6.5x57 AI dies

[kiwi hunta]

Can anyone provide a link to where I may get a set of dies for the above calibre?

Cheers Jeff

 

[jryoung]

Redding made my mashburn dies, their catalog was extensive. If you have your reamer spec sheet they should be able to make them for you.

 

[kiwi hunta]

Ok I'll email them, no I don't have reamer specs, it's a 98 custom Mauser for sale here in New Zealand.

 

[1_pointer]

Another place to look for off the wall dies is ch4d.com

If you can't find the correct dies, both the 257 Roberts AI and 7X57AI are much more popular. Using these body die from a set of those dies and a seating from a 6.5X284 die set would probably work...

 

[danr55]

Take a cerro-cast of the chamber and send it to C&H, Redding, RCBS (althought I believe thier custom shop closed some time ago). Anyone in the business should be able to make the dies for you. Won't be cheap, but.. you knew that already.. Any gunsmith should be able to Cerro-cast your chamber.
Just checked Reddings web site. They build a 6.5X57 die (product 80228) so taking it to AI should be a matter of knowing what your chamber measures.

 

[kiwi hunta]

Thanks Dan could I send some used cases to be used as a template maybe?
Jeff

 

[danr55]

I don't think so Jeff. Cases are too arbitrary in the way the expand and contract. They would need a Cerro cast of the actual chamber. It's a simple process and takes less than 15 minutes. Shouldn't cost more than a few dollars..

 

[kiwi hunta]

Well RCBS and Redding have written back and say they are too busy to contemplate new calibre dies, but CH4D have responded favourably. Will see how it goes.