Lee Hand Press

Jeff H

NW Ohio
Never mind.....I found what I remembered finally:


Hoooleeeeee,......!o_O

Thanks, Ian.

That solved my over-resized brass problem instantaneously.

When I saw the price tag on that die, it put things into perspective - over-sizing is no longer a problem.:oops:
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
I have bought a couple of the Hornady American series die sets.
they are a little 'rough' around the edges on the outside but they are making some very nice ammo.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
My experience with Hornady Custom dies is 1) they produce very straight cases
when resizing bottlenecked rifle cartridges
2) they have a floating bullet sleeve just like the expensive "benchrest" die sets to seat the bullets
straight - overall produce very straight, accurate ammo, at far more reasonable prices than,
for example Redding. I have a Lee, a Redding and a Hornady die set for my 7.4 Swiss rifles. The
Hornady dies produce the straightest and most accurate ammo.

I love that the titanium nitride sizing ring on handgun calibers literally polishes the cases, making them
noticeably shinier after sizing than before.

Bill
 
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Ian

Notorious member
I HAD one Hornady "new dimension" seating die with the sliding sleeve thingy for .308 Win. It was better than the Lee with the wobbly stem and no case guide, but not by much. The Forster BR seating dies blow away any other press-mounted seating die that I've tried, according to my concentricity gauge. It doesn't matter what you use if it does the job you need it to do.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
I bought about 6 Forster seaters for calibers where I cared the most about accuracy.
Found them on eBay for a reasonable price.
They work great, but I see no real difference in my Custom Grade Hornady dies.
The Sinclair concentricity gauge was a real eye opener.

Bill