fireman 9731
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I saw somewhere, in last year or so, where someone was using spent brass pistol cases as jackets for rifle bullets.
I guess they either used lead wire or cast slugs, put them in the spent cases and then swaged them to form some really neat bullets.
Has anybody heard of this or do it?
It seems like a good idea... economical and resourceful.
I already reload and cast my own so I would be interested in trying it out.
Could you use a regular swaging die to do it? Like one from C&H? Maybe size your cases that you would use for jackets first in a bullet sizing die or two and then swag the lead and it into a bullet?
I also remember a setup that would make jacketed 22 caliber bullets using spent 22lr cases.
Anybody have any info? I would be very interested if it isn't too cost prohibitive....
I guess they either used lead wire or cast slugs, put them in the spent cases and then swaged them to form some really neat bullets.
Has anybody heard of this or do it?
It seems like a good idea... economical and resourceful.
I already reload and cast my own so I would be interested in trying it out.
Could you use a regular swaging die to do it? Like one from C&H? Maybe size your cases that you would use for jackets first in a bullet sizing die or two and then swag the lead and it into a bullet?
I also remember a setup that would make jacketed 22 caliber bullets using spent 22lr cases.
Anybody have any info? I would be very interested if it isn't too cost prohibitive....