Lee lead bullet sizer ??????????

[melloairman]

I ordered a .249 re sizer from Lee . Waited 5 months for it and when I got it resizes to .251 although it is stamped .249 . Is there away to reduce it down to .249 ? Is there any one that makes a .249 or may be a .250 re sizer die ? Marvin

[Echo]

Very difficult to make a hole smaller in diameter. What alloy are you using? The harder the alloy, the more the spring back. Pure Pb might come out at .249...

[JIMinPHX]

I've only gotten one custom sized die from Lee. It was for a Makarov. When I used it, the boolits came out about .001" larger than it was specified for. Fortunately, before I called them up & unloaded my ire, I pulled out a bore mic & measured the ID. It was good to the specified dimension within less than .0001" (that's 3 zeros there, not just two). That's pretty much spot on. What had happened, was the alloy I was casting with had a little spring back in it. I tried using the die with some pure lead slugs & they came out right on size.

I'm surprised to hear that it took 5-months to get a sizer from Lee. They quoted me 4-weeks on my custom size & delivered in just under 2-weeks.

If you want to try getting a size die from another source, there are a few members of this board that make custom size dies. Perhaps one of them will chime in.

[melloairman]

I have tried to re size 5, 7, 10 , bhn lead and they all come out .251 . This is with a standard mic not digital or set of calipers .
If I were to try and enlarge a .243 would I be removing to much material and end up with a re sizer with no surface hardness left ? Marvin

[dualsport]

Not dismissing the issue with the die, but the tried and true advice given here a lot is shoot 'em and see. Maybe you'll luck out.

[melloairman]

I have tried and it did not work out .

[mooman76]

Give Lee a call and they should make it right.

[chris in va]

Yup, Lee will just send you out a new one once it gets to them, no questions asked. Put a note in the box you'd like them to verify it's .249.