Sizing .459 to .458

[ms6852]

Is there a way to size a bullet from .459 to.458 without using a lubrisizer? The reason I ask is that I plan to powder coat and I really do not want to pay the extra 200 dollars for a lubrisizer press.

 

[Jim Watson]

The Lee bullet sizer is not expensive.
They do not regularly catalog a .458" so you would have to pay $38 for the special order diameter.
https://leeprecision.com/bullet-casting/lube-and-sizing-kit/

 

[BBarn]

Lee push thru die? Closest standard size is .457". I think other sizes can be custom ordered.

 

[reddog81]

The Lee .457 can be opened up to .458 pretty easily with some valve lapping compound or other abrasive material.

 

[ms6852]

Well paying the extra $38 is not a problem, will the Lee bullet sizer accept sizing dies from Lyman or RCBS or other sizers? I find it peculiar that they do not have a .458 die since there seems to be a lot loaders that love Lee products including my self.

 

[mikld]

The Lee sizing dies are push-through that attach to your press (7/8-14 thread bodies). The tool is super simple, just forcing a lead slug through a steel tube basically. I have enlarged a couple Lee sizing dies with a wooden dowel, split an inch or so and a piece of emery cloth wound around the dowel. Place the dowel in a drill, oil the emery, and insert into the die. Turn the drill slowly and check often...

 

[ms6852]

Thanks for the referral guys, it will take about 8 weeks to custom order one.

 

[TRX]

First, I'd try shooting some of the .459 bullets to see how they grouped.

Some rifles perform better with bullets a bit larger than nominal.