Total metal jacket
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Total metal jacket bullets are made by electroplating a thin jacket of ductile metal over a core of different metal requiring protection from abrasion or corrosion. Similar full metal jacket bullets m
This steel-core BB has an electroplated copper jacket to prevent the core from rusting.
Swaging
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Swaging is a forging process in which the dimensions of an item are altered using dies into which the item is forced. Swaging is usually a cold working process, but also may be hot worked.
Total metal jacket
…metal (usually copper) over a core of different metal requiring protection from abrasion or corrosion. Similar full metal jacket bullets mechanically swage a thin sheet of metal over the core. The swaging process leaves an opening exposing the core on the base or nose of the bullet, while electroplating…
A selection of blacksmithing swages
Rotary swaging machine