I'll keep that in mind pdawg_shooter.
So, I took to my seating die sleeve with a chunk o' drill rod (7/16" is just right for a .458) and wet & dry emery paper. Hogged it out with 180 grit until a paper patched bullet of the right size would just go in a little farther than was needed. That was with a semi-firm thumb push. Polished it up with 600 grit. Man what a difference that made. I test-seated some bullets that I had on the bench. The PPB's seats beautifully. Lots of good "feel" and the die adjusts like it is supposed to. I ended up taking about 0.003" out of it, most of the way through the guide bushing. It even made a huge difference with the gas checked 350 and 465 grain bullets that I had sitting on the bench.
Oh, and I was out at a toy store with the oldest grand son looking around. Tucked back in the corner was a rack of wood, aluminum, steel and brass for making models. I snagged two nice strips of brass that are just the right width and thickness to make a paper patching template, and a nice size straight edge. 98 cents each.
On top of that, I stopped by one of the local tire shops to check out tires for the truck, and the owner gave me about 30# of wheel weights for nothing. Even let me take the bucket that they were in, if I promised to bring it back. (already did) He told me to come back for more. One of his buddies is a muzzle stuffer, and does Civil War reenacting...so he knew what I was up to anyway.
...and to top it off, a local salvage yard sent me an e-mail and is willing to trade me wheel weights or scrap lead for the pickup brass that I collect anyway, when I'm out in the woods. I hate to see that stuff just laying there out in the middle of nowhere, so I pick it all up. (Heston! You go police up that brass!) Now I have a good use for it.
All in all, a good day at the homestead. Oh, and I got a lead on a pretty good short term job.