BentAero Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Rookie alert! Please indulge me with my naive' questions... I'm struggling to find good info on setting up the 5 stations of my first reloading press. Can I lay out the the PC5 like this: 1. Sizing die. 2. Powder-Through Expanding die. (Lee? other?) 3. RCBS Lock-out die. 4. Seating die. 5. Crimp die. I haven't been able to determine if the Lee (or similar) powder-through die will function on the PC5. Anyone know? If yes, anything special required to rig it up? If no, then is the following the best (safest) alternative way to go? 1. Sizing die. 2. Expander die. 3. Powder dump die. 4. RCBS Lock-out die. 5. Seat/crimp combo die. For the foreseeable future I'll just be loading common 9mm Luger for Tier 1 USPSA and Steel Challenge use. I'm leaning toward the Hornady dies as I like the external clamp feature, but I'm not married to the idea... What sayeth the experienced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I dont have a PC5 I use a XL650, but my setup is Decap/size die Flare/powder die bullet seat (mini Mr bullet) bullet sizing die Factory crimp die I hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I have a RCBS Pro 2000. It's a 5 station with a manual advance shell plate. My die set is: Station 1-Size & De-prime Station 2-Flare/Powder drop using RCBS powder drop Station 3-Bullet drop using RCBS bullet feeder Station 4-Bullet seat using Redding competition bullet seater Station 5-Crimp die using Redding crimp die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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