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Offline Robert Swartz

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Redding 45 70 5H die
« on: August 23, 2021, 07:13:04 AM »
....can anyone identify what this die is. I traded for some stuff and got a set of mismatched dies and various pieces. 
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2021, 10:30:25 AM »
Some photos would be useful.

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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2021, 08:48:08 AM »
....will try. This site has a strict size limit on photos.
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2021, 10:12:35 AM »
Looks like an expander die.  Is there a plug inside?
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2021, 11:46:14 AM »
Or seating.
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2021, 11:58:24 AM »
Looks like an expander die.  Is there a plug inside?


.....that's my thought also. No, it's just a bare die. It came in a box with one complete resizer die. Then two other dies and a bunch of mismatched pieces. The other die is an marked expander die but no usable expander.
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2021, 03:34:04 PM »
Does a sized case enter it freely?
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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2021, 05:31:11 PM »
 It may be a crimping die for the FTX bullets as they use shorter brass ( 45-70 ) than standard 45-70's.


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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2021, 05:33:39 PM »
It may be a crimping die for the FTX bullets as they use shorter brass ( 45-70 ) than standard 45-70's.


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Re: Redding 45 70 5H die
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2021, 09:54:08 PM »
Does a sized case enter it freely?

......no it doesn't Chuck. I pulled my good die set and checked how the brass fit in those. A piece of unsized brass fits halfway(ish) in the sized die and bottoms out in the expander die then almost bottoms in the seat/crimp die. The brass stops about the same distance as the other complete sizer die. Doesn't tell me what it is, gives me a good idea. Thanks guys, these are just pieces parts.
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