Does anyone know any information needed to get started in bullet swaging? Any assistance would be appreciated.

Welcome to the forum cuemily. Rules are simple, be nice and join in.

Go here and read a bunch. It's all the info on bullet swedging you could possibly want.

http://www.corbins.com/prices.htm

I have looked at corbins but I was wanting to know if anyone has had any experiance with swaging.

Here's a couple of posts where bullet swaging was discussed. Not much else here I could find. I thought about setting up to do this, but the equipment was to expensive for me at this time. Perhaps next year if ammo prices keep going up.

http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=32183&highlight=swaging
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http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=22895&highlight=swaging

The coolest thing is Corbin's dies that make jackets for .224 or 6mm bullets out of used .22 LR cases. The dies swage the shell to bullet size, swage in a lead core, and then swage a nice pointy tip.

Only $600 to get the set of dies :eek:

gmd there are some problems associated with making the bullets from 22 cases. Getting them clean enough to keep a good bond between the core and the case is one and because the 22 cases are extremely thin they can't be pushed much beyond 2800 to 3200 fps before they start coming apart.

Of course for plinking rounds this would be fine, but I would like to push bullets beyond those limits. If I got into making bullets I'd probably opt for making my own bullet cases out of flat gilding metal or tubing to be able to shoot at higher velocities. This of course pushes up the per bullet cost.

It's interesting how things come around full circle. Back during WWII, when civilian ammunition was not available, Fred Hunnington made a swage to manufacture 22 caliber bullets using spent 22 rimfire cases. He called his company "the Rock Chuck Bullet Swage", still in business as RCBS.

It's interesting how things come around full circle. Back during WWII, when civilian ammunition was not available, Fred Hunnington made a swage to manufacture 22 caliber bullets using spent 22 rimfire cases. He called his company "the Rock Chuck Bullet Swage", still in business as RCBS.
Yeah, but they don't sell the Rock Chuck Bullet Swager any more, unfortunately...

I have the Corbin set to make .22 cal. jacketed bullets from spent .22 rimfire cases. The system works well, but is a slow process. If you enjoy the process, it is like handloading....done for a feeling of accomplishment. If you are looking for cheap bullets fast, it's not for you. I'd say about 2 hours of work for each hundred bullets.

I've had mine up to 3500 fps in my 22/250, and they do not come apart, and group around 1/2" at 100 yards. The bullet weight can be from about 40 grains using .22 short jackets, up to about 62 grains with long or long rifle cases. They can be either soft point or hollow point, depending on how the point form die is set up.

My set includes the jacket maker, a four cavity core mould, and the core seating/forming dies. I checked recently, and the present day set like mine is nearly $800. Only you can decide if that much investment is worth it.

I gave up on the core mould, it was just too much trouble. I bought 50 pounds of lead wire many years ago and made my own core cutter.

Does anyone know any information needed to get started in bullet swaging? Any assistance would be appreciated.
Corbin is extremely overpriced on their products. What size bullits are you wanting? Some swaging dies are easy to make and some others are hard to make. One of the Corbin boys broke off from the bunch and is making ecconomical dies now!

223, 9mm, 50AE

being as I am a cheap old man,how many bullets can you buy for $600. $456 will buy you 4000.I had a swager for 22 cal.it was made in Drapper in Mass by a worker based on a gunsmith book W.F VICKERY"advanced gunsmithing" the machine was great to make some, still have a few samples,lost press in one of my moves.not worth the effort.:rolleyes:--:confused:--:D