I’ve always used Redding neck or bushing neck dies with no real complaints but would like to hear opinions of the Lee die.
A Redding body die combined with a Lee Collet die has produced ammo as straight as anything else I have used. I prefer that combo to any other except maybe a custom honed Forster FL die.
John
John
I like the ones that I use, work well. You can also use a bushing die with no bushing and expander removed as a body die if you have one already.
Don’t particularly care for Lee offerings either but their collet dies get a whole lotta love. Might just be something to them.....
Had a chance to sit down and get familiar with this collet die and so far I’m sold.
Took some fired Norma 260Rem brass and ran it through the die then a 1/8th turn and ran it through again. First loads after that had less than 1/2-.001 runout with 123gr SMKs. Waiting on a stock to come back from McM for further accuracy evaluation. The SMK load shot a little less than MOA at 100 in the floppy OEM stock. Those loads were pre collet die. We’ll see if they do better with the collet die and a better handle.
Took some fired Norma 260Rem brass and ran it through the die then a 1/8th turn and ran it through again. First loads after that had less than 1/2-.001 runout with 123gr SMKs. Waiting on a stock to come back from McM for further accuracy evaluation. The SMK load shot a little less than MOA at 100 in the floppy OEM stock. Those loads were pre collet die. We’ll see if they do better with the collet die and a better handle.
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Did you get the new design with the notches in the die lock ring? They new version also doesn't size the very top of the case mouth and leaves a little flare in it to help with bullet seating.
haha dang you're good, thank you! Now I just need help with a Forster Ultra Micrometer seating die in 223 which is proving more difficult
