New Sizing Die From Magma

Well I found I was in need of a new sizing die in .310 due to my new to me Win 94 wanted smaller boolits than my Marlin 336. Go figure. Ordered one from Magma, very nice gentleman handled my order. $55 for the die. Ok. Get the charge on my card, it’s $17 more for shipping. Very fast shipping I’ll add, it was here 36 hours later, but a bit expensive. I’d have been fine with first class mailing. Then, the first boolit comes out .3075. I get it, mistakes happen. However, there was a sized boolit in the die when I got it. So they missed checking the die and they missed checking the boolit too.

Check those dies when you get them, gents. I spent the next two hours coating 10 boolits with JB bore paste and shoving them through the die to get it to throw a .310 sized boolit.

Wow, thats a big difference! We are all going to mis Lathesmith's service!

We certainly will! He made 4 for me over the years and each one has been perfect.

Any special reason you didn't have them send you the correct die? GW

2 hours of my time vs maybe a week of waiting. My off days are weird working in restaurants and it just seemed easier this way so I can accomplish my reloading goals to coincide with off day testing at the range.

Is Magma our only choice now without Lathesmith?

Right now yes.

I don't trust Lee or even Titan anymore. Both didnt care about my die with the same undersize

GONRA remindes sigep1764 to NOT forget his
Harbor Freight Screwcuttin' Metal Lathe to make more dies!
Ya'll just gotta be RICH or hava Basement Machine Shoppe for this hobby.....

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Originally Posted by GONRA

GONRA remindes sigep1764 to NOT forget his
Harbor Freight Screwcuttin' Metal Lathe to make more dies!
Ya'll just gotta be RICH or hava Basement Machine Shoppe for this hobby.....

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Is GONRA telling SIGEP this machine has the ability to make Star dies? If so, SIGEP need talk to GONRA

I am a retired toolmaker and may be able to help you folks . Perhaps someone here can come up with a generic drawing or a sample ???

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Originally Posted by Tedly

I am a retired toolmaker and may be able to help you folks . Perhaps someone here can come up with a generic drawing or a sample ???

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I can send you some blank dies. It has the external dimensions cut already with a .188 hole. I need a .503 sizing die made out of it.

Sorry for not keeping up with the news but what happen with Lathesmith. I have one of his dies still.

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Originally Posted by Nick Quick

Sorry for not keeping up with the news but what happen with Lathesmith. I have one of his dies still.

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He retired from making dies.