Thanks Buffalobob. I make every bullet the very best that I know how. I don't ever want the shooter to be able to say the miss was because of a faulty bullet . That is why I do everything involved in bullet making myself. "I pack my own parachutes, because I may have to jump with the chute I packed".
I understand where you're coming from. Profit drives all things.
I priced dies from a custom die maker that has a great reputation for making dies. The price was on the order of $2600.00. Ouch! Couldn't make that idea pencil out.
Oh yeah, I have ziltch bullet making experience other than this little project.
I have a workaround that is going so far so good. Bullets are in testing phase.
However, I bet I have possibly the price of a great set of die invested already. In small installments and in something that if this doesn't pan out can be used for other things.