tylerjwitty
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if so how do they work? well ,alright poor ,awful
lee collet dies any one try them
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Lee Collet dies
If you are shooting one rifle of a particular calibre, then they work fine, as long as that rifle is not one that is known for having a springy action or for stretching cases upon firing. However, I do use them for the .303 British, but keep the loads a bit milder for target use only. Also, if you have several rifles in the same calibre, then you WILL have to keep your brass segregated.
Lee Collet Dies neck size only. For cartridges that go back into the same rifle, that is not too much of a problem. However, they do not full length resize, so if your buddy gives you some once fired brass, it will probably not fit in your rifle, unless it is full length resized first.
As for accuracy, the Lee Collet dies are very good. So good in fact that Lee offers a money back guarantee if you find a set of dies that will load more accurate ammunition.
Part of the accuracy comes from the fact that YOUR once fired brass is now a very close fit in the chamber of YOUR rifle. The Collet Dies will neck size the brass to hold the bullet, but your cartridge case more or less centers itself in the chamber of your rifle. Full length sized brass takes the cartridge back to minimum dimensions, and therefore there is more looseness around the cartridge in the chamber, especially if you have a chamber that is close to maximum dimensions.
The Lee Collet dies are a good addition to a reloading set up, but are an addition and you should also have a full length resizing die on hand too.
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If you are shooting one rifle of a particular calibre, then they work fine, as long as that rifle is not one that is known for having a springy action or for stretching cases upon firing. However, I do use them for the .303 British, but keep the loads a bit milder for target use only. Also, if you have several rifles in the same calibre, then you WILL have to keep your brass segregated.
Lee Collet Dies neck size only. For cartridges that go back into the same rifle, that is not too much of a problem. However, they do not full length resize, so if your buddy gives you some once fired brass, it will probably not fit in your rifle, unless it is full length resized first.
As for accuracy, the Lee Collet dies are very good. So good in fact that Lee offers a money back guarantee if you find a set of dies that will load more accurate ammunition.
Part of the accuracy comes from the fact that YOUR once fired brass is now a very close fit in the chamber of YOUR rifle. The Collet Dies will neck size the brass to hold the bullet, but your cartridge case more or less centers itself in the chamber of your rifle. Full length sized brass takes the cartridge back to minimum dimensions, and therefore there is more looseness around the cartridge in the chamber, especially if you have a chamber that is close to maximum dimensions.
The Lee Collet dies are a good addition to a reloading set up, but are an addition and you should also have a full length resizing die on hand too.
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I use one for neck sizing my fireformed brass, very smooth operation and no lube to clean up.Some say that when compared to other neck dies that the Lee have an edge on getting less run out.
At the bottom of this page there is a lengthy thread on the Lee Collet dies with opinions on them ranging from the best thing since sliced bread to a POS(the usual spread of thoughts on most topics here it seems)
.I use them for all of the .223 Rem, 7x57 Mauser, .308 Win, .30-06, and .303 Brit and am quite satisfied with them in bolt rifles. I believe that they are a boost to accuracy and also increase case life as only the neck is worked.
As mentioned, segregate your brass by the individual rifle and have a set of FL resizing dies at hand for each caliber as well.
The Lee Collet die is a very good die that makes accurate ammunition with very little bullet runout. BUT read the setup instructions very carefully the amount of force used to size the neck is very little and the biggest problem with the die is people using Gorilla force on the reloading press arm and damaging the brass and die.
Below a very good video on the Lee Collet die
Comparison of the Lee Collet neck die and the Hornady neck die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZEas38vkKg
NOTE: The Lee Collet die can be a little rough and need a little adjusting and polishing, but once this is done no other standard reloading die can beat it for accuracy and ease of use.
Below a very good video on the Lee Collet die
Comparison of the Lee Collet neck die and the Hornady neck die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZEas38vkKg
NOTE: The Lee Collet die can be a little rough and need a little adjusting and polishing, but once this is done no other standard reloading die can beat it for accuracy and ease of use.
