BT Sniper
05-18-2009, 06:31 PM
Hey guys,
I have a .451 swage die I have little use for. It is a one step bullet forming die that makes RN and SWC type bullets. What I would like to do is bore it out to use as a core seating die for .458 bullets. I need some advise as to how I should go about increasing the bore diameter and to what size I should bore it out to. .456, .457, .4575? It is not that hard of steel as it was easily scratched by the hardened punch that came with it. I'll look into hardening it a little better afterwards.
Any and all advise would be great especially if any one has some experience with this or something similar.
Thanks,
BT
I have a .451 swage die I have little use for. It is a one step bullet forming die that makes RN and SWC type bullets. What I would like to do is bore it out to use as a core seating die for .458 bullets. I need some advise as to how I should go about increasing the bore diameter and to what size I should bore it out to. .456, .457, .4575? It is not that hard of steel as it was easily scratched by the hardened punch that came with it. I'll look into hardening it a little better afterwards.
Any and all advise would be great especially if any one has some experience with this or something similar.
Thanks,
BT