Showing posts with label bullet sizing dies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bullet sizing dies. Show all posts

Monday, December 29, 2008

Bullet sizing dies on the cheap

If you don't want to spend a $100.00 r more for few sizing dies then here is a trick I've done for a few folks in the past.

Take a 7/8" dial X 14 thread bolt.
This thread size will fit in your press. Check first~you know the deal
Find a drill close to the dia you need. 31/64 is .4844" [.4921 is 12.5 mm]
Cut the hex off of the bolt
Find someone who has a lathe and drill the hole all the way through the bolt. You can do this in a drill press it just takes a few minutes longer to find center.
Make up a piece of wood dowel rod wrapped with fine sand paper to clean up the tool marks.
Take a round grinding stone, the cheap kind that fits in you drill motor and chamfer the bolt hole a tad. Just enough to round it off so the bullets self center at the start.

You can thread it in your press and use a dowel rod , like the one left over from sanding; to push the bullets through or do them by hand.

Or give me a call

Good luck

Regards BPB