Progressive Dies

PeterPan

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I am going to buy Hornady LnL press and need help with choosing right dies for that type of press.
So far I use RC single stage press with Lyman Carbide dies and also I run all cartridges through sizing Lee die.

Please tell me, which dies would you recommend for progressive press?

PS
I will load .45ACP and .40S&W

Greetings,

Peter
 
Not sure if these will offer an advantage in the lock n' load, but for pistol calibers I'd go with the Dillon New Dynamic Dies. Comes with full length sizing & decapping die, a seating die with double ended seating stem, and a crimping die. The inserts on the seater and crimp dies can be removed from the die to allow cleaning without screwing with the setup. Excellent dies for the price.
 
Depending on which combination of dies you use in your LnL, you might have a problem using the case ejector wire. I have this problem with my LnL. I'm using Hornady dies, in the following stations:
1. decap
2. bell
3. powder dispenser
4. RCBS powder check die
5. seat die

Either I've done something wrong, the ejector wire is the wrong shape, or the Hornady seating die just doesn't match with the ejector wire, but the wire is partially in the way when I raise the ram all the way to the top while seating bullets. I've moved the wire out of the way, and I just manually remove the loaded cases from the shell plate. The extra step is kind of anoying, but I don't see another solution. I've been meaning to call Hornady to ask them if I'm doing something wrong.

Something to consider. In March, Hornady was supposed to start selling Powder-thru-expanders for the LnL. This will allow you to skip the separate belling step and free up a station in your press. This will allow you to use a Lee Factory Crimp Die in station five, if you are so inclined. But... apparently the Lee FCD also does not play nicely with the ejector wire either. All of the reading I've done on various discussion boards seems to say that guys just move the wire out of the way and manually remove the loaded cases from the shell plate.

With the exception of this one issue, I'm quite happy with my LnL.
 
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