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CT450 wrote:There are taper crimp and sizer dies on ebay right now, from Wholsale hunter. I called them and they are in stock. They also have a website if you dont want to deal with ebay.

These availability swings are cyclical. Unless you're sitting there with everything else in hand, chomping at the bit to go enjoy your new acquisition, I'd wait until Hornady does another run of them. You can buy two entire sets for the cost on one set sold as discreet components. Fight the fever.

Hoot

CT450 wrote:There are taper crimp and sizer dies on ebay right now, from Wholsale hunter. I called them and they are in stock. They also have a website if you dont want to deal with ebay.

With those dies, your most of the way there. Now, nearly any old decapper die will decap the primer. Let's say you use a 308win die, ya just gotta adjust the DeCapping Unit south enough, which will be outside the die body, to be able to remove the spent primer. I use a 45-70 die. know all you need is a bullet seater and most big bodied dies will work. Again I use a 45-70 bullet seater die, but there are dies on your bench, I bet, will get this job done. Heck, a 45acp taper crimp die works well for us. I've even full length resized with standard 284 & 6.5-284 dies, those dies will also decap. Then used 45colt to 45-70 and a bunch of other dies to seat the bullet, and then used 45acp dies to put on a nice tapper crimp.

Of course one stop shopping is far preferable and buying a complete set from Hornady, equals that one stop, but in reality, we've got choices, guys..

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Just recieved an email from hornady....they just finished up a.batch of dies and are shipping them out today....look for backorders to clear at midway and cabelas.

I'll wait for the new batch to get the set.

Thanks, Aries

I needed this as well.
I just ordered my first reloader set up!
http://www.natchezss.com/category.cfm?c ... D=LEE90928

Sent you an email and thought I would post here to. Go to http://www.bigsupplyshop.com they have the dies, brass, bullets, & ammo. This is where I shop...... Good luck Let us know when ya get it!!

Thanks man!
I am out of town for a Toyota school for work and got an email alert yesterday
from another source saying they had one set. Ordered!
So I think I have some coming now.
I hope I get a shipped email soon.

http://www.fedtacticaldirect.com/search ... &search=GO

Looks like they have a few good priceses on ammo and such.

Aries

Got my Hornady 450 Bushmaster dies in a few days ago!
I hope to set it all up this weekend on the reloader.
Hornady is giving away 100 free bullets when you buy there dies,
So I sent off for the bullets today.
You have to pay 6.95 shipping on them. Still not to bad of a deal.
Aries

I think it is mentioned elsewhere in this forum, but it is really not necessary to use the expander die with the BM 450. The bullet seats just fine with the Hornady seating die. If you are using the turret press, just go slowly until you get the process down.

If you have trouble setting up the dies, I found Hornady to be very helpful on the phone.

Thanks for the info.
I watched a few videos on Utube and the set up
did not look that hard. I am sure I will just have to see.
Aries

Midway has them in stock and they come with a 100 free bullet rebate

$69.99 I think