Custom die

[bozo699]

Whidden did fine for me with a Swede Improved. I would use them again. Hornady and Redding were not doing customs for awhile, but I see they advertise them in their catalogs. Still I prefer a shop that handles customs on a regular basis

Like you Whidden has done good for me in the past, I probably wouldn’t have Redding do any custom work for me and definitely wouldn’t have Hornaday make me a die, Hornaday should have stayed in the bullet making business ONLY!… I did mention to the op about hornaday as they make a 8.5x55 die, for no more than it costs he could load some rounds with it then he could order a custom die with some 3x fired brass
Wayne

 

[bozo699]

I got covid just in time for Christmas and had a lot of time to read on the internet. As a result, I realized that I "need" a new rifle ...
And although I vowed not to consider a cartridge that is not popular in the US, because the choice of dies etc. is simply much better, things turned out differently.
I am interested in a cartridge that is CIP approved but not Saami approved. Dies are available from Lee and Triebel. I don't want Lee, Triebel is only available with a 1 1/4" thread, i.e. I would need a new press. I would also have to have the die honed to fit.

So I came to the conclusion that I would have to have a custom die made.

And now to my question: do you have any experience of having a die made from a chamber print or is it better to use fire-formed brass?
Which manufacturer can you recommend (I know of Redding, Whidden)?

Thanks a lot!

As you can see Triebel does make custom f/l dies in 7/8 x 14 format
Wayne

 

[pdhntr]

what were the issues u had with ur die? I was considering sending the three fired cases to make a FL bushing die.

PM sent.

Jim