Thread: Dies

Originally Posted by steven

use good lube.....LOL

Im tossing up (oops) between the Lee kit at $200 and the rcbs at $600. To put it in perspective even 2 lee kits for $400 and still be able to afford very good dies ($100?) or even the lee stand at $150 (any good?), or for $200 a ultra sound cleaner and still have some $s left ....kind of makes you wonder on
What are ppls fav dies? Specifically I'd want 308 and probably nothing else. I would spend more if that helps accuracy & life. I like to buy things that last and my son inherit (being morbid I guess).

Go for the rcbs, forget your son he will end up earning more than you and he will turn it to profit when you die and he cleans out your shed.

Lee can't be too bad if ebf would use it. I would say it will be good enough for what I want.

I have a Lee anniversary press, with breechlock quick change. Only reloaded about 2000 cartridges so far and havent found any weakness yet with the gear. Anything can be broken if you are rough enough, use good lube.

Originally Posted by compound

use good lube.

Righto

Toby - a bit further on die threads. 4 types (maybe more even...) 1 1/2" x 12TPI for 50 cal (you aren't quite into that yet are you?), standard 7/8" x 14TPI, the Australian Simplex dies (smaller than the 7/8" cannot remember the thread, they occasionally come up on Tardme), and 5/8" x 30TPI Lyman 310 dies (the old hand tool dies, rarely seen now). I still have Lyman 310 dies in 308 and 22-250 which were the original setup I started loading with. Commonly now when people refer to reloading dies it is the 7/8" variety. Re priming - my preference is not by the press but with a hand held tool. I use an RCBS but others love the Lee. You have a much better feel when priming with a hand tool than with the press.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Toby - a bit further on die threads. 4 types (maybe more even...) 1 1/2" x 12TPI for 50 cal (you aren't quite into that yet are you?), standard 7/8" x 14TPI, the Australian Simplex dies (smaller than the 7/8" cannot remember the thread, they occasionally come up on Tardme), and 5/8" x 30TPI Lyman 310 dies (the old hand tool dies, rarely seen now). I still have Lyman 310 dies in 308 and 22-250 which were the original setup I started loading with. Commonly now when people refer to reloading dies it is the 7/8" variety. Re priming - my preference is not by the press but with a hand held tool. I use an RCBS but others love the Lee. You have a much better feel when priming with a hand tool than with the press.

Thanks zimmer, Not into .50s yet, Hopefully one day.

Maca49 - I shot a lot of goats with my MH. Dead on the spot, even with a mild load and solid slug. Also shot a few with my Musketoon. Never took the Snider out for goats and never trusted my arm to take any of them for deer. Should have done though whilst I had the opportunity. What model MH have you got?

Originally Posted by zimmer

Maca49 - I shot a lot of goats with my MH. Dead on the spot, even with a mild load and solid slug. Also shot a few with my Musketoon. Never took the Snider out for goats and never trusted my arm to take any of them for deer. Should have done though whilst I had the opportunity. What model MH have you got?

Have a John Reeves London sporting rifle They are fun to shoot just getting some 86grain rounds together as have not fired a nose bleeder as yet. I have a Harrington and Richards 45-70, a 1904sxs Williams Evans 12 g just restocked by Ian Gaskill in Raglan, it came up a treat and a parker hale 2 band 54 cal Enfield. But like the cartridge guns better. Shooting Tauranga on Sunday.
Have the mh in bits building up the block pivots as the firing pin was hitting low on the primers and causing misfires, shows off my flinch real good!

Kit should be here next week hopefully dies came yesterday for .270 anyway, haven't heard back about .300wsm dies yet. Can't wait this is better then Xmas

Read that loading manual. Don't get distracted.Have fun and don't blow yourself up Toby :thumbup:

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It's still not here yet but I will do when it gets here.

Kits finally here. I lost something in it all ready which sucks. I will keep looking

I bought some Horandy dies which I really like, especially the bullet seater.

be carefull with the collet neck die...if its not giving you enough tension on the neck DONT FORCE IT TO GET MORE as it wont give you more it will just pop the threads on the top cap. No lube to be used with the neck die but do clean the inside of the neck with a bore brush or something as that has to be clean to work well, bore brush mounted to the bench works well

if it came with the white lee lube be aware it is water based so if you leave it in the die it will rust the die.... I use redding sizing wax. Dont use Hornady one shot, that is the lube you here people are using if they get stuck cases

I know this is a dies thread but here is a good set of scales on TardMe Ohaus Reloading Scale | Trade Me