To all fellow powder burners,
Is there anyone out there swaging their own .172" jacketed projectiles out of .22LR brass?
When the Aust dollar was better than the US dollar I invested in a set of dies/press to swage .224 jacketed projectiles using .22LR cases as jackets. This works exceptionally well and I would like to now get into making .172" projectiles. Unfortunately the Aust dollar is not what it was and the cost of another set of dies would be in the vicinity of AU$900.00 + and that is for steel dies and not carbide.
I have made the ring dies to swage the LR cases down to .168" in two steps so that is a cost I do not need to cover.
If there is anyone out there who is willing to swap components, or if you know someone who makes swaging dies (in Aust) please drop me a line.
Some may be asking why I do not buy the jackets! Here in Aust we do not make jackets ( not that I have found anyway) and to import them in from the U.S. is cost inhibitive. Even the .22 LR ammunition made in Aust uses imported brass cases, besides the LR brass costs me nothing!
Bill