chp5 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I can get a set of Lee's carbide dies on the cheap (I'm not talking about the FCD, I'm talking about the standard carbide set). Are these dies any good? I'd use them on a 650. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 The set I have for 44mag/spl. work fine. The others in rifle calibers are okay for normal shooting, but if you want the smallest possible bullet run-out out I would sugest Redding. Assuming yours are for pistol, I would think they'll do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZ Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'm running Lee dies (45ACP) including the FCD on my Dillon 550 and they work fine (use the Dillon lock rings). I've probably loaded about 100K rounds with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'm running Lee dies (45ACP) including the FCD on my Dillon 550 and they work fine (use the Dillon lock rings). I've probably loaded about 100K rounds with them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Steven. The Lee dies aren't too shot for the 550 toolhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZ Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Thanks Steven. The Lee dies aren't too shot for the 550 toolhead? You need to screw them down all the way and use the Dillon lock rings...but they WILL work if you do that. I've never had mine loosen up or anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I use Lee dies in my 550 too, for both .45 and 9mm and I even use the Lee locking rings. A bit of a pain to set it up, but you only need to do it once so who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 I use Lee dies in my 550 too, for both .45 and 9mm and I even use the Lee locking rings. A bit of a pain to set it up, but you only need to do it once so who cares. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've heard that some people actually put the lock ring underneath the tool head. That seems wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 They're all I use. They work fine on my 550 with the Lee lock rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I use Lee dies in my 550 too, for both .45 and 9mm and I even use the Lee locking rings. A bit of a pain to set it up, but you only need to do it once so who cares. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've heard that some people actually put the lock ring underneath the tool head. That seems wierd. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's what you have to do with some of them. They will work just fine. I love Dillon, but sometimes it's tough to justify $50 + ship to load an oddball caliber. Sometimes Lee dies are all you can get. Sure wish I had a 7-30 Waters Win '94 to go with my Lee dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I can get a set of Lee's carbide dies on the cheap (I'm not talking about the FCD, I'm talking about the standard carbide set). I've had my .38 standard carbide set for 18 years and they still work great. I also have FCD in .40 and 9mm. No regrets. I use them on a 650 with the Dillon rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I use Lee dies in my 550 too, for both .45 and 9mm and I even use the Lee locking rings. A bit of a pain to set it up, but you only need to do it once so who cares. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've heard that some people actually put the lock ring underneath the tool head. That seems wierd. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No need. I have mine mounted the usual way. I only have a couple of threads on one of them, but the lee rings are actually quite smart and hold well in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I use the Lee carbide dies. I suggest getting the 4-die set (as it included the FCD...at a great price). Nothing weird about putting the locking rings on the bottom. They work fine there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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