lee dies? - The Firearms Forum

teddybaham · 02-23-2009, 08:04 PM

i bought and rcbs partner press and have been buying rcbs dies to go with it, but after finding a set of lee dies for .40 s&w in the bargain cave of cabellas for $20 i snatched them up. they look harly usedonly one of the dies looks to have been put in a press. anyways, my ? is when reading the manual it said only to use shell holders for that press/brand ect. to adjust the sizing die you raise the piston all the way and back off and a 1/4 turn down it should be in the correct position. will the lee dies work the same way in the rcbs press with a rcbs shell holder? plz enlighten my reloading newbie berain to the correct process. it didnt come with instructions, also there are 4 dies, one says 10/40 g8 is that the crimping die? h8 looks like the bullet seater. thanks in advance

sewerman · 02-23-2009, 08:12 PM

i would go to the lee web site and post a question to the tech dept.
i have had good luck with them answering questions in a day or so.
sewerman

Alpo · 02-23-2009, 10:15 PM

With a Lee 4-die pistol set:
The sizing die has the decapping pin in it.
The belling die is open to the top, and the thing inside is funnel-shaped.
The seating die has a piece at the top that you can screw up and down.
The crimping die is open to the top and has a carbide sizing ring at the bottom.

teddybaham · 02-23-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpo

With a Lee 4-die pistol set:
The sizing die has the decapping pin in it.
The belling die is open to the top, and the thing inside is funnel-shaped.
The seating die has a piece at the top that you can screw up and down.
The crimping die is open to the top and has a carbide sizing ring at the bottom.

thanks, after looking closely i figured out what each was for.

gdmoody · 02-24-2009, 12:14 AM

Teddy - You can use any kind of dies in any kind of press, The shell holders are all pretty much exactly alike except a few cosmetic differences. Lee dies and shell holders will work in RCBS presses and RCBS dies and shell holders will work in Lee presses.

I have been using a LEE single stage press for about 35 years. I have Lee, RCBS, and Lyman shell holders. I have RCBS and Lee dies, and just ordered a Redding die. So basically, everything is interchangeable if they are standard dies!

I hope I answered your question!

AL MOUNT · 02-24-2009, 09:55 AM

Being a practicing moron.....

I saw the thread title and thought.......

"Hell... the Generals been dead for years....

..

teddybaham · 02-24-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

Being a practicing moron.....

I saw the thread title and thought.......

"Hell... the Generals been dead for years....

..

hehehe

gdmoody · 02-24-2009, 12:42 PM

AL - Yes and we miss him, on Jan 16 we celebrate Robert E. Lee day. It is a federal holiday, you know.

02-23-2009, 08:04 PM	#1
teddybaham Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: louisiana Posts: 41	lee dies? i bought and rcbs partner press and have been buying rcbs dies to go with it, but after finding a set of lee dies for .40 s&w in the bargain cave of cabellas for $20 i snatched them up. they look harly usedonly one of the dies looks to have been put in a press. anyways, my ? is when reading the manual it said only to use shell holders for that press/brand ect. to adjust the sizing die you raise the piston all the way and back off and a 1/4 turn down it should be in the correct position. will the lee dies work the same way in the rcbs press with a rcbs shell holder? plz enlighten my reloading newbie berain to the correct process. it didnt come with instructions, also there are 4 dies, one says 10/40 g8 is that the crimping die? h8 looks like the bullet seater. thanks in advance __________________ what part of "shall not be infringed" dont you understand??? --> Last edited by teddybaham; 02-23-2009 at 08:08 PM..

02-23-2009, 08:12 PM	#2
sewerman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: hurricane ally florida Posts: 231	Re: lee dies? i would go to the lee web site and post a question to the tech dept. i have had good luck with them answering questions in a day or so. sewerman

02-23-2009, 10:15 PM	#3
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: lee dies? With a Lee 4-die pistol set: The sizing die has the decapping pin in it. The belling die is open to the top, and the thing inside is funnel-shaped. The seating die has a piece at the top that you can screw up and down. The crimping die is open to the top and has a carbide sizing ring at the bottom.

02-24-2009, 12:14 AM	#5
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,334	Re: lee dies? Teddy - You can use any kind of dies in any kind of press, The shell holders are all pretty much exactly alike except a few cosmetic differences. Lee dies and shell holders will work in RCBS presses and RCBS dies and shell holders will work in Lee presses. I have been using a LEE single stage press for about 35 years. I have Lee, RCBS, and Lyman shell holders. I have RCBS and Lee dies, and just ordered a Redding die. So basically, everything is interchangeable if they are standard dies! I hope I answered your question! __________________ 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)

02-24-2009, 09:55 AM	#6
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,108	Re: lee dies? Being a practicing moron..... I saw the thread title and thought....... "Hell... the Generals been dead for years.... .. __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68

02-24-2009, 12:42 PM	#8
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,334	Re: lee dies? AL - Yes and we miss him, on Jan 16 we celebrate Robert E. Lee day. It is a federal holiday, you know. __________________ 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)