Bought a set of used 6mm TCU Hornady dies recently for a 6TCU short. Cut .175 off the bottom of the sizing die and cleaned it all up(Lots of old goo inside). Tried putting a piece of brass inside it by hand and realized there was a problem. On my Redding dies the diameter at the mouth of the die is around .375(just rough with calipers). On the Hornady dies it's around .365. Feel sorry for the guy that used these for his 6TCU. Glad I only paid $65 for them. Been buying dies for 45 years and this is my first bad set.
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The case tapers from the web to the shoulder.
When you cut length from the base, the die will get smaller in diameter as you get towards the shoulder.
Cases are designed like this or you wouldn't be able to extract them.
When you cut length from the base, the die will get smaller in diameter as you get towards the shoulder.
Cases are designed like this or you wouldn't be able to extract them.
6 TCU case tapers about .003 in diameter per inch on the body. The body shoulder junction is .370.
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