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.he CHAPTER 9 CORBIN HANDBOOK AND CATALOG NO. 7, PAGE #
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KITS for your RELOADING PRESS
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The easiest way to get started is to purchase a complete kit, with
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everything you need to start making your own private "brand" of
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bullets! Here are several kits that you can put together yourself.
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Just specify the caliber, and order however many bullet jackets and
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other supplies you may want. I've made suggestions for reasonable
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amounts of supplies with each kit...
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ECONOMY .224 KIT
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Order these items to make up your own minimal cost kit, for making
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excellent quality .224 caliber bullets (.221, .222, 5.56mm, and .220
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Swift as well as every other centerfire .22 made today uses a .224"
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bullet). The equipment listed can produce jacketed bullets using fired
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.22 long rifle or short cases in the weight range of 45 to 60 grains,
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with a 6-caliber spitzer ogive and a flat base. (No boattails, other
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ogives, or special work in the reloading press series -- rather defeats
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the whole reason for it, since these extras would bring the cost more
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in line with the Mity Mite system, and then you would be far ahead to
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get a Mity Mite!)
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BSD-224R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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RFJM-22R Rimfire Jacket Maker, 224 caliber
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould (specify 224)
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If you prefer the speed of cutting lead wire to the slightly
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lower cost of cast cores, you might prefer this package instead:
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BSD-224R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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RFJM-22R Rimfire Jacket Maker, 224 caliber
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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PCS-1 Corbin Precision Core Cutter
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LW-25 Lead Wire, 25-lb. spool (specify 224)
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DELUXE .224 KIT
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A faster, easier system includes the power ejector unit and a hand
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cannelure tool, plus a supply of commercial drawn jackets for high
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precision benchrest work. I personally like this because it gives a
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good chance to compare your own free jackets with the best commercial
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ones made today.
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BSD-224R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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RFJM-22R Rimfire Jacket Maker, 224 caliber
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould (specify 22 cal)
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LW-25 Lead wire, 25 lb. (specify .185" -- 22 caliber)
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PCS-1 Corbin Precision Core Cutter
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J-22-705 Jackets, 224 caliber, .705-length, box of 500
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HCT-1 Corbin Hand Cannelure Tool
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PE-1 Corbin Power Ejector Unit
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ECONOMY .243 KIT
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If you want to make 6mm bullets (.243 -.244 caliber) from fired
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.22 cases, then this is the right kit for you:
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BSD-243R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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RFJM-6MR Rimfire Jacket Maker, 6mm from 22LR
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould (specify 6mm)
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* Note: the 6mm and .224 both use the same .185 core --
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You can use the same core mould for both.
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Or, you might consider replacing the CM-4 mould with a lead wire
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cutter and a spool of lead wire, for safer, faster bullet-making.
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If you wish to use commercial jackets, leave out the RFJM-6M and
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instead, order the following jackets:
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J-6M-750 Jackets, 6mm, .750-inch length, box of 500
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J-6M-825 Jackets, 6mm, .825-inch length, box of 500
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DELUXE 243 KIT
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You can put together a nice kit that would also be my personal
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choice for making .243 bullets in the reloading press by ordering the
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following items:
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BSD-243R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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RFJM-6MR Rimfire Jacket Maker, .22 LR to 6mm
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LW-25 Lead wire, 25 lb. spool. (specify 6mm)
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PCS-1 Corbin Precision Core Cutter
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould (specify 6mm)
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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PE-1 Corbin Power Ejector Unit
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HCT-1 Corbin Hand Cannelure Tool
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J-6M-750 Jackets, 6mm, .750-inch length, box of 500
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J-6M-825 Jackets, 6mm, .825-inch length, box of 500
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.25 RIFLE KIT
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We've not advertised the .257 rifle dies for reloading press for a
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number of deep, dark reasons: primarily, we didn't want to get too far
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behind. But now, with our new die-works going full-blast, it's time to
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let you know that we have .257 caliber dies developed for the reloading
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press in a flat base, 6-caliber spitzer design similar to our .224 and-----------------------------------------------------------------
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.25 RIFLE KIT
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We've not advertised the .257 rifle dies for reloading press for a
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number of deep, dark reasons: primarily, we didn't want to get too far
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behind. But now, with our new die-works going full-blast, it's time to
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let you know that we have .257 caliber dies developed for the reloading
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press in a flat base, 6-caliber spitzer design similar to our .224 andkets in stock.
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Here is a potential group of kits you could put together to use
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either 6mm jackets or drawn 7mm jackets (or, when available, regular
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.257 jackets):
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BSD-257R Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould (specify 257 cal.)
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J-6M-825 Jackets, 6mm caliber, .825-inch length, box of 500
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Or, you could go the deluxe route, and add the convenience of a
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power ejector and the ability to install precision cannelure grooves,
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the speed of cutting lead wire, and the ability to use 7mm jackets by
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adding these items to the above list:
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PE-1 Corbin Power Ejector Unit
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HCT-1 Corbin Hand Cannelure Tool
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LW-25 Lead Wire, 25-lb spool. (Specify .257 caliber)
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PCS-1 Corbin Precision Core Cutter
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JRD-1-R Corbin Jacket Reducing Die (Specify 7mm to .257 cal.)
