Axman
Active Member
Today I was sizing some 45M LBT GC bullets in a Lee cast press with a Lee push thru sizing die.
The bullets were cast in 2008 out of w-wts water dropped and are .461” in diameter and I was sizing them with the gas check on down to .451”.
This was for paper patching back up to .458” for a friend who wants some for testing.
Imperial sizing die lube was slathered on bullets and pushed thru die with both hands and a good bit of force on handle.
Afterwards I figured why not try the Herters C frame press I had lying around.
I got the bullet started into die and I couldn’t get it to move very far at all.
Back to the Lee to push on thru.
The next try was with the A2 that I’ve been trying to sell lately.
My bench is heavy but not bolted down and I couldn’t budge a bullet thru and the bench was rocking good.
So I went to shop and clamped it to my heavy duty table and hung onto handle and finally got it thru the A2.
It’s an extreme example of sizing I know and not scientific but the Lee was far easier than the A2.
My only other press I had for years was a Lyman Crusher 2 now gone but it did them fine also.
Here’s the bullet after sizing.
Thanks
Jim
The bullets were cast in 2008 out of w-wts water dropped and are .461” in diameter and I was sizing them with the gas check on down to .451”.
This was for paper patching back up to .458” for a friend who wants some for testing.
Imperial sizing die lube was slathered on bullets and pushed thru die with both hands and a good bit of force on handle.
Afterwards I figured why not try the Herters C frame press I had lying around.
I got the bullet started into die and I couldn’t get it to move very far at all.
Back to the Lee to push on thru.
The next try was with the A2 that I’ve been trying to sell lately.
My bench is heavy but not bolted down and I couldn’t budge a bullet thru and the bench was rocking good.
So I went to shop and clamped it to my heavy duty table and hung onto handle and finally got it thru the A2.
It’s an extreme example of sizing I know and not scientific but the Lee was far easier than the A2.
My only other press I had for years was a Lyman Crusher 2 now gone but it did them fine also.
Here’s the bullet after sizing.
Thanks
Jim