Folks,
I'm new to the forum. I have a 10mm Glock that I use for a variety of reasons, including "hunting".
As an avid bullet caster, and handloader, I've got a friend who makes a 190 grain JHP swaged from empty 9mm once fired cases.
I know many of you are probably scratching your heads about now, but, "Yes", you read that right. Swaged from 9mm fired cases.
I didn't have a 10mm when I had about 100 to play with, so used my "duty" Glock 22 in 40S&W. I had a friend do the field testing.
The projectile was shot through 5 water filled milk jugs at approximately 20 yards. The recovered projectile reliably expanded to .62 caliber and
retained almost all of its weight.
Since that time, I've acquired enough to load a few hundred rounds in 10mm.
Just wonder if any of you have had any experience with swaged projectiles.
HV
not for the 10mm but I was given some .44 bullets swaged from .40 S&W brass to try. I haven't killed anything with them but they shot just like any other jacketed bullet. I don't see why it wouldn't work in a 10mm.
I followed BTSniper on the cast bullets forum for quite some time. He advanced swaged bullets from fire brass rather significantly and turned the idea into a business for himself.
If you want to make relatively cheap (not counting time) bullets, this is a viable option. I have never seen any particular advantage for me over just a regular old cast bullet.
If you have an application that
1. Requires a jacketed bullet
2. Have free brass
3. Have free time
4. Your jacketed bullet requirements are high enough volume to justify the costs of the swaging equipment
then this is a solution for you.
Alternately, sometimes you just wanna try something and the value proposition doesn't matter.
Welcome to the forum HiVelocity! I have studied the process and the tools are the major part of the production!
As sqlbullet has stated having source materials also helps to make it possible at reasonable cost factor.
Being a bullet caster myself I haven't needed to step off in the swaging and keep the 9mm brass for loading 9's
WOW FINALLY A GOOD USE FOR 9MM's :-)
I wore out one swage die making .40 caliber projectiles, it went oversize to .403. On my second one now with around 2k from 9mm brass and about the same with copper jackets. They shoot real well in either a .40 s&w or 10mm.