Swaging 9mm>40

[wifecallsmegrumpy]

Hi everyone, trust the weather is improving for those on the east coast.

Whilst I have a perfectly good bullet manufacturer down the road, and the accuracy capability from my reloads is much higher than my talent I cannot help but think about making some swaged bullet loads from 9mm.  Has anyone else seen what BTSniper is doing over there on Cast Boolits forum ? Seriously considering getting a one step die off him, although I have some concerns that the rim takes up a bit of room that should be occupied by powder

Additionally the cost of 9mm brass over here is considerable and unless I can find a few source it's not economic for me to make them.

Anyone tried them ?

[sqlbullet]

I have followed swaging in general and BTSniper in particular at cast boolits for several years.  Very interesting and high quality work based on the reports.  I have considered taking the plunge several times.

But, at the end of the day I end up at the same point....in 10mm cast bullets do everything I want done.  The cost and time would be to create what is essentially a novelty that offers no additional functionality for my shooting needs.  Even my Glock eats cast bullets without issue.

So, for me it results in a solution in search of a problem.  Your mileage may vary.

Now, the 5.7 to 30 caliber swaging holds my interest as a way to make match quality slugs for my 300 Win Mag....But I don't have a good source of 5.7 brass.

[Yondering]

I have the same thoughts as sqlbullet. Swaging 22 and 6mm jacketed bullets from rimfire brass does sound useful, but I don't really see the point for centerfire pistol. Swaging 10mm bullets using 9mm brass has no real advantages, and several disadvantages. Like you said, the case head takes up a lot of room, so you wouldn't be pushing these as fast as a commercial jacketed bullet. I think the jacket would be way too thick for any expansion, if you made them as hollow points. For the cost of the dies, you could buy a pretty decent quantity of commercial jacketed bullets.

If you just have the bug for a diy bullet project, maybe look into forming gas checks from soda/beer cans, to put on your plain base cast bullets. I use a lot of these lately, they cut down on leading and lead inhalation when shooting cast.

[wifecallsmegrumpy]

Yeah, that's confirmation of my thoughts. it's an interesting project and I do have to hand it to him for coming up with the concept.

[sqlbullet]

Yeah, that's confirmation of my thoughts. it's an interesting project and I do have to hand it to him for coming up with the concept.

No doubt to that.  If I found merit in my personal needs for a jacketed 10mm bullet, I would certainly look to BTSniper's products for a cheap projectile solution.