6.5x58Portuguese CH dies
- Thread starter diopter
- Start date
Received the CH FL sizing 6.5x58P die.
Left to right.
Norma 8x57 case reformed to 6.5x58P
.270Win case reformed to 6.5x58P, yet to be trimmed,
UN-altered .270Win case
Dies seem to be ok.
In retrospect, I should have annealed cases first. Used castor oil as case lube.
Left to right.
Norma 8x57 case reformed to 6.5x58P
.270Win case reformed to 6.5x58P, yet to be trimmed,
UN-altered .270Win case
Dies seem to be ok.
In retrospect, I should have annealed cases first. Used castor oil as case lube.
Had to grind off the top of the shell holder by .020". I don't have easy access to a lathe anymore to take it off the bottom of the die. Case shoulders were to far to the case mouth to chamber. First sized on my ancient RCBS Rockchucker, then tried the die on my new Hornady LNL Single stage Press, which actually has much less springback.
Comunicated quite a bit with Dave, head of technical and operations at CH4D.
He once tested Rockerchuckers and measured .015 to .017 spring from the top of the die lock ring. Was not worth sending die back just to grind the .020 off it's bottom.
Works fine now. 8x57 case stretched about 1mm, from 56.7mm to 57.7mm during resizing.
A lot less work than resizing and trimming the 270 brass.
Comunicated quite a bit with Dave, head of technical and operations at CH4D.
He once tested Rockerchuckers and measured .015 to .017 spring from the top of the die lock ring. Was not worth sending die back just to grind the .020 off it's bottom.
Works fine now. 8x57 case stretched about 1mm, from 56.7mm to 57.7mm during resizing.
A lot less work than resizing and trimming the 270 brass.
I'm sure all die makers have let "a few" slip by Q.C.
First time I had a problem with CH dies.
Had other problems too with RCBS, Lee, and Hornady.
So long any maker makes good on the problem, I'll still deal with them.
Only complaint with CH is thin decapers.
Prefer using Lee universal decaper before resizing anyway.
First time I had a problem with CH dies.
Had other problems too with RCBS, Lee, and Hornady.
So long any maker makes good on the problem, I'll still deal with them.
Only complaint with CH is thin decapers.
Prefer using Lee universal decaper before resizing anyway.
I have a 1904 Portuguese Mauser Vergueiro and was unaware that anyone made reloading dies for 6.5x 58mm or that you could fairly easily reload this caliber for that matter. Is there a core group of enthusiasts on CGN shooting and reloading the 1904 Vergueiro?
It's getting bigger it seems. 
Dave mentioned CH has sold about 50 6.5x58 die sets to date.
I assume RCBS has sold a few times that many.
https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConnect/Ma...oductDisplay&screenlabel=index&productId=1514
https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConnect/Ma...oductDisplay&screenlabel=index&productId=4944
http://www.ch4d.com/catalog/dies/caliber-list/?field=desc&query=6.5x58
Dave mentioned CH has sold about 50 6.5x58 die sets to date.
I assume RCBS has sold a few times that many.
https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConnect/Ma...oductDisplay&screenlabel=index&productId=1514
https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConnect/Ma...oductDisplay&screenlabel=index&productId=4944
http://www.ch4d.com/catalog/dies/caliber-list/?field=desc&query=6.5x58
Just tried mine out with 8x57 brass and it chambered on the first try. The results from a .270 win case were ahh, disappointing. I am going to try annealing first but damn that is a serious amount of trimming. Maybe I should try my lathe?
