Bullet swaging, unlike bullet casting, uses only pressure to cold form the bullet. When a bullet is swaged the swaging pressure forces the bullet material into the shape of the projectile. The bullet maker uses a die to hold the lead or other material while two punches seal the die and apply high pressure to make the swaged bullet. Swaged projectiles are denser than a cast bullet and swaging dies make a more concentric projectile than a bullet mould can. The result is a more accurate and precise bullet.
The bullet swager has many options to choose from when making bullets. Simple dies can be used to make wadcutter, semi-wadcutter bullets, or shotgun slugs. Other die sets can produce bullets for paper patching, two piece bullets, or small game frangible bullets. There are a large number of base styles and a wide selection of stock noses shape or ogive to chose from.
The bullet maker will need to decide if he will be making bullets for himself and a few friends or if he wishes to produce bullets commercially. Hand operated presses are more than adequate for making bullets up to .512” in diameter, up to 1.5” long, and in weights of 600 grains or a bit more. Using a hand press a bullet swager can produce a few hundred bullets an hour depending on how complex the bullet design is. Bigger bullets and more complex designs are made using the MultiSwage II hydraulic press. The MultiSwage II is also able to make more bullets in the same amount of time as a hand operated press which makes the hydraulic press a better choice for commercial use.
The Web Site
This web site is divided into sections to make it easier for the user to find specific information. On the left of the page is the menu and the menu buttons. The menu button will change color when the curser, the mouse pointer, is placed on it. Clicking the mouse on the menu button will open that selection.
Some menu buttons when clicked on will open a sub-menu that has more choices. Moving the curser to the sub-menu items and then clicking on them will open those items. In this way the user can “drill down” to areas that are of interest.
Clicking on the "Information Please" menu button will open three sub-menu items: Basic Information, FAQs, and How To. Click on the FAQ menu button to read common questions and answers. The "How To" sub-menu button will open a PDF file that will give detailed info about one subject. The subject will be changed as time permits.
For more detailed information about swaging click on the menu button, “Richard’s Swaging Book”. This is an on-line book about all aspects of swaging. The book is still being written but sections that are available will be high-lighted when the curser is placed on the chapter menu button.
Details about how to contact RCE, LLC, how to order, and a secure, safe charge card page are available by clicking on those menu buttons.
Orders can be placed using the on-line shopping cart or they can be emailed to me. The shopping cart gives a photo and detailed description of the tool.