another die.....ing???

toad67

October 20, 2019 23:05

Also in my quest to help clear an estate of an old friend, I came across a set of factory Weatherby dies. The F/L die is for a 270WM, but the seater die is an open window type, with "Weatherby Universal" engraved on it. From what little I've found on the seater die is that you can buy various inserts for different diameter bullets. Any info would be appreciated. TIA.

Todd

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  charliemeyer007

  October 21, 2019 00:18

  My first set of 223 dies were Hollywood? (sorry that was 1977) and it had a floating seater bushing in a window. That rifle was my only failure at producing better ammo than factory. I tried 3 different die sets in like 5 presses with every powder, bullet and primer I could buy but it always shoot factory ammo slightly better than mine. I gave the rifle to a friend that said he would buy the factory ammo to feed it.

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  rufe-snow

  October 21, 2019 03:44

  Haven't been at the site, for a long time. There is or was, a loading tool collectors association, web site. You might try GOOGLEing, to see if they are still around and active. Although GOOGLE, hasn't worked very well for me recently. Every time i've tried using it recently. I get a message, how they have changed their privacy polices. And can't research stuff. Like in the old days.

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  babun

  October 21, 2019 10:05

  Like the other "half" of these??
  
  https://leeprecision.com/universal-case-expanding-die.html

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  mrmike08075

  October 21, 2019 14:09

  Good reference call from Rufe...
  
  The forum he referenced is were I gathered much of the information I need weed when I acquired my .14 Donaldson Wasp...
  
  COTW and Gun Digest vintage publications and period correct industry loading guides often contain such "lost" information and data.
  
  A point of consideration.
  
  Mike

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