I have a Redding Big Boss II press that has a toggle-over feature, where at the end of the stroke you can feel the ram reach a maximum height and then go slightly lower.
I've read discussions on here where it's concluded that it's bad to use this feature with Lee collet dies because it can damage the die due to too much pressure or galling due to side-to-side movement. To avoid these things, the die is screwed in 2 turns so the press can't toggle over.
I use a Lee collet die for my .223 bolt action brass, and I have a Redding body die for when this brass becomes hard to chamber. I have a Lee FL die for semi-auto .223, and of course the Lee seating die for all seating.
My question is simply whether it's better or worse in turns of runout and repeatability to avoid or use toggle-over for the body, FL, and seating dies.
I've read discussions on here where it's concluded that it's bad to use this feature with Lee collet dies because it can damage the die due to too much pressure or galling due to side-to-side movement. To avoid these things, the die is screwed in 2 turns so the press can't toggle over.
I use a Lee collet die for my .223 bolt action brass, and I have a Redding body die for when this brass becomes hard to chamber. I have a Lee FL die for semi-auto .223, and of course the Lee seating die for all seating.
My question is simply whether it's better or worse in turns of runout and repeatability to avoid or use toggle-over for the body, FL, and seating dies.
