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I hate casting
Today at 1:11pm
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There, I’ve come clean, I’ve been casting since 1968 and have never enjoyed it. I’m thinking of swaging and paper patching. Does anyone on the forum use Corbin dies designed for a reloading press, what is your experience and/or thoughts?
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Re: I hate casting
Reply #1 - Today at 3:39pm
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Where are you going to get the rough blanks to swage? Hint - you will probably cast them. How long will it take you to get tired of making paper patches? Hint - probably not too long. If you have been casting that long, you're probably good and efficient doing it.
  
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Re: I hate casting
Reply #2 - Today at 3:43pm
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oneatatime wrote Today at 3:39pm:
Where are you going to get the rough blanks to swage? Hint - you will probably cast them. How long will it take you to get tired of making paper patches? Hint - probably not too long. If you have been casting that long, you're probably good and efficient doing it.


I have an old cardboard tube of Lyman rods for swaging. It's the typical old Lyman-Ideal orange with black lettering and rods are 1/4" diameter. I think the weight is something like 10 lbs.? I bought it just because it was cheaper than lead, and thought it was cool. Planned to melt the lead down, but still haven't used it after a decade or more.
  
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