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  1. 06-15-2025, 07:09 AM #1
    jdfoxinc
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    Replacement expander for Lee universal expander die

    Does anybody make these any more?

    I'm making half jackets from 40 S&W brass. Have to trim down to 0.44". This is too short for my lee expander to open the brass to .451+". Need a new expander made with the same initial diameter and a steeper angle to accomplish this. The current diameter allows lead to bleed down along the side of the brass preventing the nose from filling out.
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  2. 06-15-2025, 09:01 AM #2
    kokomokid
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    "Track Of The Wolf" still shows cheap expanders for the Lee die. I have bought oversized inserts from them and worked them down a little with a drill and sand paper.
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  3. 06-15-2025, 11:45 AM #3
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  4. 06-15-2025, 04:25 PM #4
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    NOE makes them. "M" style.
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  5. 06-16-2025, 05:43 PM #5
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    CH will also make custom expanders and dies, but not for Lee dies.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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