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HANDGUN CALIBER KITS for RELOADING PRESS
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In the handgun calibers, we offer these calibers:
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.25 ACP .30 Mauser/Luger .32 ACP .32 S&W Long
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.32 H&R .30 Carbine .380 ACP .32 Colt
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.38 S&W .38 Long Colt .357 Maximum 9mm Browning
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.38 Special .357 Magnum .32-20 WCF
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For those of you who know the score, many of the above calibers
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are actually the same diameter, such as .380 ACP and 9mm, .38 Special
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and .357 Magnum. Thus, you can make several calibers with the same set
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of dies, if you know what diameter each caliber is supposed to be.
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This is covered in great detail in the Corbin Technical Bulletins,
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Volume II. Rather than repeat each and every one of these calibers
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along with the items that would make kits, I'll just list a generic
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catalog number and you can pick the numbers to fill in from this list:
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Available diameters in Corbin Handgun Reloading Press Swage
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Dies...
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.251 .308 .312 .314 .355 .357 .358
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To order a specific caliber of die, specify either the actual
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caliber or the diameter of the bullet from the above list. If you
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specify the caliber of the cartridge, we will use standard
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specifications to determine what diameter to ship. Unless you specify
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the actual diameter from the above list, it isn't possible to guarentee
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that what you really wanted is the same as the standard specifications
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for the caliber you ordered. If your 9mm happens to have a .357 bore,
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then order a .357 diameter rather than a 9mm. Die makers go by the
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actual diameter, not by the cartridge designation.
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ECONOMY HANDGUN KIT
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The basic handgun package can have just the core seating die and
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the Keith nose punch provided with it, to make semi-wadcutter type
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bullets. To add greater versatility, purchase the point forming die to
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go with the set. Here is the basic wadcutter or semi-wadcutter package
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that I would suggest. It makes lead, gas-checked, half-jacketed, or
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3/4-jacketed bullets (not with the jacket curved around the ogive,
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however. That is the job of the point forming die).
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CS-1-R Core Seating Die, with Keith punch. (Specify caliber)
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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CM-4 Corbin 4-cavity adjustable core mould. (Specify caliber)
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Now, in the department of bullet jackets, there are certain
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options open for .25 caliber that don't apply elsewhere. You can
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purchase a .25 ACP jacket-making kit (SPJM-25R) that turns fired
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shotgun primers into 45-50 grain jacketed bullet cups. In all the .30
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calibers, from .308 to .314, you can use one size of jacket. In the
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.380, 9mm, and all .38/.357 Magnum calibers, you can also use one size
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of jacket (diameter). There are several lengths available in .38.
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The right length of jacket for a semi-wadcutter of standard weight
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is the .437-inch length in .38, and for stacking multi-projectiles or
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half-jacket bullets, the .250-inch jacket is ideal. The 0.5-inch long
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jacket is a bit heavy for most single-die sets, but if you add the
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second die (point former) it is the best all-around choice for all but
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the very heaviest weights. For 200 grain and up, the 0.7-inch jacket
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is what you need.
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To complete your kit, select one of these jackets for the single
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die set, or the jacket-making kit for the .25 ACP:
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SPJM-25R Shotgun primer jacket-maker kit
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J-30-375 Jacket, 30 caliber, 3/8-inch length, box of 500
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J-38-250 Jacket, 38 caliber, 1/4-inch length, box of 500
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J-38-437 Jacket, 38 caliber, .437-inch length, box of 500
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J-38-500 Jacket, 38 caliber, .500-inch length, box of 500
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DELUXE SEMI-WADCUTTER SWAGE KIT FOR HANDGUN CALIBERS
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I don't see how a person could consider his swaging outfit as
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being deluxe unless he has the point forming die. With this die, you
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multiply all the previous styles and shapes to incredible levels. You
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add the ability to curve the jacket around the ogive, to make
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boattailed and full-jacket bullets, and to curve the ogive around so
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that a hollow cavity becomes a pear-shaped or even a closed cavity
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within the tip of the bullet.
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When you order the PF-1-R point former separately, be sure to send
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a sample lead slug and a few seated cores from your existing core
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seater die (CS-1-R). The die has to be carefully matched in diameter,
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and this is one way we can do it. Another is to get your die back, but
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you may not want to part with it while we work on the new die.
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When you order these items, substitute the diameters listed for
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the "XXX" in the die set catalog number.
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BSD-XXXR Core Seater and Point Former, 2-die set
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CM-4 Corbin 4-Cavity adjustable core mould. (specify caliber)
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CSL-2 Corbin Swage Lube, 2-ounce bottle
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PE-1 Corbin Power Ejector Unit
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HCT-1 Corbin Hand Cannelure Tool
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LW-25 Lead wire, 25 lb. spool (specify caliber)
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PCS-1 Corbin Precision Core Cutter
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