Where to get 220 beggs dies reamer etc ?

[Bruce W]

Is Gene Beggs still the go to place for this stuff ?
Was there not an improved version that had a modification to the size die ?
ETC, ETC. Thanks, Bruce

 

[LHSmith]

It's been months since I last contacted Gene. Last contact was genebeggs@cableone.net. I also PM'd him here on A/S before that. Hornady should be able to answer if there were 2 versions.

 

[PA Jeep]

I recently looked for the same stuff. I could not get in touch with Gene either. If you call JGS they have the "220 Beggs II" reamer. Hornady custom services will make you a FL bushing sizer with Gene's specs and LE Wilson has the arbor type seating dies available on their website. I'm now ready to get a barrel chambered.

 

[Bruce W]

Could you use a 220 Russian seater. Maybe Redding

 

[WSnyder]

It's been way too long but I want to say that there were some clicker issues along the way and Gene made some adjustments. I cannot remember if he changed the die or if he might have made changes to the reamer. I have a size die which is marked 220/6mm BEGGS MATCH. For a 6mm seater I used a Wilson blank. I don't believe Gene had seaters but I could be wrong. I'd think a 22R seater would work. I'm not sure that I have a print but my reamer came from Gene and it was down the road and after any changes were made.

Edit: I'm pretty sure the reamer was changed, not the die. Edit: My reamer print is marked 6mm Beggs II so likely the second version and fit's with my vague memory.

Here's some search results for BRC if you want to browse through:

site:benchrest.com 220 6mm beggs gene beggs at DuckDuckGo

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[WSnyder]

Was there not an improved version that had a modification to the size die ?
ETC, ETC. Thanks, Bruce

The internal hole for neck had been opened up much later for the no turn necks larger than .269".

 

[LHSmith]

My Wilson seater is marked 6MM Beggs. IIRC Gene had his own stock of dies (by Hornady), seater (Wilson) and even some Beggs all metal stocks that he was selling direct.
Yes, a lot of Beggs cartridge info can be found on BRC.

 

[Bill K]

If you can not contact Begg's, how about PT&G or Manson ?

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Is Gene Beggs still the go to place for this stuff ?
Was there not an improved version that had a modification to the size die ?
ETC, ETC. Thanks, Bruce

Let me look around. I had an extra die and reamer. I can't remember if I sold them or not. Sucks to get old.

 

[WSnyder]

If you can not contact Begg's, how about PT&G or Manson ?

PTG did the original reamers if I recall but JGS has a print on file. I posted a PTG print above. You could send that to Manson or JGS to get a reamer.