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[thibben]

Hello again Leeman.

I have Forster and Redding dies for other cartridges, 6.5x47 etc. The Wilson was the first ‘try’ for my 6mm Dasher and measuring the case before and after FL sizing it is doing just the right amount of work on the brass when setting the shoulder back.

For ref I anneal every time, home made case lube and expand separately using a carbide mandrel to give .002 ‘ grip’ ( or there abouts , but consistent ).

The Wilson are nice quality. Thought about Widden but heard differing opinions on them, but you know how that goes

If it had been overworking the brass I would have had the die honed (NB not had this done before so no current ideas as to ‘who’).

T

[Leeman]

Thibben,

Thanks for that info, sounds like they should work OK. I've used three sets of Whidden dies and all were the closest match to chambers I've used to date.

I would think you would have to send sies back to the manufacturers for this service, I know Forster and Redding will do it, not sure about any independents.

[thibben]

Leeman,

Don't get me wrong re Widden, just never used them. I believe they will make a set of dies to match your chamber, send them 5 fired cases.

It does look like returning your dies and some brass to the manufactures is the only option or......

....If you are looking for the ultimate die then the Warner is 'it' , I had one that came with my 6mm Swiss Match from Warner as they built the rifle. It is a work of engineering art and can be adjusted to do exactly what you want of a die, but serious £££ https://www.warner-tool.com/reloading-dies/ you also need a 1 1/2" threaded press e.g. Rockchucker with the reducing bush taken out.

T

[aris]

Leeman,

Don't get me wrong re Widden, just never used them. I believe they will make a set of dies to match your chamber, send them 5 fired cases.

It does look like returning your dies and some brass to the manufactures is the only option or......

....If you are looking for the ultimate die then the Warner is 'it' , I had one that came with my 6mm Swiss Match from Warner as they built the rifle. It is a work of engineering art and can be adjusted to do exactly what you want of a die, but serious £££ https://www.warner-tool.com/reloading-dies/ you also need a 1 1/2" threaded press e.g. Rockchucker with the reducing bush taken out.

T

$650 for a custom sizing die

[thibben]

... indeed not a cheap option, but you can change the guts of the main housing for different cartridges - so slight reduction per cartridge you use.

Minimal working of your brass = longer life, with soe brass being £ a pop this helps.

But agree, not for all - and it was not that cost when I bought one.

T

[baldycoot]

$650 for a custom sizing die

I made a custom sizing die for my .223 from a well used Lee FL die.
It took a few hours to do but required little more than, various grades of emery cloth, some old fired cases with the flash hole drilled and tapped (or a case holder and a lot of patience when it keeps working loose), a battery drill and some lapping paste (T-cut).

The finished article was polished so that it only bumped the shoulder back a few though, and with the expander ball also polished (and using neck turned cases), it produced the most consistent rounds I ever made.

If you have time it is well worth the effort, and for £30 I felt it was worth the effort.