Texanreloader
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I don't use military brass, so is there any reason to have a swage tool?
I don't use military brass, so is there any reason to have a swage tool?
I don't use military brass, so is there any reason to have a swage tool?
Buy an RCBS (L.E. Wilson) chamfer/deburring tool; it's all you'll need for the occasional piece of brass. It's actually all I use, and I have swaged many .223 cases with them. I have two of them.
As @Nature Boy pointed out, some 223 and 308 commercial brass will have crimp, but that doesn’t mean you can’t simply sell or trade those if you gain a substantial volume somehow.
The ONLY reason I own a swage kit is 1) it’s cheap and easy to have my 8yr old boy run a bunch through the Lee APP, and 2) I/we pick up several hundred range brass every year, which my boy processes and sells. Without those two things, I couldn’t be bothered to swage/ream.
Oh my gosh...slave labor dad.
He has insisted on dragging muddy brass home from every range trip we take together for years, regardless, and he wants to sell them, so he evolved an unproductive kid hobby into something relatively productive. He’s cleaning up our ranges and recycling brass back into the supply chain.
A lot easier work than stacking firewood or fixing fence, which he commonly gets roped into now that he’s large enough to be useful. He’s almost handy with a wrench these days too.
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He has insisted on dragging muddy brass home from every range trip we take together for years, regardless, and he wants to sell them, so he evolved an unproductive kid hobby into something relatively productive. He’s cleaning up our ranges and recycling brass back into the supply chain.
A lot easier work than stacking firewood or fixing fence, which he commonly gets roped into now that he’s large enough to be useful. He’s almost handy with a wrench these days too.
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Always good to have those "pocket mechanics" around for those tight places. Two daughters, no such luck.
My two daughters, albeit grown women now, Have/had NO problem with diving in to any project..
You may eventually need to use military brass.I don't use military brass, so is there any reason to have a swage tool?
Me tooI have the Lyman’s Unique Case Prep Multi-Tool, works great.
3 daughters. The least is not quite 2 yet. My girls have learned to fix stuff. The middle daughter is a bit prissy and doesn’t like to get dirty but will do it to fix her bike when the chain pops off. The oldest is 11 and is pretty handy. I gave her my first toolbox and a bunch of harbor freight and various other low end tools to put in it and she uses them regularly for her projects. She got a lathe 2 christmases ago and got decent with it before we moved. It’s still packed up somewhere but she will use it more when we find it.Always good to have those "pocket mechanics" around for those tight places. Two daughters, no such luck.
He has insisted on dragging muddy brass home from every range trip we take together for years, regardless, and he wants to sell them, so he evolved an unproductive kid hobby into something relatively productive. He’s cleaning up our ranges and recycling brass back into the supply chain.
A lot easier work than stacking firewood or fixing fence, which he commonly gets roped into now that he’s large enough to be useful. He’s almost handy with a wrench these days too.
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