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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 106414" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Bart, do you know if dies from Larry are anywhere to be found? I spoke with him a while back and he said the dies were currently not being produced. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]I don't know if they're available. But you can make one like I did years ago back in the 1960's when folks first learned about solving the problem.</p><p></p><p>Get a full-length sizing die for an H&amp;H belted cartridge that has the same body taper per inch, then toss its decapping rod and what's attached to it. A used one's cheap and works just fine. Then modify it as follows:</p><p></p><p>1. Cut off the bottom of the die about 1/8th inch above the die's belt clearance recess. The die's inside diameter at that point should be a few thousandths of an inch smaller than a new belted case's diameter immediately in front of the belt; about .510-inch. </p><p></p><p>2. Then cut the top of the die off just below the shoulder. Now you've got a body sizing die ready to finish.</p><p></p><p>3. Square up both ends of this body-sizing die then polish them smooth.</p><p></p><p>4. Slightly radius the inside edge at the bottom and top so it won't scrape brass off a cartridge case as a lubed case goes into and out of the die.</p><p></p><p>Here's how this body die's used.</p><p></p><p>1. Full-length size your fired belted cases to set the shoulder back several thousandths of an inch. Don't remove the case lube on them.</p><p></p><p>2. Remove the full-length sizing die from the press and replace it with your new body sizing die. Screw this die down into the press only a few turns.</p><p></p><p>3. Put a still-lubed full-length sized case in the shell holder and raise the ram to the top. We'll call this case a pre-sized case.</p><p></p><p>4. Screw down the body die until it starts to size the pre-sized case a bit. Note the distance the bottom of the body die is above the belt in the pre-sized case.</p><p></p><p>5. Lower the ram, screw the body down about one more turn, then raise the ram again noting how close the top of the belt comes to the bottom of the body sizing die.</p><p></p><p>6. Repeat step 5 several times but screw the body die down less until its bottom just clears the belt by a couple thousandths of an inch. Using a magnifying glass may help here. </p><p></p><p>Note: The objective is to size the case body all the way to the belt; not stop some distance above it. If this body die doesn't size case diameter right in front of the belt to the same as a new case, then you need to cut off a bit more and radius the body die's bottom.</p><p></p><p>7. When the body die's set, lock it into place.</p><p></p><p>8. Double-size the rest of your pre-sized cases and you're done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 106414, member: 5302"] [ QUOTE ] Bart, do you know if dies from Larry are anywhere to be found? I spoke with him a while back and he said the dies were currently not being produced. [/ QUOTE ]I don't know if they're available. But you can make one like I did years ago back in the 1960's when folks first learned about solving the problem. Get a full-length sizing die for an H&H belted cartridge that has the same body taper per inch, then toss its decapping rod and what's attached to it. A used one's cheap and works just fine. Then modify it as follows: 1. Cut off the bottom of the die about 1/8th inch above the die's belt clearance recess. The die's inside diameter at that point should be a few thousandths of an inch smaller than a new belted case's diameter immediately in front of the belt; about .510-inch. 2. Then cut the top of the die off just below the shoulder. Now you've got a body sizing die ready to finish. 3. Square up both ends of this body-sizing die then polish them smooth. 4. Slightly radius the inside edge at the bottom and top so it won't scrape brass off a cartridge case as a lubed case goes into and out of the die. Here's how this body die's used. 1. Full-length size your fired belted cases to set the shoulder back several thousandths of an inch. Don't remove the case lube on them. 2. Remove the full-length sizing die from the press and replace it with your new body sizing die. Screw this die down into the press only a few turns. 3. Put a still-lubed full-length sized case in the shell holder and raise the ram to the top. We'll call this case a pre-sized case. 4. Screw down the body die until it starts to size the pre-sized case a bit. Note the distance the bottom of the body die is above the belt in the pre-sized case. 5. Lower the ram, screw the body down about one more turn, then raise the ram again noting how close the top of the belt comes to the bottom of the body sizing die. 6. Repeat step 5 several times but screw the body die down less until its bottom just clears the belt by a couple thousandths of an inch. Using a magnifying glass may help here. Note: The objective is to size the case body all the way to the belt; not stop some distance above it. If this body die doesn't size case diameter right in front of the belt to the same as a new case, then you need to cut off a bit more and radius the body die's bottom. 7. When the body die's set, lock it into place. 8. Double-size the rest of your pre-sized cases and you're done. [/QUOTE]
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