Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-28-2011, 10:03 PM
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Views: 1,173
Re: What brand dies 380 auto?
My preferences for handgun dies:
Anybody's Carbide or Titanium Nitride sizing die is good to go.
Lyman and Redding make the best expander dies (M-type).
I really like the features of the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-08-2011, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,655
Re: Lee or Dillon??
Whoa, I did not write the Dillon/Hornady/Lee comparison!
I have found it very helpful, and just wanted to share it with others.
I've heard it is written/maintained by the guy that runs...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-07-2011, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,655
Re: Lee or Dillon??
Here is a pretty good comparison between Dillon, Hornady and Lee progressive presses:
http://www.comrace.ca/cmfiles/dillonLeeHornadyComparison.pdf
Andy
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-05-2011, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 938
Re: Lee turret press
Some powder measures work better than others on extruded powders, but all powder measures work best with spherical powders. Generally speaking, powder measures with longer, cylindrical metering...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
02-13-2011, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,150
Re: Primer Blast
Gene, what were you priming with (press, hand primer, bench-mounted primer, etc.).
I've seen too many pictures of ruptured 650 priming tubes and mechanisms to doubt that it can and does happen on...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-17-2011, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Can O Worms....Thinking of reloading!
Your first purchase needs to be a book...
ABC's of Reloading is very good about explaining the process and tools. No load data. Focus on the process first, worry about load data later. Load data...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-10-2011, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,294
Re: Cowboy ammo
SASS puts a maximum velocity of 800 fps (IIRC) on pistol bullets because you are shooting metallic targets at very close range (< 5 yards sometimes), and they want to reduce bullet back-splatter to...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-29-2010, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-27-2010, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
Re: LEE dies....FREE
The compromises of using a 550 as a single stage press are as follows:
1. Poor spent primer/debris disposal, compared to several single stage presses that use through-the-ram disposal.
2. Off-axis...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-26-2010, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
Re: LEE dies....FREE
Really?! :rolleyes:
The bottom line is the Dillon 550 is a compromise. It is not as good a single stage press as a Forster Co-Ax, a Redding UltraMag, or a Lee Classic Cast, or several others. It...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-06-2010, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
Re: LEE dies....FREE
I simply ask the same in return: don't run down everyone that dares to voice their dissatisfaction with Lee dies.
A consumer informed from both sides can better make their own choice.
Peace.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-05-2010, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
Re: LEE dies....FREE
It's one thing to have to check the dies each time you use them; I do that too. Just checking the die takes relatively little time, and must be done for safety anyway. When I had Lee lock rings on...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-03-2010, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 142
Views: 6,539
Re: LEE dies....FREE
I generally agree with LD's descriptions of the problems with Lee dies, with a few minor exceptions.
Forster lock rings are aluminum and work great. But they are also a cross-bolt (clamping)...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-18-2010, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,371
Re: "Factory" crimp warning
LD and I are in agreement on this: Lee has some tools for which the concept is great, but the execution (materials, workmanship, etc.) is lacking. The collet-type FCD for rifle and bottleneck pistol...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-26-2010, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 772
Re: Dillon Service
From the 550 manual:
All Dillon machines are warrantied for life from defects in
material or workmanship (except the Super/RL 1050), plus a
one year 100% warranty against normal wear. All...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-05-2010, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,395
Re: Hornady A&P press problems
Redding makes a similar product to the Neco stuff. Available here:
Imperial Dry Neck Lube Application Media 1 oz (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=892537)
Andy
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-08-2010, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 143
Views: 6,059
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-06-2010, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,085
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-28-2010, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,217
Re: New to Reloading, need help/advise
The Lee Classic Cast single stage press is second to none among conventional O-frame presses. It has reliable through-the-ram spent primer handling, adjustable handle for left/right hand, angle and...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-01-2010, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,990
Re: good news for tokarev owners
Ditto on all counts.
He made one admittedly mistaken statement, and retracted it, but some just couldn't let it be. The self-appointed defenders of virtue were far more offensive than he was.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-28-2010, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,990
Re: good news for tokarev owners
The day this community holds ANY of its members above question is the end of the community. Sure, there are tactful and tactless ways to respond, but accusing that a member has insulted someone else...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-10-2010, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 665
Re: need trimmer that works w/primer in HELP
The zip trim is just a holder/spinner for the Lee trimmer system, and it still requires the gauge pin on the cutter to poke through the flash hole to the holder.
As long as you KNOW your primers...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-19-2010, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,462
Re: RCBS Green Machine
Dillon didn't start with any of their current models either. They have their discontinued, unsupported models just like everyone else, but their current production models have been in production for...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-13-2010, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,230
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-12-2010, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,230
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-02-2010, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,809
Re: Which Reloading Equipment Kit?
Different brand and product preferences are what makes the marketplace, but when people give false or misleading accounts about other products in order to justify their choice, I call them on it!
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-01-2010, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,809
Re: Which Reloading Equipment Kit?
LD, I never said the 550 is not versatile!
I am trying to say that, at least on the LNL AP, auto indexing does NOT make a press less versatile. I don't know why you think that "tricks" are...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-31-2010, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,809
Re: Which Reloading Equipment Kit?
