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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 2198251" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>I believe you'll need dies made with Ackley improvement of this case, regardless of cal chosen.</p><p>You have some good suggestions here about dies.</p><p>Stick to your original idea (it's a good one).</p><p></p><p>I started my WSSM venture with a 26WSSM IMP of my own design.</p><p>I bought a bag of Win reloading brass, carefully measured the lot, run all the numbers in QuickLoad, and designed the cartridge with RCBS.load 'Cartridge Designer' to produce what I wanted for results with 140gr bullets.</p><p>Then I filled out PTG reamer reamer prints for <u>sizing</u> and <u>finish</u> reamers. I went 'fitted chamber'.</p><p>The full set I ordered included a roughing reamer, but neither my barrel finisher nor die maker used it. I believe they drill before reaming, as apparently it works better. I also bought PTG's reamer guide bushing set for 26cal.</p><p>Then I ordered Wilson seater die blank & neck sizer blank, and a Redding Body die for WSSM (I don't remember which wssm)</p><p>Then I ordered a custom BAT magnum action for it, and found a gun builder to finish 3 identical Border barrels and the seating/neck dies.</p><p>By this time I had picked up ~5,000 WSSM cases, 6,000 LAPUA 139s, Plenty of I4350 powder, and primers. Enough for 3 barrel lives.</p><p>Way later, after fully fire forming the cases, I had JLC Precision finish the body die from fired cases in-hand.</p><p>Three stage sizing for me, body, neck, mandrel expansion. But You can combine them.</p><p></p><p>Of the brass, I had picked out ~120 that matched in thickness & thickness variance as new. After fire forming, I carefully measured case capacities and culled out ~40 for 80 remaining that exactly matched in H20 capacity. Of that I used 50 cases (with 30 in spare). After burning through 2 1/2 barrels with those 50 cases at 1850sht barrel lives, it was clear that with this system, including my reloading plan, the brass will last forever. </p><p>There were many people in need of WSSM brass by then, so I sold off at profit to pay for the entire venture.</p><p>I also ran across a huge lot of 25WSSM brass, which I picked up to hold for the future (purely investment).</p><p></p><p>I had gone 35deg shoulders. With my next barrel batch, I'll go with 45 or 60deg shoulders (haven't decided yet) -Just for the learning.</p><p>That's really all this ever is</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 2198251, member: 1521"] I believe you'll need dies made with Ackley improvement of this case, regardless of cal chosen. You have some good suggestions here about dies. Stick to your original idea (it's a good one). I started my WSSM venture with a 26WSSM IMP of my own design. I bought a bag of Win reloading brass, carefully measured the lot, run all the numbers in QuickLoad, and designed the cartridge with RCBS.load 'Cartridge Designer' to produce what I wanted for results with 140gr bullets. Then I filled out PTG reamer reamer prints for [U]sizing[/U] and [U]finish[/U] reamers. I went 'fitted chamber'. The full set I ordered included a roughing reamer, but neither my barrel finisher nor die maker used it. I believe they drill before reaming, as apparently it works better. I also bought PTG's reamer guide bushing set for 26cal. Then I ordered Wilson seater die blank & neck sizer blank, and a Redding Body die for WSSM (I don't remember which wssm) Then I ordered a custom BAT magnum action for it, and found a gun builder to finish 3 identical Border barrels and the seating/neck dies. By this time I had picked up ~5,000 WSSM cases, 6,000 LAPUA 139s, Plenty of I4350 powder, and primers. Enough for 3 barrel lives. Way later, after fully fire forming the cases, I had JLC Precision finish the body die from fired cases in-hand. Three stage sizing for me, body, neck, mandrel expansion. But You can combine them. Of the brass, I had picked out ~120 that matched in thickness & thickness variance as new. After fire forming, I carefully measured case capacities and culled out ~40 for 80 remaining that exactly matched in H20 capacity. Of that I used 50 cases (with 30 in spare). After burning through 2 1/2 barrels with those 50 cases at 1850sht barrel lives, it was clear that with this system, including my reloading plan, the brass will last forever. There were many people in need of WSSM brass by then, so I sold off at profit to pay for the entire venture. I also ran across a huge lot of 25WSSM brass, which I picked up to hold for the future (purely investment). I had gone 35deg shoulders. With my next barrel batch, I'll go with 45 or 60deg shoulders (haven't decided yet) -Just for the learning. That's really all this ever is [/QUOTE]
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