Oh, everyone to their own.
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "R.L. Wurdack" <dickw@...> wrote:
>
> Some competetive shooters shoot upwards of 10000 per year.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "normanv" <ongata_rongai@...>
> To: <gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 4:01 PM
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: Making bullet molds and casting your own
> bullets from scrap...
>
>
> >I can't understand the obsession with bullets. How many do you need? Who or
> >what are you planning to kill?
> >
> > --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, DENNIS SHELGREN <nojoeco@>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> From what I've seen of their products it makes essentially professional
> >> grade bullets.
> >> They look and work just like commercial jacketed bullets and in some
> >> cases
> >> perform measurably better.
> >> But the trouble I've had is that swaging appeals to those trying to save
> >> money, but the marketing and prices are aimed at those trying to make the
> >> "perfect bullet".
> >> All of my stuff is home made on a mini lathe and mill.
> >> I have seen demos of the corbin stuff and used a friends setup to see how
> >> it
> >> worked and it's very good once setup.
> >> I've got a copy of "the other brother's" books on my computer and I don't
> >> know where from.
> >> He believed that the information should be out there for anyone and that
> >> a
> >> standard (although heavy duty) reloading press and some hand made dies
> >> were
> >> all that were necessary.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Nick Andrews <nickjandrews@>wrote:
> >>
> >> > Corbin is very proud of their stuff. How well does the swaging kit
> >> > work?
> >> > I
> >> > bet they could be made at home, too.
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Dennis <nojoeco@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Corbin makes bullet swaging dies etc.
> >> > > Their "kits" include core molds which make cylinders of whatever
> >> > > alloy is
> >> > > desired.
> >> > > Then the cylinders are put through a simple extruder which is just a
> >> > thick
> >> > > wall tube and piston with an orifice of the size wire required.
> >> > > The swaging presses look like supersized reloading presses, and of
> >> > > course
> >> > > for more money you can also get automated equipment.
> >> > > The real advantage to swaging bullets is of that you are free to add
> >> > > jackets of brass or copper.
> >> > > I've already got the press tool for making jackets from spent .22's.
> >> > >
> >> > > Again almost all of this tooling is lathe work. I've used a hydraulic
> >> > press
> >> > > for anything beyond what a heavy reloading press would do.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, Nick Andrews <nickjandrews@>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Yeah, I do seem to recall that. But where the hell do you get lead
> >> > > > wire
> >> > > > from?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Pierre Coueffin <pcoueffin@>wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > My girlfriend's grandfather casts a lot of dwnrigger weights
> >> > > > > using
> >> > > > > tire-weights. He uses 2-part steel molds, with alignment pins to
> >> > > > > keep the halves from shifting. He likes to let the mold heat up
> >> > > > > over
> >> > > > > the crucible of lead before pouring, to make the lead flow
> >> > > > > better.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Did you see the article a year or so back about swaging bullets
> >> > > > > from
> >> > > > > lead wire in either HSM or MW about a year back? It is very
> >> > > > > interesting stuff.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > Nick A
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had
> >> > > > but a
> >> > > > single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> >> > > > temporary
> >> > > safety
> >> > > > deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical
> >> > > Review
> >> > > > of Pennsylvania, 1759
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then
> >> > > > names
> >> > the
> >> > > > streets after them." Bill Vaughan
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil
> >> > men."
> >> > > > Plato
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Nick A
> >> >
> >> > "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a
> >> > single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975
> >> >
> >> > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> >> > safety
> >> > deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical
> >> > Review
> >> > of Pennsylvania, 1759
> >> >
> >> > "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names
> >> > the
> >> > streets after them." Bill Vaughan
> >> >
> >> > "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil
> >> > men."
> >> > Plato
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >> >
> >> >
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