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Adjustments and Conversions
Configuration Adjustments
Configuration 1
Adjustments for calibers 9mm, .38 Spl, .45 ACP and for
hot loads that have been fired many times
Place a military case (sized, decapped and
unswaged) into Station 3.
Screw the backup rod (#12749*) down two
turns into the toolhead (#20420). Pull the handle.
Using a wrench turn the backup rod (#12749*)
down until it hits the inside bottom of the case. Note: Do not force the expander
as this will damage the case and the shellplate. Now secure the lock ring (#20006*). Raise the handle.
Screw the eyebolt (#13245) all the way into the swager. Grease the clevis pin
(#13522) heavily.
Put the swager into position. Push the clevis pin through the connecting rod and
eyebolt and secure with the hitch pin (#13840). Replace the swage cover (#13064).
With the military case still in Station 3, pull the operating handle down with your
left hand. Now turn the swager upward with your right hand until it meets resistance.
With your left hand raise the operating handle about 10" (Figure 17). With your right hand turn the
swager up a quarter turn. Cycle the handle down. Raise the handle just enough to remove
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and inspect the primer pocket to see the
amount of swaging being done. The swager should leave a radiused entrance on the primer
pocket. Turn the swager in, using one quarter turn increments until you achieve the proper
swage. Secure the jam nut (#13682). Note: Do not over swage. This condition will
cause damage to the shellplate (#12600*). When
your swager is properly adjusted you will feel resistance during the final 1/2" to
1" of the downward stroke of the handle.
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| Figure 17
Here is the swage rod shown from the right side of the machine. |
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Configuration 2
Adjustments for .223 and 7.62x39 Russian
Place a military case (sized,
decapped and unswaged) into Station 3.
Remove the backup rod (#12749*) from the
backup die (#12184).
With the operating handle in the down position, screw the backup die into Station 3
until the die comes into contact with the shellplate. Now back the die out one full turn
and secure it in place with the lock ring (#14067).
Leave the handle in the down position. With a wrench screw the backup rod into the
backup die. Turn the backup rod down until it touches the inside bottom of the case (Figure 18). Note: Do not force
the expander as this will damage the case and the shellplate. Now secure the lock ring (#20006*). Raise the handle.
Screw the eyebolt (#13245) all the way into the swager. Grease the clevis pin
(#13522) heavily.
Put the swager into position. Push the clevis pin through the connecting rod and
eyebolt and secure with the hitch pin (#13840). Replace the swage cover (#13064).
With the military case still in Station 3, pull the operating handle down with your
left hand. Now turn the swager upward with your right hand until it meets |
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resistance. With your
left hand raise the operating handle about 10" (Figure 16).
With your right hand turn the swager up a quarter turn. Cycle the handle down. Raise the
handle just enough to remove the case and inspect the primer pocket to see the amount of
swaging being done. The swager should leave a radiused entrance on the primer pocket. Turn
the swager in, using one quarter turn increments until you achieve the proper swage.
Secure the jam nut (#13682). Note: Do not over swage. This condition will cause
damage to the shellplate (#12600*). When your
swager is properly adjusted you will feel resistance during the final 1/2" to 1"
of the downward stroke of the handle.
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| Figure 18 A cut-a-way view of a
.45 ACP with the swage rod and the backup rod properly adjusted in the swaging position. |
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Configuration 3
Adjustments for all other calibers
Use ONLY an unswaged military case for this
adjustment.
Adjust the swage die body (#12184) 1/16" above the shellplate, now lock the
die in place. Install the expander (#12749*).
With the shellplate empty, place a case in Station 2. Cycle the machine once
(sending the case to station 3). Using one quarter turn increments, adjust the expander
until you achieve the desired bell. Once the desired bell is achieved, tighten the
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Using the same case in Station 3,
cycle the handle down. With the lock nut (#13419) off, rotate the swage backup rod
clockwise until the rod contacts the inside web of the case. Now install the lock nut
(#13419) and lock it in place.
With the handle still in the down position, begin rotating the swage rod (#20314*) counterclockwise. You will begin to notice
resistance, now raise the handle half-way, rotate the swage rod a quarter turn and cycle
the handle. Inspect the case and when you achieve a completed swage of the primer pocket,
tighten the swage lock nut (#13682). |
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