Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
kk, now that's cool. Better make sure all your necks are bang on for thickness though. No room for give so you will fold the necks/shoulders if too tight.
Jerry
Jerry
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Redding Type S and Competition Dies?
- Thread starter ontariodoubletapper
- Start date
- Location
- behind the grassy knoll
mysticplayer said:kk, now that's cool. Better make sure all your necks are bang on for thickness though. No room for give so you will fold the necks/shoulders if too tight.
Jerry
Yeah I had that part figured out already. I figure if I inside and outside turn the necks then size it so that I have .002 for bullet crush I should be good to go. Mandrel size I think I should keep to .002 smaller than bullet dia. I think the mandrel should protrude into the case past the shoulder. Any thoughts?? I should probably suck it up and buy a set of collet dies and take them apart to see exactly what you are on about with them.
KK
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
kk, I would go smaller then 2 thou as there will be spring back. The mandrel diameter is the min diameter. I find that 3 to 4 thou under bullet diameter after spring back is ideal for my LR loads. This is the standard sizing amount in just about every sizing die out there until the bushing dies came along.
In the Lee die, the mandrel is also the decapping rod so you can thread the end for the decapping pin off your Redding die.
For simplicity and enormous time savings, you might want to get a collet die alone for the whooping $27.50 or so from Higginson or Wholesale.
Best part is you can use the same die for just about any case length in the same family/cal. Just build shims to activate the collet fingers for your case or wildcat. I use washers and it works like a charm - 260R for my 6.5 Mystic. 7RM for my 7 mystic. 308 can also work for a 30-06 and 30Gibbs. 6 PPC should work for a 6BR. 303Brit to work with the 7.62X54R. And on it goes.
After working one, you will wonder why you didn't use one before.
Jerry
In the Lee die, the mandrel is also the decapping rod so you can thread the end for the decapping pin off your Redding die.
For simplicity and enormous time savings, you might want to get a collet die alone for the whooping $27.50 or so from Higginson or Wholesale.
Best part is you can use the same die for just about any case length in the same family/cal. Just build shims to activate the collet fingers for your case or wildcat. I use washers and it works like a charm - 260R for my 6.5 Mystic. 7RM for my 7 mystic. 308 can also work for a 30-06 and 30Gibbs. 6 PPC should work for a 6BR. 303Brit to work with the 7.62X54R. And on it goes.
After working one, you will wonder why you didn't use one before.
Jerry
- Location
- behind the grassy knoll
mysticplayer said:kk, I would go smaller then 2 thou as there will be spring back. The mandrel diameter is the min diameter. I find that 3 to 4 thou under bullet diameter after spring back is ideal for my LR loads. This is the standard sizing amount in just about every sizing die out there until the bushing dies came along.
In the Lee die, the mandrel is also the decapping rod so you can thread the end for the decapping pin off your Redding die.
For simplicity and enormous time savings, you might want to get a collet die alone for the whooping $27.50 or so from Higginson or Wholesale.
Best part is you can use the same die for just about any case length in the same family/cal. Just build shims to activate the collet fingers for your case or wildcat. I use washers and it works like a charm - 260R for my 6.5 Mystic. 7RM for my 7 mystic. 308 can also work for a 30-06 and 30Gibbs. 6 PPC should work for a 6BR. 303Brit to work with the 7.62X54R. And on it goes.
After working one, you will wonder why you didn't use one before.
Jerry
I figured to start at .002 , it is easier to take more off than to add it on, had already planned to incorporate the decapping pin holder from Redding.
Cabelas was kind enough to put up their new store about a 1/2 mile down the 101 from me , so will probably buy a die just to see how Lee did it.
Reports to follow
KK
