Swage dies and presses .

RBHarter

West Central AR
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I bought these dies , I guess about 6 yr ago , dirt cheap as far as they go .
Then I passively searched for a press to make them work ....... There just aren't many available Pacific Super Deluxe presses . I did aquire a Deluxe or maybe a Super but as my luck holds the parts don't work together .
I did aquire a an RCBS RS , and I do have Partner also . The connection is that they share a ram diameter . The hinge pins don't match up with the ram/toggle but a new toggle should be pretty easy to make with the mixed pins . In a test run to see if it is worth the effort it seems to work .

The bullets above were altered from the Speer 308 100 gr plinkers to the Pacific RNHP without undo force . I have to keep in mind that the dies were supposed to work with a lift handle press not a down handle so I think that alters work dynamic .

The other bug , if you will , is the opening size . I need the toggle about a 1/4 in shorter for 2 reasons . First is that there are only about 6 threads in the top of the press so while that's probably enough I'd feel better with 2-3 more .
Second is to get a little more room between the ram and die .

The base form of these dies is threaded on the ram side while the nose form is on the die side on a post . Which means that these are way over simplified from what I've seen in all of the other swage dies . With a mini lathe I think it would be possible to make the simple pistol bullets and probably the simple spitzer shapes .

I think the base side as is deep enough to make 150 gr maybe more if the nose pin were shortened . 25 ACP brass might be just right but the 5.7 lopped off at the shoulder ....... I'm getting way ahead of myself and I think I'll stick to reforming plinkers maybe cram a 22-65 in a cut down 22 mag/17HMR case if I get really crazy . 15769728018945833958261117106872.jpg15769729255275711726036318028167.jpg
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
5.7 cases cut off at the shoulder/neck junction will make 150gr bullets.
you need to weigh out the core properly but from memory either 112 or 116grs is about right.
 

RBHarter

West Central AR
This set is specifically set up for a 105-110 gr .
All the talk about 32s got me interested in tinkering with them just to see if a different press might work .
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
you just need to shorten and lighten to get down to the weight you want.
you might be able to use 32 acp cases and a push through set up to get the cases down to the diameter you need then find a core weight suitable also.

just guessing but I'd imagine a case weigh would be about 20-25 grains and a core diameter of 250 or so would work fine, so if you have a 75-80gr 25 cal mold it could be pressed into service.

just kind of thinking out loud and some measurements would have to be made but that should be fairly close.