Redding 45 70 5H die

Robert Swartz · 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.

Pettifogger · August 27, 2021, 10:30:25 AM

Some photos would be useful.

Robert Swartz · August 31, 2021, 08:48:08 AM

....will try. This site has a strict size limit on photos.

Drydock · August 31, 2021, 10:12:35 AM

Looks like an expander die. Is there a plug inside?

River City John · August 31, 2021, 11:46:14 AM

Or seating.

Robert Swartz · August 31, 2021, 11:58:24 AM

Quote from: Drydock on August 31, 2021, 10:12:35 AM
Looks like an expander die. Is there a plug inside?

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.....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.

Drydock · August 31, 2021, 03:34:04 PM

Does a sized case enter it freely?

Slamfire · 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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August · August 31, 2021, 05:33:39 PM

Quote from: Slamfire 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.

coffee's ready ,, Hootmix.

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Robert Swartz · August 31, 2021, 09:54:08 PM

Quote from: Drydock on August 31, 2021, 03:34:04 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.