Thread: Custom bullet making dies - finally!

Are you saying you use 1000psi to form them?

Depending on the process and projectile - yes

I need to look into the process more I'm still failing to see why the need for ultra high grade steel.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

I need to look into the process more I'm still failing to see why the need for ultra high grade steel.

Where did you get Ultra high grade from?
Hardness, clearance etc is the key, steel quality is going to be something that goes hand in hand
Obviously if it easy job we'd have dozens of guys making commercial dies and you wouldnt have to wait a couple years for them.

I mentioned before - 100k bullets from the dies - was a mistake - its 500,000 life from the set

And that's why the higher steel grade

I assume they use tool steel of some description, which can be pretty high grade stuff, don't want to do all that work to find an imperfection at the end of it.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

And that's why the higher steel grade

I assume they use tool steel of some description, which can be pretty high grade stuff, don't want to do all that work to find an imperfection at the end of it.

So how do you fail to see why the need for ultra high grade steel.?
Confuzzled

Originally Posted by Spanners

So how do you fail to see why the need for ultra high grade steel.?
Confuzzled

Spanners make sure you allow for redundancy if wacking out 1/2 mill you better order replacement parts now!

Originally Posted by Maca49

Spanners make sure you allow for redundancy if wacking out 1/2 mill you better order replacement parts now!

On a single stage auto/hydraulic press, I doubt I'll ever wear them out

Originally Posted by Spanners

On a single stage auto/hydraulic press, I doubt I'll ever wear them out

If I'm in Well one day I'll contact you b4 I go would like to see that in action once you get going