Gun Show Score......well, maybe.

[Farmall 1066]

I was in need of a few different dies for my Star sizer, and stumbled across a zip loc bag containing 9 dies, 3 of which I needed for $60!

I did get some real oddball ones that I am not sure I will ever use, most of them are not marked, but the ones I needed, .452, .430, and .357 were.

I didn't get a complete set of punches with them. Can these be purchased seperately?

On the unmarked ones, I can measure the I.D with a ball guage and mic, but not sure how much allowance to make for spring-back in the
lead bullet, if any.

In other words, how can I tell what it will size a bullet to?

Andy

[Doby45]

Push a boolit through it and measure the boolit. Easie peasie....

[Jack Stanley]

Give Lathesmith a PM and he can help you with the punches you need . I'd bet he can even tell you about lead springback and such .

Jack

[runfiverun]

flat punches take care of 99% of my stars needs.
i started with three for most everything the only few i have for special purpose are for my rifles.
i use the same one for 32-357
and one for40-41
and one for 44-45
i now got more
one for 270- 7mm
and one for 30 - 8mm
one for 375,and two for 223 one flat and one dished.
not dished for the nose, dished for the edges of the gas check.

[DJ303]

Measure one of the marked ones to see what spring back should be.

[runfiverun]

this is where one of those pin guage sets would come in pretty handy.

[Doby45]

In other words, how can I tell what it will size a bullet to?

Andy

You size a boolit with it and measure it.