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DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:50 pm
by j0e_bl0ggs
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
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:53 pm
by dromia
Nice work Joe. :goodjob:
I wish I had those skills.
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:56 pm
by j0e_bl0ggs
Thank you sir.
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:05 pm
by dromia
What are you using for the jacket, .22 cases?
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:14 pm
by j0e_bl0ggs
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.
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:16 pm
by meles meles
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!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:22 pm
by dodgyrog
Very nice too.
Corbin charge a fortune for these dies.
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:31 pm
by j0e_bl0ggs
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?
In a nutshell, yup.
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:32 pm
by ovenpaa
Lovely work, very good indeed. What materials did you use for the dies?
Re: DIY Swaging dies!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:33 pm
by meles meles
*mightily impressed*