Swaging 44 magnum bullets

[ratzilla59]

With the exception of the hollow point; can the same be accomplished with the CH4D 105 die?

[daywalker627]

@ratzilla59 I have not used the 105 dies, so I appologize for not having the answer. What I do know of the 105 die, is that it makes a half jacket only..

[ratzilla59]

In your video you use .40 cal S&W 145 grain truncated cone cast bullets. I've soured the web and the only comparable mould is the Lee S&W .40 cal 145 grain semi-wadcutter. Is this an acceptable substitute? Are you casting soft lead for the cores?

[daywalker627]

@ratzilla59 That mould should work just fine. I do use pure lead as it is easier to work with and will save wear and tear on the dies. BTW, my mould is a Lee Mould the I bought from midwayusa...

[jackthrpppr]

Ive never heard of swaging this is amazing

[bendeb62]

But are the bullets you made .429"......that never was stated?

[daywalker627]

@bendeb62 Yes. They were .429. My appologies if I forgot to mention that part.

[hawkdlb06]

what kind of devistation would one of these rounds cause on whitetail? i had no idea that you could do stuff like this to make your own rounds, very nice video

[daywalker627]

@hawkdlb06 I have not been able to use any on deer yet. I am sure it will be more than capable tho ;) There are alot of things a person can do in the reloading world. You would be surprised!!

[TheSatchrox]

Awesome ideas.... 44 mag is expensive...

[daywalker627]

@TheSatchrox Yes 44's are expensive. I have since sold my Ruger Blackhawk and these swage dies. Needed the money. At any rate, I will have another set of dies and another 44...

[BryansU2B]

I'm confused, you are using the swaged lead, gas check, .40 cal case and all together you use it as a bullet for reloading? You leave the rim on the base and load it into 44 magnum?

[daywalker627]

@BryansU2B Yes you are correct. The 40 cal case becomes the jacket. The gas check ins't really needed, just cosmetics. The rim does not affect the projectile in any way and the brass will not hurt your barrel at all. Just like people using 22 rim fire cases for jackets to make their jacketed 223's.... I usually wait till after I have so many times fired through the 40 when the case is close to it's end, then give it a last go as a projectile itself.....

[mark98115]

Very good video. I just got into reloading and so far have only loaded 45ACP using fmj bullets that I've purchased. This sounds like another option, and especially something that I will be trying once I get into reloading my 44 magnum.

[daywalker627]

@mark98115 Thanks. I have sold my swaging dies just so that I could buy the tools I need to start making swage dies. I swaged both 44mag and 45 acp. There is a bit of work to it, but in the end, when you shoot your own bullets that you put together yourself instead of spending your hard earned money, it is a feeling of acomplishment...

[SuperSneakySteve]

What I don't understand is you put the bullet in backwards but after you pressed it the tip was pointing out. How'd you do that?

[daywalker627]

@SuperSneakySteve inside the die is a stem. When the case and core goes into the die, the stemp compresses the lead to stretch the case to proper diameter. The die tapers to create an ogive. The lead when being squashed, spreads throught the case. The stemp creates the hp. I have some 45's to make. I will try to do another video explaining the process. It might help better than typing..

[fusil56300]

Tommy, I've watched this vid 50 times and get something new from it every time. Merci mon ami.

[daywalker627]

@fusil56300 Thanks! I don't usually rewatch my vids, man do I need to learn to publically speak LOL. I have also noticed some stuff to improve upon!!

[nanncytte]

Because English is not possible, I use translation software.

If it is a strange sentence, I'm sorry.

Thank you for comment.

I have 444MARLIN.

When I made cast bullet, I served as a reference very much.

Because Swaging bullet wants to challenge it, I serve as a reference very much.

[daywalker627]

@nanncytte I am so sorry, however, the translation software I am not understanding...

[be13bbb]

well done.......what elsa can be said!!!

[daywalker627]

@be13bbb Thanks so much for the kind words. I really do appreciate it...

[TheFirearmEnthusiast]

Never seen anything like this! Why don't you just mould some bullets? What's the benefit of swaging bullets?

[daywalker627]

@TheFirearmEnthusiast I do cast my own bullets as well. For me the biggest benefit is the knowledge that I have learned and knowing that I am able to manufacture my own bullets wether it be cast lead or jacketed. I now don't have to rely on manufactures for their bullets and I can plink on the really cheap side. This allows me more trigger time to be more proficiant without spending money to launch bullets at paper.

[tafino]

Outstanding once again

[daywalker627]

@tafino Thanks. Now just to get a load perfected for better accuracy....

[mrfiux]

Perfect little video that shows exactly how to bullet swag.

[daywalker627]

@mrfiux Thanks. I try to do the best I can to show every aspect of it. I am sure I do miss things. If there is any questions, just ask away and I will try to answer them..

[67dodgepolara]

I don't think I'd want anything nickel going down my rifling, might wear-out the rifling since nickel is a very hard metal... Awesome video .

[daywalker627]

@67dodgepolara It has been a concern. I can say this, I have put quite a few through my 45 without any problems as of yet. I am still keeping an eye out on them..

[BigAgitator]

very nice work!

[daywalker627]

@BigAgitator Thankd you very much. I appreciate the comment...

[ppoakley]

Love your videos. Going to start swaging soon do you trine the case at all like you do with the 45acp all so could you do 45acp as more of a fmj-hp like this video thanks

[daywalker627]

@ppoakley Yea, I trim all my cases to suit the weight I am looking for. You could make a fmj hp with the 45 but the weight will be a bit on the heavy side. What you could do, is try to get a lighter core so that you would not have to trim the case so much to keep the weight down. Also have to keep in mind, for the 45 acp, if you do not trim the case, then you run the risk of having a too long of a bullet as well.

[MrM2hb]

Real creative, can't for penetration test

[daywalker627]

@MrM2hb Thanks, I am trying to think of a good way to get some gel to test it into. Balistic Gel is kinda expensive. We will see what I can come up with. I have a few tests that I want to run with these.

[KommandoOver9000]

@daywalker627

Just do a water test. I like seeing the expansion more than penetration. Also, is brass or nickel any more dense than copper? I am basically asking if this is rough of your barrel.

[daywalker627]

@KommandoOver9000 I am going to take a few milk jugs of water with me next time. I do have a picture of a 45 that a friend shot into some gel. The ones he tested for me, the case was shorter than the ones I am making now, but I will get on it. So far, I have shot a few through mine, and others I know have shot a couple hundered and they have not had issues yet!.

[BigAgitator]

@daywalker627 you can make ballistic gel with knox gelatin from the grocery store. There's a recipe online if you search for it.

[daywalker627]

@BigAgitator I have been playing around with that idea. My only question would be how many boxes of knox gelatin would I have to buy to stop the 44 mag at 25 yards? Then, even at 32 yards.

[BigAgitator]

@daywalker627 it'd be a lot of gelatin. That's why I haven't done it. I've used ice wood and water for various expansion tests. I guess I'm captain obvious tonight. Insomnia is brutal, ha ha!

[Hawcer71]

Those are some very nice looking bullets. I like the press setup too ;)

[RemMan700]

Nice looking bullets. What do you call them?... Terminators? LOL

[fusil56300]

Salut DW, sweet lookin projectiles!!!!!!

[daywalker627]

@fusil56300 Thank you. I have messed around wiith annealing last night. The gas checks are now seating alot more even and looks yet better....

[NicNac629]

Those are some just plain sexy lookin Boolits.

[daywalker627]

@NicNac629 I wish I could find a big ole smiley face to put on here, however, I don't think they make one big enough hehehe.... Thanks man