RustyReel
07-03-2013, 11:24 AM
I have a nice Springfield sporter that I really don't need, a bunch of 06 brass and a Lee .375 Bullet mold. Been thinking about sending the Springfield to JES to have it rebored to 375 Whelen for quite a while now. (Don't really need that either, but what the heck!!) My only real concern is reloading dies. They seem to be more scarce, and more pricy, then the 9.3x57 mauser dies I have been trying to find for months.
So, did a little redneck testing. Seems I can use my H&H dies to open up an 06 case to 375 and I can seat the bullet, but I can't crimp it with those dies. I'm thinking I could do the crimp with a 375 Winchester seating die. Would basically be doing neck sizing on the brass and if they ever got to the point where they would not chamber I could run the thru the 06 sizer again or toss them and start with new(er) brass.
Just wondering if anyone else has done something similar, if there is another way to do it without the proper dies, or if there is some obvious reason this will not work??
Thanks in advance for any help and positive comments.
RReel
So, did a little redneck testing. Seems I can use my H&H dies to open up an 06 case to 375 and I can seat the bullet, but I can't crimp it with those dies. I'm thinking I could do the crimp with a 375 Winchester seating die. Would basically be doing neck sizing on the brass and if they ever got to the point where they would not chamber I could run the thru the 06 sizer again or toss them and start with new(er) brass.
Just wondering if anyone else has done something similar, if there is another way to do it without the proper dies, or if there is some obvious reason this will not work??
Thanks in advance for any help and positive comments.
RReel