Wanting to do some experimenting with brakes, I bought a tap and die kit in 1/2-28 (thinking that once I am paying shipping anyway, getting a die just in case would make sense).
The tap is perfect: it cuts very tight fitting thread to an AR muzzle. But the die cuts way undersized, in my opinion, thread: it's OD comes at 0.48" and a rod, threaded with this die, wobbles in the hole threaded with this tap.
Is this normal at all?
Previously I never used dies for the threads this fine and just never had a chance to see how snug they would be in a kit like this. Always had good luck with 4 flute taps though.