anyone using the Corbin swage kit?

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Why you dont give a try to Gmi engineering tool

This modular tool can swag different lenghts different headsizes different diameters for each caliber

Tool under 200 dollars

Cheap press 1 ton 70 dollars

Wire cutter 40 dollars

And 1000 dollars stay for next rifle
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I got one, and for the impact is a big NO. 
 
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Rusty,

I've been working and tinkering with Corbin dies for a while now. You can see some of my past posts in the last several weeks, here on the pellet and projectile forum. Scroll down, below your post, and you can view them. I'm only doing .1775 diameter at the moment, I have another die and base punches to form different bases for the existing dies I have, along with an S2 die.

Here is my latest video walking through the process. 

https://youtu.be/pb4ozhvptT4



Tom Holland 

Field Target Tech 
 
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hi 13brv3

I Have owned a Corbin press , and my friend owns the hydraulic press , if you thinking of the hydraulic one I can ask for a price shipped or maybe u live near him , I can tell you .

The companies selling 22 and 25 and 30 grain slugs here are using corbins slugs . the positive is they will look fantastic and you can make exact weights and diameters , 

the cons are tooling is costly , process is slow and cost is very high unless you make your own wire with the automated one , their are also other ways of cutting costs of slugs is cast wire slugs to swag , I hope you understand

His machinist do great work ,

Other con is if things not instock say a .035 pin or 3/4 keif in .2175 fpr example it can be many months to get to you , Dave corbin is authority in bullets . His brother owns the other USA SWAG company his parts are like cheaper then his , I am sure it is quality difference I never seen his brothers stuff , But his presses are with brass bushings sturdy with long handle you can do slugs to about 9mm , I f you plan on copper stuff better to get automated one or trying 50 cal ,

LOU
 
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Hi Lou,

I'm sure I won't be getting into the hydraulic presses, since this is just for my personal use. I've machined a few dies to make slugs, but my cheap machine just can't compete with real machines, and the people who know how to run them :) I do intend to continue trying to improve my results, but I'm still interested in an out of the box option like the Corbin package to get known results.

The biggest negative for the Corbin is the cost of the dies. I can live with the one time press cost, but nearly $500 per die set is steep. Part of the reason for having a press is to experiment with different shapes and weights. The weight change is the good news with their process, but changing shapes is another $500, and a custom shape would likely be more, and have a long delay. As soon as NSA gets their new tooling in for the .22 cal, the prices will drop like the .25 cal did, and the whole thing becomes very hard to justify. Sadly, that doesn't always stop me.

Rusty


 
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I use one exclusively. No more pellets. For me, it was the BEST thing I could have done for my airgunn hobby. 

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I found having several different base punches (4) and a good HP point is all I needed in .25 cal. for two guns.

Not sure how important it may be to have a different ogive in the same cal. I don't have any need for that. 

Something rewarding about making ea. slug "match grade" in any weight or base you want. 

Just my thoughts.....




 
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From what I've been reading Corbin makes a quality product. However the investment is steep and the results are unknown. There's no assurance that your first die set wpuld be accurate and you might have to go through a number of them to find what works in your gun. It would be very helpful is Corbin made samples of the slugs with their various dies that you can purchase and test before buying a die set.
 
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From what I've been reading Corbin makes a quality product. However the investment is steep and the results are unknown. There's no assurance that your first die set wpuld be accurate and you might have to go through a number of them to find what works in your gun. It would be very helpful is Corbin made samples of the slugs with their various dies that you can purchase and test before buying a die set.
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My understanding is that I could spec the same die that NSA uses, and I think I could expect the same slugs. I already know those work well, so I don't think that part is much of a gamble. 

Rusty


 
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From what I've been reading Corbin makes a quality product. However the investment is steep and the results are unknown. There's no assurance that your first die set wpuld be accurate and you might have to go through a number of them to find what works in your gun. It would be very helpful is Corbin made samples of the slugs with their various dies that you can purchase and test before buying a die set.
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My understanding is that I could spec the same die that NSA uses, and I think I could expect the same slugs. I already know those work well, so I don't think that part is much of a gamble. 

Rusty

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If that's the case it would be fantastic and solve the problem.
 
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My understanding is that I could spec the same die that NSA uses, and I think I could expect the same slugs. I already know those work well, so I don't think that part is much of a gamble. 

Rusty

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That's right. You can get the same die configuration and expect to achieve the same results. You can then experiment to improve on accuracy in many ways.




 
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Nation, 

The dies that Nielson uses is a 2S ogive, which is typical of all of their calibers. I have a 2S ogive coming in .1775, this is the same nose shape as Nielsons .177 caliber slugs. I'll be able to make any weight I desire, plus, I'll have the capability to give it a rebated boat tail base as well, which Nielson does not have the ability to do.

Tom Holland 

Field Target Tech 
 
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Rusty,

That's why I went and got it. At 12 ft. Lbs and lower, the rebated boat tail might be the ticket. I'm trying to get a heavier consistent projectile for that lower power level. If I find something that everyone else would want, and one day I can sell, that would be a plus, but that's not my main objective at the moment. 

I'll keep everyone posted 

Tom Holland 

Field Target Tech 
 
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