Can't seem to be able to make polls anymore, but anyway, who here prefers lyman dies and who prefers RCBS? Lyman are 60$ and RCBS 52$, so roughly the same price. Lyman seem more "beefy" but that's just from looking at the picture. Calibre is 7x57 mauser.
Poll (sor of): Lyman or RCBS dies?
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The rifle is a mauser cavalry carbine from 1894, there ain't gonna be anything that precise or accurate coming out of that rifle no matter what.
Do the rcbs seaters also crimp? Lee rifle dies set has a separate crimper because the seater doesn't crimp, and Lyman specifically says the seater also crimps, but rcbs doesn't say anything.
Do the rcbs seaters also crimp? Lee rifle dies set has a separate crimper because the seater doesn't crimp, and Lyman specifically says the seater also crimps, but rcbs doesn't say anything.
I have dies from all manufacturers and I don't shoot well enough to tell the difference.
I'm pretty sure all my seating dies (Lee included) can provide a taper crimp.
From the Lee PDF for die instructions:
Taken from: http://leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/RM3508.pdf
The Lee FCD doesn't need the groove to make a very strong crimp.
I'm pretty sure all my seating dies (Lee included) can provide a taper crimp.
From the Lee PDF for die instructions:
Taken from: http://leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/RM3508.pdf
The Lee FCD doesn't need the groove to make a very strong crimp.
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