Shawn - You are correct on the price of factory .410's.

I never even considered trying to make my own. I'd been watching some MEC 600 Jr's in .410 on ebay and they've been going for $130 plus, plus shipping. Brand new from Midway they're $139.00!

I'm now gonna buy a set of .410 dies for my new MEC that you guys got me and I'll be set.

If you're interested, I've got an old MEC 600 12ga loader that needs some work. I traded Fast Eddie some loads for it and I'd be willing to give it to you if you wanted to get a set of dies (and a couple of other things) for it. It might save you some headaches...