I was not sure how much you could size a bullet down in a Lee push through sizer die.
Well I wanted to find out just because I can and I wanted to see what would happen in the end.
Powder coated Lee 358-158gr bullet. Wheel weight lead.
Before sizing .
Diameter...weight.....length..
.359"........ 161.5 gr.....660".
After sizing. No lube
311"...........114.6 gr.....565".
After sizing with Lube.
.311"...........121.9 gr......601".
Softer lead with lube.
.311"...........123.0 gr.......610".
Yea I took a cast lead 357 mag bullet and sized it down to fit a .308 in 1 step.
Yea do not try this.
Maybe do it in steps.
It made a ring of lead around the push through sizer stem.
But it did work. I will size again to .309" after powder coating them.. got to remove some sizing die wax first. I get a straight wall no lube groves.
Picture of course
What good is this experiment.
Lets say you have a dead mold that tosses crappy bullets or the bullet is just not one you use because accuracy is bad.
You could drill it with a regular drill bit and make it a size you can use and then size it down.
Looks like you can in fact size it down nearly .050".
Well I wanted to find out just because I can and I wanted to see what would happen in the end.
Powder coated Lee 358-158gr bullet. Wheel weight lead.
Before sizing .
Diameter...weight.....length..
.359"........ 161.5 gr.....660".
After sizing. No lube
311"...........114.6 gr.....565".
After sizing with Lube.
.311"...........121.9 gr......601".
Softer lead with lube.
.311"...........123.0 gr.......610".
Yea I took a cast lead 357 mag bullet and sized it down to fit a .308 in 1 step.
Yea do not try this.
Maybe do it in steps.
It made a ring of lead around the push through sizer stem.
But it did work. I will size again to .309" after powder coating them.. got to remove some sizing die wax first. I get a straight wall no lube groves.
Picture of course
What good is this experiment.
Lets say you have a dead mold that tosses crappy bullets or the bullet is just not one you use because accuracy is bad.
You could drill it with a regular drill bit and make it a size you can use and then size it down.
Looks like you can in fact size it down nearly .050".
Thanks for the share, pretty interesting. Thinking about this experiment and the force needed to remove the PC , pretty sure that stuff will stay put through a pistol caliber at any rate.
