BTSniper .458 SUCCESS & ready for orders

[BT Sniper]

My custom reamer shop came threw and my new reamer works perfectly. After 3+ years working on the .458 project I have achieved the perfection and repeatable results I look for in the dies I offer and the resulting bullets they make. I am honored to offer these dies at this time and will be happy to accept orders for this great set of dies. You can't beat shooting these great bullets for the scrap price of some 40S&W brass! I haven't even checked the cost of typical commercial .458 bullets of this size and quality but the savings should come quick.

Cost is $475 for the two die set. Many additional options are availble like 45 ACP reducing dies, XTP notch die etc...

Here is a look at the final results. I am very pleased. Everything is perfect, I love the look of the new nose profile with the ellipse curve to it! Awesome but I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

Any weight is possible. I was just playing with the die for a few minutes and made 320-350 grain bullets from the 40S&W and 320-425 grain bullets using a 45ACP for a jacket. Still had a LOT of room in the die so all you 458 socom shooters should be able to make some "Heavy Hitters". I think the profile looks pretty good for you 458 win mag shooters as well. I'll let you all be the judge.

Here is a 350 grain made from the 40S&W brass
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/P1070572.jpg



Here is a 425 from 45 ACP, 325 XTP from 45ACP, and the 350 grain from a 40S&W
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/P1070574.jpg



Here is the numbers for the profile.
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/458bulletbmp.jpg



Here is a recovered 425 grain .458 bullet from my orginal design work of two years ago. It was shot into a box of earth (dirt, sand, rock, gravel etc.) from a 45-70 marlin lever action.
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/BTSniper/458s002jpg.jpg


Good shooting and swage on!

BT

p.s. I expect the same perfect results from the .475 and .500 reamer (all three reamers are in my possesion now) :) since it has the same tollerances that the .458 reamer has. I'll be posting pics of those two calibers very soon! It has been a long time coming, I am very excited about the potential of these bullets!

[BT Sniper]

Some of my previous related threads reguarding my progress with the .458 project.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=154227

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=98740

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=84216

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=51352

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=76540

[frank martinez]

Very exciting news. This is one that should go big for everyone. Talk about making inexpensive plinker loads for my rifles.
What is the turn-around-time for these deliveries?
Frank

[DDriller]

It's looking a lot like Christmas to me. :D Looks awesome BT! Going to well worth the wait.

[rockrat]

Brian
For those of us with 45 swaging dies, can we just get the final die, to maybe go from .451" to .458"?

Thanks

[BT Sniper]

Yes, for those of you with the 45 cal core seat die the .458 point form die is availble seperatly and your results should be just as good vs. using a .456ish core seat die.

Cost of .458 point form die sepperatly is $295 +$10 S&H


Turn around time should be the same for all future BTSniper custom dies. In the next batch I send to heat treat there will be these .458s as well as all the dies for the 22 cal package, .429s, .475s, 500s etc. I quoted a before Christmas delivery for the 22 cal dies and since these dies will be in the same batch I'll do my best to make the same promise. I tried to pad this estamate by a lot in the hope to deliver a head of schedule for a change. I'll certainly go as fast as I can. DDriller is first on the list and I hope to have dies to heat treat around September or sooner. Frank, your 45 cal dies should be there tomorrow :) and a simple .458 point form die would be a nice addition for sure.

Thanks

BT

[frank martinez]

Thanks Brian. I will be adding the .458 set at the end of the month.
Another PM to you now.
Frank

[VIbullets]

I am going o watch this one closely, its a interesting proposition

[V.I. Bullets]

any thoughts of a 1/2 inch copper tubing jacket kit with the die set?

[no34570]

Man o man,I'll have to save up for this.
When these run out(all sold) will you make more?

[BT Sniper]

I have everything I need to make dies for many years to come in many different calibers, certainly including the.458. All I need now is more time. :) I'll behappy to set you up with one any time.

BT

[Jailer]

So Brian would the .458 point form die work with my .452 core seat die that I purchased from you? If so it would be a perfect match for some 350gr .40 based bullets for my 45-70.