swaging
Meaning
of Swage
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Examples
Purchased Bullets Handloaders have the choice to swage but most choose to purchase pre-made jacketed bullets, due to the obscure nature of swaging and the specialized, expensive equipment.
The process required pressing tungsten powder into bars, then several steps of sintering, swaging, and then wire drawing.
Equally sturdy presses for all but bullet swaging use often resemble the letter "C".
Other advantages of casting or swaging bullets from lead wire (which is pricier but avoids many quality-control issues of casting) is the ability to precisely control many attributes of the resulting bullet.
Square and hexagonal wires were possibly made using a swaging technique.
The sturdiest presses, suitable for bullet swaging functions as well as for normal reloading die usage, are of the "O" type.