What is the recommended brand of reloading die to use for the 25-35 Winchester? Can I "neck size only" the brass by just bumping it with the full length die?
Do you think that Lee will make a factory crimp die for this caliber in the near future? If not , what do I do to allow it to function in a lever action?
Can I reload this caliber with Hornady .257 , 117 gr.RN, Interlock bullets?
thanks,
spurgon

Crimped into the Honady 117gr. RN bullet, the round comes out at 2.6"...which is also the recommended OAL for the 25-35. Hornady didn't just randlomly place that canlure.

With the groove in the right place, the dies from RCBS/Lyman/CH/etc. will work just fine.

With this case, teh isn't much trouble getting neck-sized performace from stadard FL dies...but sugest you will want to partially full length size them. That would be to "smoke" (soot an empty case) the shoulder area and set the sizing die to just touch the shoulder of the case...try it for free chambering...and adjust until the case does enter the chamber freely. No reason to size the case anymore than it takes to (1) hold the bullet correctly (2) freely re-enter the chamber.

Used a set of CH dies fro loading the 25-35...no complaints about the dies.

Everyones dies work well. I am using Lee dies at the moment, just because.

Lee will make you a custom factory crimp die for $14.00 if I remember the price correctly. You really dont need it with this cartridge. If they made it for the standar $8.00 or I would buy it and use it though! They may if the popularity picks up. Remember that Winchester is not supposed to be in standard production of the rifles until July.

The thing to do is to Lobby Speer for the flat nose 100 grain bullet!

EDIT] I forgot to add. I must full length resize brass for my TC rifle barrel so I full length size all of my brass to avoid confusion.