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Old 06-07-2022 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
Mike did you have any trouble sizing down the .458s to .451"? I cast some 500 gr bullets the other day with a 10 BHN and had no problem sizing from .458" down to .451" but this was after I lubed the grooves first.

Resizing the bullets from 458 down to 451 wasn't really a problem. But, you need to know that I am not resizing the whole bullet. The bull body (ogive) is .449. So resizing with a .451 die doesn't touch the bullet body. It only resizes the drive barbs that are .458



Sizing complete!



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