Can someone suggest where I might buy Just ONE

[sniper]

7/8"X14 Bolt that will fit my loading press threads? It is the same diameter and thread as a standard reloading die, and should be fully threaded. length? Probably 3-3 1/2 inches.
I will use it firelapping my revolver, so I don't gunk up my good seater dies with the abrasive. I have a can of abrasive I got from Veral Smith some time ago, which should work well, and some of Hornady's swaged 158 gr. SWC, BHN~10 which should work fine, loaded to minimum .38 spl. velocities. (I hope)

I have had no luck on the internet, probably because I don't know the specification for the thread...standard, coarse, or fine. I had an order in with Beartooth Bullets, but after 5 months, and no response to my inquiries, I cancelled.

Any suggestions?
Thanks!
:smile:

[Gofaaast]

Visit your nearest hardware or well stocked farm supply store if you have one nearby. 7/8-14NF (national fine) is the threads your wanting.

[Minerat]

Uh 7/8 is the diameter and 14 is the number of threads per inch check McMaster - Carr

https://www.mcmaster.com/bolts/medium-strength-grade-5-steel-hex-head-screws/

[Mk42gunner]

About the only easily found 7/8"-14 bolts you will find will be grade 8 ($$$). They are fairly easy to find at a well stocked hardware store. I usually buy the ones I need at my local farm and ranch supply store.

I don't know for sure, but I have read that the studs on semis are 7/8-14, so if you know a big truck mechanic or are friendly with a tire repair place, you may try that.

Robert

[cwtebay]

Since it's not going to be a high volume loading operation for that use, have you considered just thumb seating the bullets after sizing?

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[ReloaderFred]

I get mine from zoro.com. Orders over $50.00 ship free, if you have an account with them, otherwise free shipping kicks in at $75.00. Zoro is owned by Grainger, so they have just about everything Grainger's carries, only they have sales and mostly better prices. For me, a $50.00 order is fairly easy, since there's always something else I want or need.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[M-Tecs]

https://www.amazon.com/Bolts-7-8-14-Fasteners/s?rh=n%3A17290024011%2Cp_n_feature_fourteen_browse-bin%3A11433994011

[uscra112]

McMaster will sell you a a 4 inch length of 7/8-14 allthread for six bucks. With shipping it might cost you $15. I've used it before now - the B7 grade machines pretty easily.

https://www.mcmaster.com/threaded-rods/thread-size~7-8-14/medium-strength-steel-threaded-rods-grade-b7-10/

[rintinglen]

Go to a gun show and check the junk boxes--I'm guessing somebody will have a partial set of 38/357 dies for sale at a cheap price. Use it, clean it and stash it away.

[tom catman]

i got one at tractor supply co they sell a hitch pin type for about $10

[cwtebay]

Or an eBay Lee Loader would work great.

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[contender1]

"Go to a gun show and check the junk boxes--I'm guessing somebody will have a partial set of 38/357 dies for sale at a cheap price. Use it, clean it and stash it away. "

DING DING DING,,, the best answer. Inexpensive, work already done, and often cheap enough to not worry about. Heck, place a WTB ad here & buy one. Saves time work & money all around!

[uscra112]

Are there any gun shows left that aren't wall-to-wall Glock/AR/AK and beef jerky?

[megasupermagnum]

Since it's not going to be a high volume loading operation for that use, have you considered just thumb seating the bullets after sizing?

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I've heard numerous times the best way to fire lap is to load fired brass, and simply thumb seat the bullet flush with the mouth. You want to take up a bunch of the space, so you get more reliable results when you are only trying to shoot 400-500 fps. Minimum 38 special probably isn't slow enough. A lot of people use a volume powder measure, and start so low they are pretty sure it won't exit. Say 1 grain of bullseye. Then knock the bullet out, and go up a little, say 1.5 gr, and shoot again. Repeat until the bullet exits, but do not increase more. Make sure you are shooting a target that you can see each bullet hit.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I wouldn't buy a bolt.

Do you have a 22 Horn die? or some small caliber?
that should work well with a seating a 38 SWC, likely better than a flat bolt.

[Bazoo]

I use my lyman ram prime. I turn it in from the bottom and use that flat shell holder to do the seating against.

Mother thing you can do, is, if you have a die with a bigger center plug, like the belling die on most pistol sets, put. In from the bottom, and seat against the top of the plug.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

MSC Industrial - mscdirect.com - carries 7/8-14 all thread - 2 feet for $15, low carbon steel, other machine tool or industrial suppliers carry similar stuff, search for '7/8-14 all thread'

[Kenstone]

McMaster will sell you a a 4 inch length of 7/8-14 allthread for six bucks. With shipping it might cost you $15. I've used it before now - the B7 grade machines pretty easily.

https://www.mcmaster.com/threaded-rods/thread-size~7-8-14/medium-strength-steel-threaded-rods-grade-b7-10/

yep, all thread is what I use.
If you have a lathe you can make all kinds of specialty dies...
https://www.mcmaster.com/all-thread-rods/thread-size~7-8-14/

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/?searchterm=7%2F8-14+all+thread&hdrsrh=true&rd=k

[MUSTANG]

Are there any gun shows left that aren't wall-to-wall Glock/AR/AK and beef jerky?


Yes - the ones in Kalispell are Glock/AR/AK and CBD and Spinal Manipulation/Massage vendors.

[Graybeard96]

If you cant find it in a Hardware Store, goto your neighborhood Machine Shop they should be able to fix you up.

Cheers

[alamogunr]

Try Fastenal(sp?). I got two 7/8X14 Grade 9 bolts(all they had) a couple of years ago. They come in handy for more than just seating fire lap boolits. I used one to lap the threads in two Redding T-7 turrets. Threading/tapping cast iron leaves a rough surface that really grated on me when threading in a die. Took awhile but now dies go in slick.

I won't be trying to modify these bolts since they are HARD/TOUGH. I kept the box they were in just to prove there is such a thing as a Grade 9 bolt.