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Posted: 1/27/2011 4:11:56 AM EDT
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I Have a older Lee single Cav hollow point mold it drops an nice 147-148gr at .360" Obviously I will swag them down to 358 for 38spl and 357mag. But Can I swag to to .356 for a 9mm??? And do it safe? Thanks |
You could try doing it in two passes though, one to .358 and then another die to .356.
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I Have a older Lee single Cav hollow point mold it drops an nice 147-148gr at .360" Obviously I will swag them down to 358 for 38spl and 357mag. But Can I swag to to .356 for a 9mm??? And do it safe? Thanks You can size them down .004" very easily. Lead is very soft even as hard alloy and sizes without much effort. Lee make a economical sizing die that goes right on your press and there are dedicated sizer/lubers that RCBS, Lyman and others make. The only problem you may experience is that sizing more than a couple of thousandths may affect the inherent accuracy of the bullets. Most shoot best when closest to as cast dimensions. |
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Obviously I will swag them down to 358 for 38spl and 357mag. But Can I swag to to .356 for a 9mm??? And do it safe? I'm not trying to be the grammar police, but it is "swage" not "swag." When talking about a technical subject it is helpful to use the correct terms. In saying that, my post above highlighted the fact that you increase the diameter when you swage and decrease the diameter when you size. What you are seeking help on is bullet sizing rather than bullet swaging. jonblack |
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Quoted: Quoted: Obviously I will swag them down to 358 for 38spl and 357mag. But Can I swag to to .356 for a 9mm??? And do it safe? I'm not trying to be the grammar police, but it is "swage" not "swag." When talking about a technical subject it is helpful to use the correct terms. In saying that, my post above highlighted the fact that you increase the diameter when you swage and decrease the diameter when you size. What you are seeking help on is bullet sizing rather than bullet swaging. jonblack No problem, I have used the term Swage/swaging when cold forming metals. The general concess is that yes it can be done safly, but it may not be the most accurate thing I could do?? |
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