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Fireforming brass for custom dies (Ackley Improved cases)
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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 1973120" data-attributes="member: 376"><p>Was that for an improved case, with the shoulder blown forward? I presume you're happy with the fit of the dies to the fired cases now, as far as not having issues with over or under sizing around the shoulder or case web?</p><p></p><p>I was on the phone a little bit ago with the guy in their custom die dept (Wiley); he said the reamer print *should* be close, but he also strongly recommended at least 2x fired for something like this. Unfortunately, he didn't have any good ideas on how to get there from here.</p><p></p><p>I'm kind of wondering if I might be able to do a little creative fudging and use one of the "features" of some of the less expensive neck sizer dies (RCBS, etc.) where they don't actually have a body 'sleeve' inside, just the neck area. In *theory* that may allow me to use one to neck size even an improved case? The plus side is that they're cheap, especially compared to having a custom hand die made... the down side is that (in my experience) they're all but impossible to get rid of once they've served their purpose, short of the dumpster (nobody wants to buy them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 1973120, member: 376"] Was that for an improved case, with the shoulder blown forward? I presume you're happy with the fit of the dies to the fired cases now, as far as not having issues with over or under sizing around the shoulder or case web? I was on the phone a little bit ago with the guy in their custom die dept (Wiley); he said the reamer print *should* be close, but he also strongly recommended at least 2x fired for something like this. Unfortunately, he didn't have any good ideas on how to get there from here. I'm kind of wondering if I might be able to do a little creative fudging and use one of the "features" of some of the less expensive neck sizer dies (RCBS, etc.) where they don't actually have a body 'sleeve' inside, just the neck area. In *theory* that may allow me to use one to neck size even an improved case? The plus side is that they're cheap, especially compared to having a custom hand die made... the down side is that (in my experience) they're all but impossible to get rid of once they've served their purpose, short of the dumpster (nobody wants to buy them). [/QUOTE]
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