OK, I know this is going to sound weird, bu
Cool press! What was it originally? Your a real tinckerer, that's for sure.
Donna
Cool press! What was it originally? Your a real tinckerer, that's for sure.
Donna
OK, I know this is going to sound weird, but it works.
As I was thumbing through a loading book some years back I noticed that the diameter of the base of two shell cases (.223 and .380) was right at .375/.378 which just happened to be the groove diameter of the .375 Win and .375H&H !!!
So, taking an empty .380 case, I (don't try this at home comes to mind) loaded up the H&H with a few grains of Unique and launched one.
Instant success! The neatest .375 diameter hole CUT right through the 1-1/2 inches of a 2x4 !!! Next round was fired into it into the 2x4 the 3-1/2 inch way - going through most of it. Amazing to see an empty shell case with the striations from the barrel engraved in it.
Now to how this relates to swaging. I tried to pour an emtpy case with lead, by putting the empty in a mould. Not total success as there was was air trapped that could not be vented.
Now with a use for all those .380 cases that I pick up thinking they're 9mm's, I want to see if I can SWAGE a chunk of lead into the case and have a high-velocity-capable light-weight cheap-to-produce plinker.
By the bye, if you do try this at home:
a) all standard disclaimers apply - it's your responsibility (you've got to be tough if you're stupid), and
b) when the casing is loaded base forward the primer will come out.
FWIW
So, taking an empty .380 case, I (don't try this at home comes to mind) loaded up the H&H with a few grains of Unique and launched one.
Instant success! The neatest .375 diameter hole CUT right through the 1-1/2 inches of a 2x4 !!! Next round was fired into it into the 2x4 the 3-1/2 inch way - going through most of it. Amazing to see an empty shell case with the striations from the barrel engraved in it.
Now to how this relates to swaging. I tried to pour an emtpy case with lead, by putting the empty in a mould. Not total success as there was was air trapped that could not be vented.
Now with a use for all those .380 cases that I pick up thinking they're 9mm's, I want to see if I can SWAGE a chunk of lead into the case and have a high-velocity-capable light-weight cheap-to-produce plinker.
By the bye, if you do try this at home:
a) all standard disclaimers apply - it's your responsibility (you've got to be tough if you're stupid), and
b) when the casing is loaded base forward the primer will come out.
FWIW
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