Custom Dies for Custom chamber for custom rifle?

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Im currently building a 7 Rem Mag and finally have my machinist taking care of business after a long wait for everything to come in-

#8 Shilen barrel, AICS 2.0 LH stock, Rem 700 LH action (i shoot right, but started loading left after hanging around too many BR shooters- its actually great!)
custom monopod, atlas bipod, NF scope, larger scope mounts, heavy recoil lug, custom PTG carbide reamer for my 162g AMAX bullet & Hornady brass...

anyway, my question is this- because my case is belted and obviously I will need to bump the shoulder back .002 I was wondering if anyone made custom dies-

Custom so that, after I fire a round, I mail the fire formed round and blueprint of my chamber and they make a die to neck size it specifically how I want it for neck tension and bumping back the shoulder without indexing off the belt. Or am I going too far?

Sometimes I wish I had just gone 7WSM but too late now!
 
I'm guessing they are what, 200-300 dollars? I hope they are under 500, but either way, I'll spend the money. I never cheap out on things that put food on the table or my ass on the line.

Now I just have to wait till the rifle is finished, shoot the 10 rounds, check all of them to see if they are all the same, and send the average one to Whidden or Warner.

Honestly I didn't ask PTG if they did dies. Probably should've.

Do any of the above (or others) make carbide dies?
 
Got myself a few whiddens... After having a few other of the high end brands (also more expensive), I can tell you I won't be buying any others. They did a few customs, and they are incredible. Haven't used the Warner's though.
 
JLC will take a Redding body die, hone it to your fired case, and convert it to a bushing die. You'll have a full length die to match your chamber and be able to control neck tension. It's around $100 plus the cost if the body die.
 
Mr Neil Jones will also do this. Fire the brass a few times until you get to the point where the bolt is just offering a bit of resistance. Record how many firings that took. Then fire some new brass until you get to the point one firing before where the bolt was giving some resistance on the last one previously mentioned. These are the cases you want to send off, they`ll be fitted good but wont give any resistance.

Also note that the chamber will need to be .005" larger than the base of the case to avoid a "click" upon bolt closure.
 
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