The Redding 6.5x47 Lapua Body Die is a dedicated case-forming tool engineered to restore case body dimensions and bump the shoulder back to maintain proper headspace on fired cartridge brass. Manufactured from heat-treated, case-hardened alloy steel with a hand-polished interior, this die performs body sizing without making contact with or resizing the case neck. It is built without a decapping rod or expander button, allowing handloaders to preserve established neck tension while ensuring reliable chambering in precision rifles.

Key Features

• Shoulder and Body Sizing: Resizes the case body diameter and bumps the shoulder back to standard headspace dimensions without altering the case neck.
• Expander-Free Design: Operates without an internal decapping assembly or expander button to isolate body dimensions from neck sizing steps.
• Hardened Steel Construction: Built from case-hardened alloy steel with a precision hand-polished interior surface for smooth case extraction when used with case lubricant.
• Universal Press Mounting: Uses standard 7/8"-14 threads to mount securely into single-stage and turret reloading presses.
• Modular Workflow Integration: Integrates directly alongside separate neck-sizing or bushing dies in precision match reloading sequences.

Specifications

• Product Type: Reloading Body Die
• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 75479
• Calibre: 6.5x47mm Lapua (.264 bullet diameter)
• Thread Interface: Industry-standard 7/8"-14 TPI
• Material: Heat-treated, case-hardened alloy steel
• Shellholder Compatibility: Redding #1 Standard Shellholder (part 11001) or #1 Competition Shellholder (part 11601)
• Operation Type: Manual single-case cycling (lubrication required)

Who is the Redding 6.5x47 Lapua Body Die for?

• Precision handloaders matching fired 6.5x47 Lapua brass to a specific rifle chamber — restores case body dimensions and bumps the shoulder back on 6.5x47mm Lapua cartridge cases to clear tight match chambers without disturbing tuned neck dimensions using standard 7/8"-14 threaded reloading presses.
• Reloaders pairing body dies with separate neck-sizing dies for match ammunition — enables this 6.5x47 Lapua reloading body die to isolate shoulder setback and body sizing from neck tension control when using separate neck-bushing tools in a standard 7/8"-14 reloading press.

Less suitable for: Reloading other 6.5mm cartridges such as 6.5 Creedmoor or 6.5 PRC, or single-operation reloading where depriming, expanding, and neck sizing are required simultaneously; these workflows require a calibre-specific full-length sizing die or a full-length bushing die equipped with a decapping rod assembly.