge a fortune for these dies.
Corbin charge a fortune for these dies.
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j0e_bl0ggs
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
In a nutshell, yup.meles meles wrote:So, for us slower creatures, what you're doing is converting .22 rimfire brass into snug ikkle jackets for home rolled .224 lead bullets?
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Lovely work, very good indeed. What materials did you use for the dies?
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*mightily impressed*
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