LLDJR Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) I have a case feeder on the way from Brian for my 650XL, and I ordered an RCBS Bullet die from Optics Planet yesterday. I plan on using the bullet die as a gravity feed tube that can hold a dozen or so bullets util I can tool up a vibratory bowl feeder to feed the bullets. Anybody else do this? Edited October 7, 2011 by LLDJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLDJR Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 RCBS will not sell me a Bullet Die Guide, because they don't want people making DIY bullet feeders. That's just Crazy, they should not sell the die if they are going to sell you the Guide, or put a disclaimer on the Bullet Die. Now they've done it, I will make my own Bullet Guide, and I wont be shy about sharing my solution either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianATL Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hornady sells them seperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLDJR Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hornady sells them seperate Is the Hornady the same thread pitch as the Dillon die head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianATL Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hornady sells them seperate Is the Hornady the same thread pitch as the Dillon die head? Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggdawg Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 here is a guy that did the same thing as you want to do with a hornady die. cheap bullet feeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLDJR Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I will machine a Bullet guide on the lathe in a day or two that will slip into the Bullet die, And I ordered a length of Acrylic tube,, I only want to make it @ 18"-24" tall, All I want to do is drop bullets in by hand into the tube every so often. Once the Bullet guide is done, I will know what to do for other caliber sizes and I can put a program in the CNC and make them very quick and pretty cheap if I wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntedfuture Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I have a hornady .40 feed die and a piece of copper pipe fits into the top 3/8 id i think. Its stout enough to handle bullets inside. As I shoot 90% lead i have not played with it all that much. It does work better with at least 5-6 bullets in the tube/die as the weight helps push them out. I have some lead bullets without a groove on the way and im going to try again with lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLDJR Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) I got on the lathe and bored a hole into a piece of aluminum that was .468 ID for my .45 SWC bullets and put it into the top of the RCBS die, works like a charm,,, I only wanted to load 8-10 bullets in the tube, I don't need 30 or 40 , so it worked perfectly for me. Edited October 28, 2011 by LLDJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 LLDJR: sent you a message. Can you go through the set-up of the die, with pictures would be nice? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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