Thread: neck size die question

ive got a lee collet neck die i use for 6.5x55 i was told i cant use this on 6.506 is this true

The 6506 case is longer right ?

Can't see why it would not work. Worth a try and see what it does to the case. You'd need to set up the die so that it is high.

Yea thats what i was thinking if it only does the neck

I may be wrong here, but my understanding of a Lee collet die is that you need the shell holder to push on the die to ingauge the collet, so if the case is longer than intended the collet system wouldn't work?

Originally Posted by DLW

I may be wrong here, but my understanding of a Lee collet die is that you need the shell holder to push on the die to ingauge the collet, so if the case is longer than intended the collet system wouldn't work?

Correct. You will munt your '06 case in one fowl swing of the press lever. You need the correct collet die for the job and given that the 6.5-06 is not commercial, it will be a custom.

Ok so a hornady it is then