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7/25/2012 11:29:16 PM EDT
I saw this on good search....looks interesting

7/25/2012 11:56:49 PM EDT
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Been well covered here.
7/26/2012 10:48:15 AM EDT
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I am concerned about the dynamic stability of those.  It appears the lead bullet is unlikely to be concentric with the jacket.  This means the bullet will not fly true.  Am I missing something?  Does the lead get swaged down into the jacket and deform to fill the case, or is there a hollow space between the (upside down) bullet tip and the jacket?
7/26/2012 10:53:42 AM EDT
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I am concerned about the dynamic stability of those.  It appears the lead bullet is unlikely to be concentric with the jacket.  This means the bullet will not fly true.  Am I missing something?  Does the lead get swaged down into the jacket and deform to fill the case, or is there a hollow space between the (upside down) bullet tip and the jacket?


Your are missing something.

It is called swaging and the way most jacketed bullets are actually made.
7/26/2012 11:00:57 AM EDT
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sigh adds stuff to do this to list
7/26/2012 1:03:16 PM EDT
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sigh adds stuff to do this to list


I can't make heads or tails of this statement. Please clarify what this means?
7/26/2012 1:43:22 PM EDT
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sigh adds stuff to do this to list


I can't make heads or tails of this statement. Please clarify what this means?


sorry,

I would like to do this myself, it looks like fun however, I am poor because I keep spending all of my money on gun stuff so, I have a list of all the stuff I want which continually increases no matter how much i try and buy.

The swaging die as well as bullet casting supplies are now on that list.

sorry I suppose it wasn't a really great reply I could have just said neat I want
7/26/2012 1:55:06 PM EDT
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Swaging dies aren't cheap and it is quite time consuming.

Best part is you can make exactly what you want for your application.

It's also kinda cool to be able to make, load and shoot something completely your own.
7/26/2012 2:10:01 PM EDT
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sigh adds stuff to do this to list


I can't make heads or tails of this statement. Please clarify what this means?


he's gonna save up to buy the stuff
7/26/2012 4:46:04 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
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I am concerned about the dynamic stability of those.  It appears the lead bullet is unlikely to be concentric with the jacket.  This means the bullet will not fly true.  Am I missing something?  Does the lead get swaged down into the jacket and deform to fill the case, or is there a hollow space between the (upside down) bullet tip and the jacket?


Your are missing something.

It is called swaging and the way most jacketed bullets are actually made.


I understand swaging.  I even have a swager.  :-)

So, I went back and looked some more and found the pictures of the cross-sectioned bullets.  They are filling the case during swaging.
7/26/2012 5:15:42 PM EDT
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I saw this on good search....looks interesting

http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k365/SiliconWolverine/CIMG5580.jpg


Where's the powder go?  

7/27/2012 2:29:57 AM EDT
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Been well covered here.


That's just too cool.
7/27/2012 5:01:22 AM EDT
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sigh adds stuff to do this to list




I can't make heads or tails of this statement. Please clarify what this means?




sorry,



I would like to do this myself, it looks like fun however, I am poor because I keep spending all of my money on gun stuff so, I have a list of all the stuff I want which continually increases no matter how much i try and buy.



The swaging die as well as bullet casting supplies are now on that list.



sorry I suppose it wasn't a really great reply I could have just said neat I want






 
LOL - you and I are too much alike. I got into casting this year "just because it's something new to learn", and I've been eyeballing swaging for a while. Sounds expensive and time consuming as people are saying...or maybe they just want to keep it all to themselves. LOL




Cast Boolits forum has a swaging section that has a lot of great info and some really smart people that are pretty good about answering questions.










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