Swager tool for XL650

[blaese490]

Does anyone have any experience with the swager attachment for the 650 and has it caused any damage to your press? I'm thinking single stage will take forever and want to get some feedback on quality and risk/reward of possibly voiding warranty. why does this void the warranty?

[jmorris]

It voids the warranty because the machine was not designed for the force it takes to swage the primer pocket.

The 1050 and even the hand held swager both have back up rods that secure the case from inside, not the rim.

[Flyboyak]

Works great. Just like seating a primer.

[Jolin76]

I have used the 650 swager quite a bit. It works fine if you don't have to load too much. We are two ipsc shooters in the family and it was too much stress on the press to swage 30.000/year. Especially the plastic index ring broke too often when I was in a hurry to prep cases for a match. Sold my 650 to a friend who doesn't load as much and bought a 1050. The seller of the 650 swager has excellent service however, my swager broke after maybe 1000 and one mail later I got spare parts sent to Sweden without any costs.

Edited September 28, 2014 by Jolin76

[gunther]

are you talkin about the G.S. Custom swager?

[Jolin76]

Yes

[gunther]

anyone try it on a 550?

[WZ4I]

I tried it on a 650. Less than stellar results.

Edited October 1, 2014 by WZ4I

[Youngeyes]

FWIW. I bought the RCBS swager and use it on a single stage Lee press. Works great for the small amount that I swage. It has a rod support in the unit. At first I thought I hadn't swaged the case enough because it was so easy. All the swaged cases accepted a new primer with out crushing. Easy setup. The unit you are talking about requires a complete breakdown of the primer system to install. I now decap and resize on the single stage , then swage and throw in the vibrater for cleaning prior to putting through my 550.

[gigs]

http://ballistictools.com/articles/650-swager-review.php

Don't know if you already saw my writeup through Google.

Bottom line, it gives mostly acceptable results for low volume use. It can't swage as hard as either of Dillon's solutions, or the RCBS. Depending on your primers and brass, it may work for you.

[twowheels]

I bought one and it has very little use, less than 150 rounds, of 223. It didn't work as well as my dillon SS 600 so I put it away. If you are interested in buying it shoot me a pm.