Stoney Point OAL Rod

[onehole]

Anyone know what the thread is on the stony point OAL rod or inside their dummy modified cases please and where I can get a tap and die the same?cheers.

[baldie]

Its 5/16 x 36.

Tracy tools in Devon keep them. Dont buy from anywhere else, this is a very specialised tap, and i,ve heard of people paying £90 just for the tap. Tracy dont charge anywhere near that much. I forget the tapping drill size, but they will know.

Failing that, i charge a fiver a case inc post to do the job. The case needs to be fired, but unsized in any way.

[TonyH]

Its 5/16 x 36.

Tracy tools in Devon keep them. Dont buy from anywhere else, this is a very specialised tap, and i,ve heard of people paying £90 just for the tap. Tracy dont charge anywhere near that much. I forget the tapping drill size, but they will know.

Failing that, i charge a fiver a case inc post to do the job. The case needs to be fired, but unsized in any way.

That's useful to know, Baldie - Hornady don't list 20Tac among their off the shelf "modified cases". But wouldn't I be able to use my existing .223 modified case, having run it through a 20Tac die...?

TonyH

ps Hi Onehole/Dave...

[baldie]

Whatever case you use Tony, MUST be fired before conversion. That way, the neck has expanded enough for a bullet to slide in and out of it....hence the need NOT to resize it.Plus the case is fireformed, exactly to the chamber of the gun the case is to be used to measure....something that stoney point cannot replicate with an off the shelf modified case.

[Orka Akinse]

My mate has been looking for a 6.5 case for ages with no luck. Next time I speak to him I will ask if he's sorted if not I will direct him your way Baldie

[TonyH]

Whatever case you use Tony, MUST be fired before conversion. That way, the neck has expanded enough for a bullet to slide in and out of it....hence the need NOT to resize it.Plus the case is fireformed, exactly to the chamber of the gun the case is to be used to measure....something that stoney point cannot replicate with an off the shelf modified case.

Very true, good points, wasn't thinking - been on the computer all day, bit of a cold too, none too bright... Looks like I'll be sending you a fired 20Tac case as soon as I have the rifle in my hands...

TonyH

[onehole]

Thank you Baldie will look them up and give them a call.its about time I did the job properly as up to now I have just been drilling out fired cases on a little lathe and then with a little plumbers tape getting a tight fit on the end of the Stoney point rod.Its worked ok but bit of a botch way of doing it.Thanks again and Hi Tony not seen you for a while,kind regds.Onehole.

[onehole]

Spoke to Tracy tools today and ordered the tap and die and a 7.3 drill,they were very helpful.All in hss and £27 posted.Thanks again Baldie for recommendation.I like to try and do some stuff myself thats within my capabilities its all part of the"hobby".I think your offer of £5 a case is cheap and a must for anyone that uses the stony point tool as there is nothing as accurate as using a fired case from your own rifle,the modified unfired cases that you can buy can give you incorrect readings and will generally give you a longer measurement to the lands in my experience and when loading your fired cases to what you think is off lands it can often actually be in them!!!

There is a post here or somewhere about making and working up accurate ammo and eliminating flyers etc well I firmly believe its small things like this that get additional consistency using accurate measurements and assembly that are another key to the process.cheers Onehole.

[onehole]

Forgot to mention,"why do I want the die" gonna have a go at making my own rod assembly.