Trying to figure out a nose first sizing set up for the 6.5 Cruise Missle, from Mid South mould, drops at .270 for me. (Wish a Lyman lube sizer was in the budget, but its not....and I don't want to wait who knows how long on a special order from Lee and then maybe its right, maybe not. I've got two of Lee dies already and neither sizes to its advertised, but fortunately they still each push a useful size......But this one must size to .266) My press is a Lee Breech Lock Challenger.
My idea is a variation of Crazy Mark and Beagles "Nose First Sizing" set up per their members article on Castpics.
THE PLAN: Use a Lyman .266 sizing die, and two Lee Breech Lock Bushings, a 2"X 11/16 ID, 7/8 OD sleeve bearing; press the bearing into the BL bushings which will be oriented top ring to top ring, leaving enough inside thread on one of the BL bushings so that the end of an 1 1/2" piece of 7/8X14 TPI bolt could be screwed in. That 7/8 bolt would be center drilled with a 3/8" bit and the head removed. It would stick up from the top breech bushing to hold the Lee sizing kit "catcher" when its all set up in the press. I'll have to hone out the 11/16 ID sleeve bearing .0125+ to accept the Lyman die which according to the article is .700OD. Maybe if some combination of brass/copper/alum sheet is available that would get me closer to the .700 ID needed, and roll it instead of honing the sleeve bearing? Anyway, drill and tap for a set screw to hold the die, maybe at one of the lube holes? Last, I'll mfg a pushrod from a 5/16 bolt ala the article and of course tap a shell holder for the pushrod threads.
So, what do ya'll think? Workable? Am I missing something? anything?