Reeder Custom Guns - Nothing is ever smooth and easy….

WB
Nothing is ever smooth and easy….
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 12:22

I quickly found the LEE collet case holder was never intended to house humongous 0.650” rims. Well….it is a lathe. So with Dick Lee readjusting in his eternal garden, I adjusted the limits of the mass marketed engineering. Slaloming on the glass now!

I decided to try trimming to 3” and ball expanding first. A trial (5). Looks to be nice resilient thick and long lasting brass.

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These are BIG cases! Basically .470 NE necked to .416 - WB, 2026-08-12, 08:43
- 416-500 NE - CHIPKING, 2026-08-14, 04:14
  - I’m just trying to make .500 NE cases on the cheap - WB, 2026-08-14, 08:53
- Nothing is ever smooth and easy…. - WB, 2026-08-12, 12:22
  - Have you tried making 9.3x74R into 405 Win cases (nm) - Sean Harper, 2026-08-12, 14:35
    - Should work, you can make short from .30/40 Krag - WB, 2026-08-12, 17:44