Dillon Pistol Dies - Worth It?

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Do you folks find that the Dillon carbide sets are worth the extra jingle vs a Lee 4-die pistol set? I don't mind spending the cash if its worthwhile, but if its a waste I'd rather get the Lee's.
 
IF you are using a progressive press, like Dillon, then by all means go Dillon they are great, many good features.
Not to mention the excellent warranty policy

John
 
I use Dillon dies in my 550. The only down side to Dillon dies is the resizing die is slightly beveled at the bottom to make reloading easier. The downside of this is it will not full length resize brass fired through a glock. The glock chamber does not fully support the brass resulting in a slightly bulge at the bottom. Not a problem if you use them in a Glock but was a pain in the a$$ when I tried to put those rounds through my Beretta.
 
Homer: I do have a glock but mine is a 9mm. I had heard that the "glock bulge" was more of an issue with the .40 S&W? Is it also an issue for 9mm?
 
I use an EGW undersize sizing die (made by Lee) for .40 S&W for better feeding with my Browning Hi Power. Other than that special application, all my other handgun die sets are Dillon. The extra cost is negligible, considering that you should only have to buy dies once.
 
i've got a combo of dillon/lee/redding/ in my 550's. for load development the dillons are a little slow, but once your happy with the LOA/crimp they can't be beat,for straight production, re: cleaning etc. that said i think the lee 4 die set is a better $ value. for glock bulge,or any other after reloaded case probs in 40 & 45 the lee factory crimp die as a push through works well & the price is right.
 
kingdarb said:
Do you folks find that the Dillon carbide sets are worth the extra jingle vs a Lee 4-die pistol set?
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The Dillon's have smoother carbide - less effort on tapered cases like 9mm but not too noticeable on straight-walled cases link .45 acp or .357 magnum. They also look nicer.

As someone else mentioned, the dillons have a larger radius at the die entrance, which means you can whip the brass around a little faster. 9mm may be an issue if you take brass from a glock chamber and reload it for a tighter chamber (e.g., 9mm Lone Wolf aftermarket barrels - this would be personal experience talking). But, glock-to-glock will work just fine.
 
Cool thanks guys. What I'm hoping to do is buy dies one time and not have to replace them down the road. Thanks for all the repsonses!
 
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