I size down 460 - 452 but I do it right after I'm done casting when they are still soft. Even then sometimes it can be a strain
I size down 460 - 452 but I do it right after I'm done casting when they are still soft. Even then sometimes it can be a strain
I am downsizing a soft 458 cast bullet first with a .454 then a .451 for use in a 43 Egyptian rolling block. Those guns supposedly are fired with a .448 lead bullet, but what I do works, so I am good.
In steps, with push thru I have been successful going from 324 down to 317 for 303 with good accuracy.
Does anyone have any experience with powder coat and substantial resizing afterward?
I use the NOE sizer and try to keep no more than .002 increments. Some bullets I have go through 4 passes. One thing I've noticed is that the forcing cone on the NOE is much shorter than the Lee, meaning that the NOE accomplishes it's sizing much faster and in a shorter stroke, which makes it harder to size in greater increments.
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
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LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
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