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WinHWFan54 Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Iowa, USA Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015	Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Feb 26^th, 2026 at 2:58pm	Print Post
	Hi guys, I have been on a hunt for a set of G&H 22-3000 reloading dies (see my post in WTB) with no luck yet! I have contacted a couple companies, C&H Tool and Redding NO Joy! So I thought if I had a reamer made I could make my own set of reloading die??? So what are the pit-falls of doing that??? Can I use a dimensioned cartridge drawing (for the 22-3000) to make the reamer and then use it to cut a resizing die or is there a tolerance type dimension I ned on the drawing to have on the reamer so the case snap back is correct??? Just thinking out of the box here, any thoughts and or help would be appreciated if any of you have done this before. regards


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2152hq Participating Member Offline Posts: 27 Joined: Oct 18^th, 2024	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #1 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 4:47pm	Print Post
	Companys that mfg'r chambering reamers used to sell the same caliber chambering reamer but was specificly made for cutting a reloading die (FL Sizer). The dimensions on those reloading die reamers are slightly smaller so that it actually does resize the case. I don't know if they still offer such, but you can check with the reamer mfg'rs. I would think that you could use an existing but orphaned FL sizer in another caliber to re-cut into the caliber you need. Some older dies are just case hardened and can be easily drawn back. Re-hardening really isn't necessary for the mat of use it may see. I think RCBS used to case harden their dies back when.


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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2110 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #2 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 6:19pm	Print Post
	I have made many dies, and modified some. My approach is I bought a batch of 10 correctly threaded grade 5 black steel bolts from Fastenall. I drew them out to about 600 degrees to insure they werent too hard to ream. Drilled out to bore diameter in the lathe, then used a reamer to cut the chamber. As mentioned before, the reamer needs to be undersized. I think I could make a passable .22-3000 die by drilling and reaming a blank to .002" under neck dia, then using a tapered reamer to cut the 1 degree body taper, and then using a 5 degree tapered reamer to cut a shoulder. By cutting the shoulder deep enought to make the body just over ideal length, you could face off the die a bit at a time until it's perfectly to length.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4335 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #3 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	You have some R2 Lovell brass don't you? What part of some existing die would you have to run it into to get the shoulder down enough to get it to chamber and then fire form it? 22 Hornet, 22 K-Hornet, a 6mm neck with a tapered reamer?


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gnoahhh Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1026 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #4 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 7:37pm	Print Post
	WinHWFan54 wrote on Feb 26^th, 2026 at 2:58pm: Hi guys, I have been on a hunt for a set of G&H 22-3000 reloading dies (see my post in WTB) with no luck yet! I have contacted a couple companies, C&H Tool and Redding NO Joy! So I thought if I had a reamer made I could make my own set of reloading die??? So what are the pit-falls of doing that??? Can I use a dimensioned cartridge drawing (for the 22-3000) to make the reamer and then use it to cut a resizing die or is there a tolerance type dimension I ned on the drawing to have on the reamer so the case snap back is correct??? Just thinking out of the box here, any thoughts and or help would be appreciated if any of you have done this before. regards I sent you a PM. I have the late Phil Way's set of .22-3000 dies (uscra112) and it looks like I won't get a chance to build myself a .22-3000 now after all.....


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WinHWFan54 Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Iowa, USA Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #5 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	oneatatime, thanks for the response, I have tried 22 hornet and a 218 Bee neither worked. One of the other DSA members suggested trying a 25-20 SS dies? There is another club member I know that has a set I just haven't called him yet. That is my next option thx


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WinHWFan54 Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Iowa, USA Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #6 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 7:58pm	Print Post
	this is the drawing I have of the cartridge


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WinHWFan54 Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Iowa, USA Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #7 - Feb 26^th, 2026 at 8:00pm	Print Post
	Yeah it worked, I finally figured out how to compress my file small enough to upload it!!!!


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1966 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #8 - yesterday at 8:23am	Print Post
	I tried the same thing with my 40-50 BN chamber reamer and it sized the cases too big. As stated the reamer needs to be undersize a bit to reduce the case down. I was going to check with some reamer manufacturers for verification but haven't as yet. JMH


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2295 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #9 - yesterday at 11:10am	Print Post
	Something similar on a .38-50, rimmed straight taper case with a short straight neck. Chambered a die made from a 7/8" x 14 bolt. Trimmed the bottom of the die until case would fit in the rifle. Long neck blows out on firing. Plan on doing the same with a .35-40 Maynard. Chuck


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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 260 Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #10 - yesterday at 1:43pm	Print Post
	Chuck, FWITW CH4 made my 35-40 dies. Chuckster wrote yesterday at 11:10am: Something similar on a .38-50, rimmed straight taper case with a short straight neck. Chambered a die made from a 7/8" x 14 bolt. Trimmed the bottom of the die until case would fit in the rifle. Long neck blows out on firing. Plan on doing the same with a .35-40 Maynard. Chuck


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17750 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #11 - yesterday at 4:07pm	Print Post
	I'm still waiting for a reply from C&H4D about sizing die for .40-50SS! They're normally pretty quick to reply.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17750 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #12 - yesterday at 4:22pm	Print Post
	I guess I spoke just minutes too soon! Got an email from the nice lady at C&H4D to tell me the .40-50SS dies are at heat treating and will be ready to ship in 8-12 weeks. I'm now on their back order list, so just waiting for the dies to get finished.

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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 803 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Making A Resizing/Reloading Die Set Reply #13 - yesterday at 8:07pm	Print Post
	At heat treating 8-12 weeks? Sounds like they do heat treating once a year.


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