Custom Lee collet dies?

[HPL]

I'm thinking of having a Lee collet die made for my 7.62x54R Mosin (.312" bore). Has anyone else here had one made? And would I run into the same customs problems as ordering reloading things from other American dealers?

 

[Why not?]

I have had a set of Lee Custom Collett dies for my 270 Wby for about six years. Best thing I ever did was get them.

I would not hesitate to order another set.

Ted

 

[Mystic Precision]

$50 US delivered. No customs issues as these are not restricted parts.

Contact Lee directly. My dies took 2 months and are nice.

Jerry

 

[HPL]

One thing that I'm a bit worried about is that I want a collet die that will work for all my Mosins, but if I send them the fired case from one Mosin, will that die only work for that rifle?

 

[Mystic Precision]

Will work in any MS. As long as the case does not have a shoulder that has been moved forward or back as in wildcatting, the die only sizes the neck and has some tolerance for differing chambers. Case width does not affect the die.

You could also try a 303 Brit die. Don't have dimensions in front of me but they seem similar. You may have to shorten the die a bit but could be made to work.

Jerry

 

[HPL]

You could also try a 303 Brit die. Don't have dimensions in front of me but they seem similar. You may have to shorten the die a bit but could be made to work.

I have tried a .303 British die. It didn't quite work. Like you said, the die would have to be shortened a tad. I did the .308 Winchester die trick with the washers and that worked, but I had to expand the case necks a little because the .308 die was a tad too small for the .312 bullets. I wonder if there's a combination of various Lee die parts I could put together to make a die that would work normally? I already have a spare .303 British mandrel. I may just end up going to factory route though. Such a shame, you'd think Lee would have one on the market already.

 

[jaguar]

Hi HPL.
I've a custom collet for my 2R Lovell. It is excellent.
You do realize though, that it will not full resize the brass for reuse in any gun... the cases must be reused in the rifle they were last fired in. This entails sorting brass out for use in each rifle & not letting it get mixed when reloading/cleaning etc. Occasionally full length resizing may also be required.
(ie. about every 5 -7 reloads .... your mileage may vary. )
The collet dies definitely seem to stretch the life of the brass and the case lube step is nice to skip.
Cheers
Jaguar