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Thanks everyone for the help....you are mostly beyond what I'm doing so i'll just read

I just got my 6.5x57 AI die set from CH Tool and Die, they had them in stock. It's a standard 2 die set and the machine work looks as...

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Try https://www.chtoolanddie.com/ i just ordered from them, they had the AI die in stock

Nice! A family treasure.

Beautiful Rifle!

Two easiest options… Call Redding & see if they’ll build you one. If so, they’ll give you the part number & make you order from a...

AI (or "Ackley Imp 40°") should be a crush fit with virgin brass in the parent case. You should be able to take virgin 7x57 brass, neck...

I just got a Yugoslav M24/47 (M98 clone) that has been rebarreled for 6.5x57mm AI. I have factory loads and dies for the plain 6.5x57...

pretty stock -- did he do that too? Is it laminated pistol grip and cheekpiece on original military stock? Well done.

Yes he did. Dad was a Master Machinist so his metal work was 2nd to none. His wood working though, early on, not so much. I have an...

Depending on the bullet in your factory ammo, that might be your limiting factor too. If they are a big round nose bellut, you could be...

The gun in question. Yugoslav M24/47 in a 6.5x57mm AI. It was one of the last guns my dad built so lots of sentimental value, looking...

Thanks for the input all, it helped a lot...I pulled a bullet and tried the crush fit again and was able to chamber the empty cartridge...

Clean - check, was working on that before, now its the cleanest gun i have I used a sharpie on a factory load and tried to chamber it...