swaged bullets

[hack]

Does anyone know who sells 38 cal swaged bullets for black powder target rifles ?

 

[Slowpoke]

If you're looking for bore size balls, for target work, TOW sells them
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or you can get Hornady .395 and they would be a little easier to load.

Dang it, I see where you want Swanged.... well the Hornadys are....

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Not sure what you mean. There are tons of swaged lead .38 caliber pistol bullets but they are .357 or .358" diameter. Lots of cast lead rifle bullets for the 38/55 cartridge which run .375-.379". You'll need to be more specific.

 

[hack]

I have tried the 38/55 and they work quit well.
problem is that they are way to hard and a real pain to load even with a false muzzle. I'm looking for a bullet with less tin. Is there someone who shoots the old slug guns and could give me some help in this area.

 

[Slowpoke]

It was way to early when I typed my response.. Swaged bullets wow I was way off. I was think round balls...

 

[TFoley]

Well, the only long, rifle-type swaged bullets I've seen were made by the Polisars for their Whitworth shooting. They were 595gr hexagonal beauties, and looked far too good to shoot. I still have a few, thanks to their generosity, but I believe that they were not cheap. They were about $1.40 each, IIRC.

Corbin makes any number of different calibre swaging machine dies for either pound-swaging, or mechanically pressed swaging - they are a mite expensive too.

tac

 

[paulvallandigham]

Forster products makes swaging dies. You can make any size and weight bullet you want with them. They also sell lead in sticks for use in the dies.

 

[Zonie]

Contact
Montana Precision Swaging
PO Box 4746
Butte, MT 59702

Phone/Fax (406) 494-0600

They have a very wide assortment of precision swaged bullets, both grease groove and ungrooved paper patch style.
By wide assortment, I mean they make many different sizes which are not what we would call "standard" today. This allows selecting special diameters to meet your special needs.

They aren't inexpensive but they are very well made, many of them out of pure lead.

They are one of the few sources I have found for the bullets I use in my .400 caliber Schuetzen (.3900 diameter, 335 and 425 grain paper patched style patched up to .398 diameter.)

 

[hack]

Thank you
I'll check to see what I can find on the web.
If they have what I'm looking for, I'll give them a call.
Again.... Thank you :bow: