Thread: Lee collet die

Yep, as Massive says, go easy. I have a Rockchucker press, so just use a few fingers on the handle to press down with the Lee Collet dies.
Found out the hard way, by popping the alloy cap. You can buy the caps as spares from Reloaders though.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Yep, as Massive says, go easy. I have a Rockchucker press, so just use a few fingers on the handle to press down with the Lee Collet dies.
Found out the hard way, by popping the alloy cap. You can buy the caps as spares from Reloaders though.

I hated the way Lee has u set up the collet dies so went against their instructions and set my press to toggle over, a soft toggle. Now feel I am getting very consistent and adequate pressure instead of the guestimation by swinging on the press handle. I have yet to pop a cap and don't intend to
I see Reloaders are also advertising replacement stems now as well, but very few dies.