223 dies please help - The Firearms Forum

h2oman1975 · 03-10-2012, 09:57 AM

i have been reloading 9mm for about 3 months now. and now that i have some 223 brass saved and purchased some i would like to start reloading it. but what i need to know is what dies i need to buy. i was loooking at this dies here. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/434...-223-remington if this are the only dies i will need please let me know. i know they are some pros on this board that can help with this thanks.

JLA · 03-10-2012, 10:19 AM

That set will get ya goin strong. I use that exact set and I added a necksizer die to it for my bolt actions. They have served me well for nearly a decade and will for another decade or more im sure.

Aside from those dies you will need of course your fired brass cases, some small rifle primers, some .224" dia projectiles, and a suitable propellant. I recommend Varget, its one of the best rifle powders made and exceptional in the .223.

76Highboy · 03-10-2012, 10:44 AM

Two thumbs up h2oman.

gdmoody · 03-10-2012, 11:03 AM

I also use the same set. I use it for when I am reloading for my AR15, but I also bought a neck size only die for when I load for my bolt action 223.

BTW, welcome to The Firearms Forum!

h2oman1975 · 03-10-2012, 12:48 PM

thanks everyone. i am loading this for my ar15. well im going to order this set then. i read alot on this forum and its one of the most info forums out there.

RustyFN · 03-10-2012, 01:58 PM

I also use the Lee pacesetter die set for 223.

JLA · 03-10-2012, 05:19 PM

Im suprised LD hasnt chimed in about how much better Dillon is... Oh.. Wait.. Thats right, I remember, he converted to Lee a couple weeks ago.

All is well.

BlackEagle · 03-10-2012, 05:32 PM

Welcome to the forum, h2oman.

Glad you got your answers here. Stick around, there's lots of great help here for the asking, from real experts. Everyone is a great help and generous with their advice.

Lots of great discussions here too.

Brisk44 · 03-10-2012, 05:57 PM

Yes I was thrilled when I learned LD had decided to join LEE Lovers of the world. I think LD now stands for Lee Devotee.

JLA · 03-10-2012, 06:02 PM

Nice brisk. I like it! And it fits well.

armoredman · 03-10-2012, 07:04 PM

I just started loading .223 myself, and bought the Lee Pacesetter die set from Midway myself. Seem to work just fine, but the bullet seater might need an internal polish - leaves small lines around the ogive when seating bullets.
BTW, I use only Lee dies, seem to work JUST fine.

JLA · 03-10-2012, 07:11 PM

Yep. I find a bit of flitz or 600 grit silicon carbide on a bullet chucked in a hand drill will polish the seater stem in short order. and it only wastes the 1 bullet, tho not really, I clean the bullets with a rag and some denatured alcohol and load them for fouling shots. not a bad deal for 30 seconds of work.

03-10-2012, 09:57 AM	#1
h2oman1975 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 6	223 dies please help i have been reloading 9mm for about 3 months now. and now that i have some 223 brass saved and purchased some i would like to start reloading it. but what i need to know is what dies i need to buy. i was loooking at this dies here. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/434...-223-remington if this are the only dies i will need please let me know. i know they are some pros on this board that can help with this thanks. -->

03-10-2012, 10:19 AM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 223 dies please help That set will get ya goin strong. I use that exact set and I added a necksizer die to it for my bolt actions. They have served me well for nearly a decade and will for another decade or more im sure. Aside from those dies you will need of course your fired brass cases, some small rifle primers, some .224" dia projectiles, and a suitable propellant. I recommend Varget, its one of the best rifle powders made and exceptional in the .223. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

03-10-2012, 10:44 AM	#3
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,968	Re: 223 dies please help Two thumbs up h2oman.

03-10-2012, 11:03 AM	#4
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,347	Re: 223 dies please help I also use the same set. I use it for when I am reloading for my AR15, but I also bought a neck size only die for when I load for my bolt action 223. BTW, welcome to The Firearms Forum! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

03-10-2012, 12:48 PM	#5
h2oman1975 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 6	Re: 223 dies please help thanks everyone. i am loading this for my ar15. well im going to order this set then. i read alot on this forum and its one of the most info forums out there.

03-10-2012, 01:58 PM	#6
RustyFN Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 592	Re: 223 dies please help I also use the Lee pacesetter die set for 223.

03-10-2012, 05:19 PM	#7
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 223 dies please help Im suprised LD hasnt chimed in about how much better Dillon is... Oh.. Wait.. Thats right, I remember, he converted to Lee a couple weeks ago. All is well. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

03-10-2012, 05:32 PM	#8
BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,172	Re: 223 dies please help Welcome to the forum, h2oman. Glad you got your answers here. Stick around, there's lots of great help here for the asking, from real experts. Everyone is a great help and generous with their advice. Lots of great discussions here too.

03-10-2012, 05:57 PM	#9
Brisk44 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,747	Re: 223 dies please help Yes I was thrilled when I learned LD had decided to join LEE Lovers of the world. I think LD now stands for Lee Devotee.

03-10-2012, 06:02 PM	#10
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 223 dies please help Nice brisk. I like it! And it fits well. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

03-10-2012, 07:04 PM	#11
armoredman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Proud to be in Arizona Posts: 1,367	Re: 223 dies please help I just started loading .223 myself, and bought the Lee Pacesetter die set from Midway myself. Seem to work just fine, but the bullet seater might need an internal polish - leaves small lines around the ogive when seating bullets. BTW, I use only Lee dies, seem to work JUST fine.

03-10-2012, 07:11 PM	#12
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 223 dies please help Yep. I find a bit of flitz or 600 grit silicon carbide on a bullet chucked in a hand drill will polish the seater stem in short order. and it only wastes the 1 bullet, tho not really, I clean the bullets with a rag and some denatured alcohol and load them for fouling shots. not a bad deal for 30 seconds of work. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!