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wap41
09-26-2009, 05:14 PM
How much smaller can I size a soft lead bullet than it comes out of the mould?I need to get it about .005 smaller
RayinNH
09-26-2009, 05:41 PM
A soft lead boolit will size that much in one pass. Shallow lube groves are a problem though, they tend to dissappear...Ray
Larry Gibson
09-26-2009, 07:01 PM
As noted it depends on the depthof the lube grooves. Prelubing the bullet prior to sizing helps a lot. I regularly size .315 bullets to 3.14 and lube them. Then I size them down in push through sizers to .309. They shoot fine.

Larry Gibson
Leftoverdj
09-26-2009, 07:05 PM
An .005 reduction in one pass is not too much with conventional lube grooves is not too much, but it would be rare. Just what are you trying to do?
wap41
09-26-2009, 07:36 PM
I'm casting paper patch bullet so no grease grooves but a nice long bullet that I'm going to use in a sabot with my muzzel loader
largom
09-26-2009, 09:21 PM
Be carefull sizing LONG soft boolits too much in one pass as they may bend at the nose. You stated it was for a ML so that may not happen but check for it. Crooked boolits don't fly straight.

Larry
wap41
09-26-2009, 10:40 PM
Thanks for all the info.I'll give it a try,watching for what Larry mentioned.Wayne
Dale53
09-27-2009, 01:11 AM
If I were sizing a long, soft bullet a lot (.005" as a for instance) I would get a Lee Sizing push through sizing die. This will minimize sizing damage (should really eliminate it). Lee will make you a custom die if they don't have what you require as a standard.

FWIW
Dale53
snaggdit
09-27-2009, 01:45 AM
If I were sizing a long, soft bullet a lot (.005" as a for instance) I would get a Lee Sizing push through sizing die. This will minimize sizing damage (should really eliminate it). Lee will make you a custom die if they don't have what you require as a standard.

FWIW
Dale53

+1, and I would add the reason, if you don't use the Lee sizers, is they are nose first sizers. The piston pushes the boolit into the sizer from the base and the nose enters the sizer first.
wap41
09-27-2009, 11:17 AM
Thanks again I'll order one from lee,I've got a couple of them now and no problems but I've not tried to size any this much before.