I’m looking to reload 8mm Nambu on a progressive loader (Lee Loadmaster) and have a powder drop issue. I have always used Lee dies but had to get a set of CH4D dies. The CH4D case expander die has a rod in the center to expand the case and I’m accustom to Lee dies where powder drops through the center of the expander die.
Is there any comparable Lee die I can use to expand a case for powder drop? The loadmaster has 5 stations and I’m stuck priming on station 2 so I also size on #2 and use a universal decapper on #1. If I use station 3 for expanding with the CH4D die, I’d have to powder drop on station 4 and bullet seat in station 5 and lose my factory crimp station.
So....if there is a Lee die I can “ad hoc” to get a small case expansion, So I can reload 8mm Nambu all at once. The bullet diameter is .320 and my books don’t show anything similar that I think may work.
Any one have experience or advice to share? Thanks in advance.
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Is there any comparable Lee die I can use to expand a case for powder drop? The loadmaster has 5 stations and I’m stuck priming on station 2 so I also size on #2 and use a universal decapper on #1. If I use station 3 for expanding with the CH4D die, I’d have to powder drop on station 4 and bullet seat in station 5 and lose my factory crimp station.
So....if there is a Lee die I can “ad hoc” to get a small case expansion, So I can reload 8mm Nambu all at once. The bullet diameter is .320 and my books don’t show anything similar that I think may work.
Any one have experience or advice to share? Thanks in advance.
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