Interchange Shellholders.

[Gerald]

If I have Lyman dies can I use a RCBS shellholder and vice versa?

 

[Lefty Dick]

As long as the shell holder is for the correct cartridge, and it fits on your press ram yes you can.

I have found Hornady shellholders wont fit into my RCBS Rockchucker press, but Lee shell holder will.

You may have to tweek your die setting though.

 

[H4831]

You sure can. Anything that fits the cases is OK. Doesn't matter who made it.

 

[Gerald]

Thanks lads. I was hoping I could. I will just have to adjust my Lyman die to suit my RCBS shellholder.

 

[wild1]

I found that my lee shell holder will work fine in my rcbs press but wont work in my rcbs primer tool.

 

[Lefty Dick]

I found that my lee shell holder will work fine in my rcbs press but wont work in my rcbs primer tool.

That's because the RCBS shell holders have a tapered on bore on the bottom end, to facilitate their priming tool.

Lee's are straight bored.

A wee bit of time with a tapered grinding stone on the Dremel, rectifies this very easily.

 

[denydart]

Yes, BUT, in rare situations the thickness or height of the holder can differ and result in less than a full resize by contacting the bottom of the die "too early". If you can't chamber a full length sized case with brand A shell holder and you can when you use brand B, brand A's holder probably has a thicker upper portion.

 

[H4831]

If brand A acts like that with one die, it will be the same with any die. Throw away brand A shellholder. Or, grind the top down.
All standard dies interchange.