Re: How'd this happen? Bullet Swaging

by **captain-03** on Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:28 am

Duckhunter39480 wrote:I might have overlooked it but that seems to be a 38 S&W case. What exactly did you shoot it out of? I can use 380 and 9MM to make 40 cal bullets and 357 Sig and 40 S&W to make 44 bullets but I don't know how to ues 38 S&W for anything.

You could be right .... couldn't determine what exactly it was -- my guess was a 40S&W that is the reason I suggested it was a swagged round .... Have no idea what you would use a 38S&W case for ...

by GunOneDown on Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:40 am

it was a 40S&W case.

by **captain-03** on Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:47 am

GunOneDown wrote:it was a 40S&W case.

Thanks G1D ... I will stick with my original thought ..

by GunOneDown on Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:51 pm

BTW, i have 2 of the cases and they are stamped 40S&W.

by Duckhunter39480 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:09 am

I have a die and tooling on the way that will swage 9mm and a lead pellet into 40 S&W/10mm. This should be a pretty cool way to make boolits. I'll post info on it after I get a chance to play with it a while.

by **captain-03** on Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:27 am

Keep us posted -- I really would like to do this also!! What brand dies are you going to use ..

by Duckhunter39480 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:56 am

The die is a C-H die and the internal parts have been modified or new, stronger parts have been supplied by a guy in Oregon. Not sure about posting pictures here but I got an email from him that these had been shipped so I expect them in a day or so. I've got to anneal the brass cases asap so I can go to work on this as soon as the dies arrive. Can't wait

by **Xd357** on Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:56 pm

Super cool!! Be neat if you could make it to the meet-n-greet and give us a show and tell.

by **captain-03** on Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:16 pm

Yea -- C-H is what I have been looking at ... seems a couple guys over on castboolits recommend them. Doing this really perks my interest!! Again, keep us posted on your quest!!

by Duckhunter39480 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:29 pm

Tell more about the meet and greet! Where, when etc.

by **captain-03** on Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:53 pm

Meet & Greet II

http://www.msgunowners.com/general-off-topic-f20/meet-greet-ii-may-8-2010-the-location-t3879.htm

We had one in June '09 and it was a "blast" -- this one will be even better!!!!!!!!

by Duckhunter39480 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:20 pm

I shall see you there. I haven"t been on the Magnolia range since back in the 90's.