Not exactly sure where this belongs so here it is. This is just a little something I do to make sizing better. I have several Lee push through dies, but I always buy 1 size under. Then I hone/ polish up to the exact size I really want and all the rough machining marks are gone. Push through is easier, bullets are smoother.
Lee sizing dies
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CWLONGSHOT
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I have a few they work fine for me. I mostly have switched to the NOE sizers.
CW
CW
I've been close to buying a NOE sizing set up a few times already, but I'm invested in about a dozen Lee bullet sizing dies. I'm pretty sure that all have been honed except for 2 that were ordered a specific size from Lee.
I more of less just use 2 alloys for revolvers and the bullets will end up slighty different diameters when sized with the Lee dies. I have to shoot for a happy medium when opening up the (my country boy word for honing I suppose) Lee's. It's either look for the happy medium or have even more sizing dies than I already have.
Thank goodness I enjoy the whole casting, PC (or lube), GC, and sizing process. The things we do to make these guns shoot good is expensive isn't it...
I more of less just use 2 alloys for revolvers and the bullets will end up slighty different diameters when sized with the Lee dies. I have to shoot for a happy medium when opening up the (my country boy word for honing I suppose) Lee's. It's either look for the happy medium or have even more sizing dies than I already have.
Thank goodness I enjoy the whole casting, PC (or lube), GC, and sizing process. The things we do to make these guns shoot good is expensive isn't it...
Kevin Stenberg
Well-Known Member
GRMPS when you polish the NOE sizers, do you do it like the Lee sizers? I have noticed my NOE's put scratch lines on the bullets. An I would like to change that.
Ya, when I started reloading I read how much money you can save, so naturally after reloading I started shooting more and it got more expensive then, I though well if I make my own bullets I can save even more, so I started making bullets, which in turn I started collecting lead, buying alloys, buying die's, building shot makers, buying more guns to shoot my new bullets. Then comes powder coat, oven, paint, They lied to me..............lol
Bliksem
Active Member
We need to start a class-action suit...
I would not have invested in so many tools if I had not started casting to “save money”. I look around in my workshop and have 2 lathes, a milling machine, welder, oxy-acetylene set, 5hp compressor, etc, all to support my casting and shooting hobbies.
Yes, I also modify Lee sizing dies for better performance but typically just make Star dies when needed. Got to justify the lathes, you know.
Ian
Notorious member
[CHAINJERK]Well at least you had the good sense to realize how much money you would save on bullet sizing dies and other odds and ends by buying some heavy machine tools. Nothing quite like the satisfaction of turning a $12 part on an $8,000 lathe! [/CHAINJERK]
Seriously though, it is cool to be able to make something that is out of stock, out of print, or can't be purchased in the size needed.
Seriously though, it is cool to be able to make something that is out of stock, out of print, or can't be purchased in the size needed.
Damn man, you are a money saving machine!
Joshua
Taco Aficionado/Salish Sea Pirate/Part-Time Dragon
My PayPal account is finally in the black! But not for long. I’ve got a shopping list for my mill.
You know what they say. “You’ve got to spend money to save money!”
Dead blow hammer
Parallel set
Indexable end mills
R8 Collet set
Basic end mill set
Jacobs chuck
Dial indicator (plunger type)
Josh
You know what they say. “You’ve got to spend money to save money!”
Dead blow hammer
Parallel set
Indexable end mills
R8 Collet set
Basic end mill set
Jacobs chuck
Dial indicator (plunger type)
Josh