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BWest
April 28th, 2018, 02:50 PM
I want to cast 8mm bullets for my k98 and kraut-cano. The only lee pushthrough sizer they make close to that is .323 ("true" 8mm), I have always been under the impression that cast bullets needed to be .001 over (.324 in this case).

Should I get this and run some dummy bullets with lapping compound on to try and open the die up .001? or will a gas check mitigate the problem?

BWest
April 28th, 2018, 03:12 PM
eh, just checked my lyman cast bullet book, under the 8mm mauser load section it says sized to .323 and gas checked. Probably should have started there :headslap:. I'll go ahead and order the sizer/mold.

I have used hunter's specialty 8mm bullets that were sized to .324 in the past, so I thought thats what I should do when starting to cast my own.