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Have such a machine with a full length sizing die now in place for factory 3 1/2" cases. Do I trim the sizing die to 2 7/8", on the button? Are there other changes and or re-adjustments I will need to make to create star-crimped 2 7/8" shells?
All help appreciated.
Related: Have 250 once-fired paper Winchester hulls originally loaded with a roll crimp. How does the Rem SP 10 work in such paper cases, or should I stick to fiber wads, etc.? Assuming I obtained correct wad-column heighth, would these cases take an adequate star crimp, or should I stick to a roll crimp? Envision 1 1/8 - 1 1/4 oz. low pressure loads for both paper and probably Federal Plastics.
Please see my ad in WTB for a ten gauge roll crimping tool.
All suggestions, ideas appreciated.
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Stick to fiber wads, roll crimp and watch those base wads in the paper hulls carefully! Quite honestly, knowing the age of those paper hulls I doubt I would use them myself. I also don't know any load data for the Winchester paper hulls that is current which is another problem.
Last edited by Jerry V Lape; 10/27/06 03:31 PM.
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I'd suggest you order a 2 7/8" die. If you are handy, make one out of cold rolled steel - it will last a long time (back when I was really poor I made additional tooling for a P-W 375, but no 10's). If all else fails, you will cut back the top, not the bottom, of the die. The only stations that will have to be reset are the crimp starter and the crimp finishing stations.
P-W 375 is a great single stage tool!!
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Don, why would you make a die for a 375 years ago when a new one was probably about five bucks or less? Was there some special specification you could not get from PW?
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