Internal shape of sizing dies

[kimoleto]

I´ve been playing with a new .22 slug swaging die for my .22 condor, I ended up with .222 - .224 " slugs, my FWB 127 and my Benjamin are .221, but the condor is smaller, .218 for what I´ve read. I dont want to make another die so I would like to try with a sizing die, problem is I´ve never seen one, only photos. I have the monster swaging press and a Lee Classic Cast that should be able to handle the task, just need some info on how the internals of the die look like, is it a simple hollowed cylinder? a stepped cylinder? Thanks in advance for your advice

[JRLesan]

I've made several and bought several from RCE. He probably hardens his which I didn't do. Essentially, the internal shape has a lead in angle of around 10 degrees (if I remember) to align the bullet and a straight cylinder of the proper size. The punch needs to be close to the bore size to avoid a fin at the base. Mine worked for resizing .406 to .401 and .315 to .312 but Richard's worked better due to the better fit of his punches.

[kimoleto]

Great, I'll try to resize them tomorrow

[kimoleto]

I tried to make a resizing die and ended up at .2035, goal was .2175.... first attempt but I´ll get better