Lee push through Sizer die

[4296]

Is it possible to enlarge a Lee .323 sizer die, or should I just spend the $29 to buy a .325 die from Lee??

[Shiloh]

They're $29 now??

Are you talking about the LEE push through sizer die?
Midway has them for $16. No .325 though. Open one up with emory paper, course to ultra fine,
polish to a mirror with Flitz, Simichrome, or other metal polish.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=738062

[4296]

Yes $29 for a non-standard size per their web site.

What would I use to hold the emory cloth while I spin it with a drill?

[rob45]

Here's a good article describing what to do.

http://www.castpics.net/

Click on "articles by members" in the (left side) menu, and then click on "The versatility of Lee sizing dies"

[405]

To enlarge.
Masking tape about a 2x2" piece of sandpaper/e. cloth to straight steel shank a little smaller than ID of die. Use coarse grit first about 200-400. Oil. Palm the die while adding a little side pressure to rotating shank while moving up and down against shank. Switch to 600 grit. Switch to 1000-1500 grit. Oil each time. Check often by slugging die. It isn't too hard to take .002 out of one. The 1000-1500 grit is pretty smooth but can go smoother with polishing compound.

[totallycustom]

I only reload for my 45/70 right now using a lee loader. Can these dies be used without a press like the old style hammer through sizing kits?

[JIMinPHX]

Lee did a good job on the custom die they made for me. They quoted 4 weeks & delivered in 2. My advice would be to either find someone with a lathe that knows how to cut a good clean bore that's on size, like Buckshot, or else just buy one from Lee.

[Wayne S]

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0000690037

[Nora]

Buckshot makes them to customer spec @ +/- .0003 for $23 to the door. He's made several of them for me as well as M die buttons and other special order parts. I'm very pleased with his work. His turn around has normally been about 2 weeks from the time I get the check in the box till what ever I ordered shows up here. Most of that is time spent with things being in a mail bag.

Nora