Cartridge Question

[catmandu]

I'm not knowledgeable about non common cartridges.
I have a die that I thought was 308 WIN but is shorter.
By about. 260.

Is there a 308 Short?

Paul in WNY

[CHeatermk3]

Where did you get this(these?) dies? are they commercial or someone's custom/homemade dies?
The cartridge designation should be stamped somewhere on the die itself.
By 260 do you mean 0.260 inches? Just over 1/4"?

[bgmkithaca]

There is a cartridge called the .308 x 1.75 that would be about that length. As stated above it should be stamped on the die.

[catmandu]

The die is stamped 308 WIN. It's a Wilson Arbor seater die.
Yes I mean 0.260 (I hate spell check)

308 x 1.75 could be close. 2.015 - 1.75 = 0.265
That could be.

I'll look up the specs on that.
Thanks,

Paul

[RickinTN]

It's been a while since I've loaded with my Wilson arbor press and dies, but I don't recall the case going all the way into the die in order to seat bullets. As I recall the case sits on a "base" and the die sits on top of the "base". Part of the case should be out of the die. I could stand to be corrected because I haven't used them in years and my rememberer isn't what it once was.
Good Luck,
Rick

[Larry Gibson]

You are missing the base that goes with the die. I'm sure you can get one from Wilson.

Larry Gibson

[catmandu]

From what I have read (LE Wilson Instruction Sheet) and videos I've seen I believe its flush.
The base is so a loaded round won't be squeezed on the primer and possibly go bang.

Paul

[Scharfschuetze]

Here's my Wilson NS die for 308/7.62 NATO. Is this similar to the OP's die?

The base is .375" deep on this unit.