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Offline Jekemi

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Anyone Swaging Bullets?
« on: November 02, 2013, 07:32:57 AM »
I'd like to move away from casting lead bullets and begin swaging bullets from lead cores or lead wire. I've looked at the Corbin press and it seems reasonable. However, I'd like to talk to someone that is swaging bullets and get their views, opinions, and recommendations.
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Re: Anyone Swaging Bullets?
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2013, 04:46:43 PM »
Biggest trouble I heard of is getting lead wire that is on the hard side. Or are you talking the swaging with copper bases?

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Re: Anyone Swaging Bullets?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2013, 06:47:58 AM »
Lead wire is available from Onlinemetals.com and from Corbin. However, it's expensive. But I could take the 150 lbs. of lead I currently have, sell it at market price and buy lead wire. You can also buy a lead extruding device from Corbin and your own lead, of any degree of hardness, into wire. However, it's an expensive gadget. Plus I want to get away from having to melt lead.  I've been told that properly swaged lead bullets, correctly lubricated, even if they are less hard behave like harder lead bullets as they travel down the rifled barrel resulting in less leading. Bullet swaging is an option I'm considering so I'm still in the information gathering phase. I've spoken to the folks at Corbin and read much of their materials. Expensive to start but cheaper and faster in the long run.
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