Drill & tap/ thread, where/who?

[Tikkat1x]

So I recently bought a OAL gauge off here. Made by the shooting shed. All stainless steel, bought a Hornady modified case only to find it won’t screw all the way down, not sure why as the thread on the gauge is about 4-5mm long whereas the thread in the case is 8-9mm. Anyway in trying to force it on with some pliers irs kind of shagged now the case that is.

What kind of firm or place could I get to do me a 223 & a 243 case, and I’m guessing I’d have to send the gauge off with the brass,

Many thanks.

Lee.

 

[kenbro]

So I recently bought a OAL gauge off here. Made by the shooting shed. All stainless steel, bought a Hornady modified case only to find it won’t screw all the way down, not sure why as the thread on the gauge is about 4-5mm long whereas the thread in the case is 8-9mm. Anyway in trying to force it on with some pliers irs kind of shagged now the case that is.

What kind of firm or place could I get to do me a 223 & a 243 case, and I’m guessing I’d have to send the gauge off with the brass,

Many thanks.

Lee.

If you know someone with a small lathe, buy yourself a 5/16” x 36 tap and take a case, your fl sizing die and the tap to that person and get them to drill and tap your case.
Ken.

 

[Donkey Basher]

If you know someone with a small lathe, buy yourself a 5/16” x 36 tap and take a case, your fl sizing die and the tap to that person and get them to drill and tap your case.
Ken.

You don’t really need the FL die… you’re best off getting the custom case made using a case from a round that’s been fired in your rifle as the shoulder won’t have been bumped back. It’s the shoulder of the case indexing on the shoulder of the chamber that is creating the datum for your seating depth. If you use a FL sized case or one of the Hornady modified cases you need to factor in the difference between case head & shoulder measurement between the two in order to get an accurate seating depth for the bullet.

 

[Tikkat1x]

i was just wondering why id need the die, and i dont really want to buy a tap as like i say the hornady mod case i bought doesnt fit, so some how it will have to be made to the size of my gauges thread.

 

[kenbro]

i was just wondering why id need the die, and i dont really want to buy a tap as like i say the hornady mod case i bought doesnt fit, so some how it will have to be made to the size of my gauges thread.

The die is not to change the shape of the case in any way, it’s to hold the case securely whilst it’s in the lathe chuck.
Cheers, Ken.
Ps. You take the innards out of the die before using it to hold the case.

 

[kenbro]

You don’t really need the FL die… you’re best off getting the custom case made using a case from a round that’s been fired in your rifle as the shoulder won’t have been bumped back. It’s the shoulder of the case indexing on the shoulder of the chamber that is creating the datum for your seating depth. If you use a FL sized case or one of the Hornady modified cases you need to factor in the difference between case head & shoulder measurement between the two in order to get an accurate seating depth for the bullet.

 

[Shaun O]

Just a quick note. My shooting shed oal gauge has a M8 x0.75 thread. This was bought back in 2018.

 

[muddy42]

I thought this thread would be about taps and dies! Everyone should have a set. Ive found even the cheap ones are invaluable for cleaning or fixing stripped threads.

 

[bryn]

When you bought an oal gauge of the Shooting shed you also sent off a couple of once fired cases from the rifle you wished to measure and he would then drill and tap the cases to fit onto the gauge. The thread was different to the Hornady equivalent as Shaun o points out. A relatively easy task would be to do the same yourself.

Bryn

 

[Liveonce]

look for a local model engineering club, see if a member will not help.

 

[Tikkat1x]

all sorted now thanks, a very kind member has offered to do them for me

thanks.

Lee

 

[Malxwal]

Just a quick note. My shooting shed oal gauge has a M8 x0.75 thread. This was bought back in 2018.

I'll echo that. I probably have the tap out in the garage.