Contrary to LDBennet's opinion, the ease with which to use a progressive press as a single stage or a turret press is not necessarily related to manual vs auto-indexing.
If the dies are easily,...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-28-2010, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,809
Re: Which Reloading Equipment Kit?
Insulation Tim,
Some around here get upset when anyone appears to have criticized their golden calf, and must attempt to put the blame elsewhere.
Actually, if I read your post correctly, I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-23-2010, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 922
Re: Cleaning my dies ???
Both Dillon and Hornady seating dies come apart without tools for cleaning, and go back together without messing up the settings.
The Dillon seater cannot crimp, the entire body has to be screwed...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-18-2010, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,096
Re: CASE TRIMMERS
For rifle cartridge cases, I really like the L.E. Wilson. It has the simplest, surest method for holding the case perfectly square to the cutter. Wilson also makes a power adapter for driving it from...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-10-2010, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,697
Re: do Lee dies work for others?
The only Lee dies I like are their collet neck sizing dies, and their collet type FCDs for rifle and bottleneck pistol cartridges, and then only after polishing the collet/closer and replacing the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-07-2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,040
Re: Lee factory crimp die (is it necessary)
There are two distinct types of Lee FCD. The FCD for rifle and bottleneck pistol cartridges uses a collet that contacts the shell holder to activate it (independent of the case length), and does an...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-03-2010, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,397
Re: Dies- Lee or RCBS?
If the lee die uses a collet, it is a good die. That includes the Lee collet neck sizing die for rifle cartridges, and the Factory Crimp Die (FCD) for rifle and bottleneck pistol cartridges only....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-03-2010, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,192
Re: Forster Co-Ax Issues?
The co-ax can use rcbs or other brand conventional shell holders, if you purchase the optional adapter. Otherwise it uses their shell holding jaws as explained above.
The auto-prime II will not...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-05-2009, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 617
Re: Dillon Dies
If you want to avoid lubing the cases before resizing, use a 40 S&W carbide die first, then a steel 357 sig die to size the shoulder and neck. Since the 40 die does a lot of the work, lubrication is...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-29-2009, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,082
Re: Reloading Bench
I needed portability in my bench, since it is stored in the laundry room, but used in the kitchen/breakfast area, so I used a steel router table leg set from Rockler, added plywood top and two...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-12-2009, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,423
Re: Oldest reloading tools.
Freebore, looks like you've got a few classic presses to back that one up too. Care to share any pics/info of them?
Andy
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-06-2009, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,025
Re: Reloading.
A good single stage press is never unneeded, even after you also get a progressive. They come in very handy for load development, etc. when you are constantly changing things. Progressives generally...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-01-2009, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,029
Re: Lee Factory Crimp Dies explained
The FCD for bottleneck pistol cartridges uses a collet like the rifle FCD, but the collet and closer are configured differently than for the rifle FCD. I guess it took them a while to figure out how...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-29-2009, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,029
Re: Lee Factory Crimp Dies explained
LD,
I don't know if it was a quality control issue, or a design issue. I have seen gunshow reloads that looked just like the rounds I put through my CFCD (only a partial roll crimp, with a scraped...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-29-2009, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 483
Re: Decided to reload .357 Sig. Any Gotcha's?
Many 357sig loaders start with a 40sw carbide sizer, then finish with the 357sig steel sizer. Since the 40sw die takes care of the case body, the 357sig die is only working the shoulder and neck, and...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-28-2009, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,029
Re: Lee Factory Crimp Dies explained
I have a Lee CFCD in 45 colt that is not acceptable. It starts to roll the case mouth in, then lets it slip inside the crimp ring (the crimp ring ID is too large, and very roughly finished), scraping...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-21-2009, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,047
Re: Case trimming
Lee case trimmers are great for straight wall pistol cartridges. However, make sure you use the correct caliber pilot, or it can and will trim the mouth unevenly. The pilot uses both the flash hole...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-20-2009, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Re: Thanks Muddober (Hollywood Senior Press)
Not really sure, but that press seems to have two sets of holes in the linkage, one set for more leverage, and the other for longer stroke. I would think that if the outer hole in the bottom link is...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-18-2009, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 843
Re: Info on reloading equipment
If I had to pick one brand of pistol dies to use, it would be Hornady, but I don't even like all of their die types.
Any brand carbide sizing die will do fine.
Hornady seating dies have a...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-15-2009, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,634
Re: which reloading press to get
Old Lee dies did not have enough threads (length of threaded section) to work well in progressive presses. With the previous model LNL AP, any die in the 5th station that touched the shell plate...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-09-2009, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,726
Re: Hand priming, which tool do you recommend?
I started out with the Lee, but since it uses the thumb to actuate it, my hand got sore after a hundred or two cartridges.
I switched to the RCBS Universal Hand Primer (with the large square...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-26-2009, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 659
Re: Getting Started
The 5th station on a progressive is handy if you want to add a powder-check or lock-out die that will let you know if there is no powder or a double charge of powder in the case before you seat the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-23-2009, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 681
Re: Lee dies & loc-tite
The old RCBS lock rings were cross-bolt type before they went to the set screw type (save cost?). You can still find them occasionally at gun shows for a buck or two apiece. They are similar to the...
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