Dillon xl650 .40s&w

[Eliboudreaux]

New to reloading,just bought my dillon xl650 for .40sw, and also bought Lee .40sw Deluxe Carbide 4 Die Set, and also just to make sure i bought seperate a Lee Udie Carbide (sizer/decapper), which Die im i gonna use? the standard one or the Udie? need infos, thanks in advance.

STI 2011 .40

Edited February 4, 2016 by Eliboudreaux

[Erttactics]

For my STI the undersize die is the only way to go. I have very few cases that fail the gauge now.

[Eliboudreaux]

For my STI the undersize die is the only way to go. I have very few cases that fail the gauge now.

thanks for the input.. will setup the dies tomorrow after all stuffs are installed..

[lickthevick]

I use Dillon everything, except the Udie and Redding comp seat die.

[PKT1106]

I have used a Lee die set since I started reloading. Lee sizer, bullet seater and crimp die. No problems in my STI Edge 40. Used all kinds of range pick ups, even Glocked brass.

Properly set up dies make a world of difference.

[asr1]

Same for me I been using lee dies in 40s&w before I got my XL650 and as now been using them in my XL650 for awhile with no issue at all. If I recall on lee sizing die I had to use the locking ring on the under side of the die plate to get it setup to we're it needed.

I load for my STI and Glock. By the way I use all range mixed head stamp brass.

Go for it and good choice on the XL650 the best money I ever spent on reloading press.

[Dirtchevy841]

I use Redding grx die on single stage first than run them on 650. Since using grx die every case passes guage and the press runs smoother with the cases being run through that grx die first. Don't mind the extra step since my fails on the guage have went to zero. I use Dillon sizer, Lee bullet seater and Lee factory crimp. Sti 40 edge custom.

[Matt1]

I shoot .357 Sig. EGW don't make a UDie die this so run everything through a GrX die and then through the Dillon die. Like Dirtchevy said, press runs better and no failures.

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[cactusbrew]

I use Dillon dies and haven't had a problem. I load and shoot about 35,000 rounds through my 2011 and have never had a single issue.

[vixty]

U die all the way no matter what you shoot.

[SterlingSomeone]

The U die will work well for you.

[Yeti]

U-die (EGW actually) here....they work well. Really helps with mixed brass.

[Bob DuBois]

40 S@W is where the U die shines. Either a U die or a Lee Standard sizing die is in station one on every caliber I load. Seen

several S-I pistols that wouldn't run start running by just changing the sizing die.

Recheck the U die after others are set, use a small strip of paper as a go no go gauge, should pull out with slight effort with

pressure on the operating handle. You will need to place the lock nut on the bottom of the tool head prefer a Dillon nut and a

good wrench or socket. The carbide ring is closer to the mouth of the die and if it hits the shell plate it can crack the carbide

ring. Because you just sized the brass tighter you need to check the powder funnel. A piece of sized brass should slip over

the funnel. I turned the funnel down in a drill press using sandpaper the polished both the outside and inside of the funnel.

Stops powder bridging above the funnel.

Lee's seating die, if your shooting one bullet type for a few bucks send the bullet to Lee and they will cut an insert for that bullets

that matches it's design, I had a flat insert made because I shoot varied bullet shapes and it pushes on the nose of the bullet

keeping OAL tight. You can mark the knob on top with a sharpie to go from one bullet to another.

Prefer Dillon's crimp die, measure the bullet seated in the case subtract two to four thousands and that where crimp should be set.

Loading long for S-I guns, 1.220 and have never had a feeding issue. I'm 70, been shooting this combination a long time.

Push through dies are a great idea but not needed in 40 S@W, the slide won't batter the case as bad as 45acp.

The U die will work with one pass through the press.

Be sure and lube cases makes the whole process easier on the brass, press and the operator.

[Echd]

Whoops, double post...

Edited February 19, 2016 by Echd

[Echd]

A cheaper way to fashion your own seating plug is by removing the seater, placing a dollop of jbweld in the cavity, and molding it to fit with a bullet.

I used this method to make proper top punches for a lube sizer but it also works with odd or unusual bullet designs for seating.