which dies to get?

[boombag13]

hi all, plan to reload 223 for my AR, been looking at the Lee dies, now i'm seeing two kinds, the red box & yellow box, apparantly the yellow have a collet die, now i plan to reload for solely the AR, & just range shooting not for precision, which of these die sets do you suggest & why? thanks in advance!

 

[*MALICE*]

Red set. It has the FL sizing die and the factory crimp die.

The FL sizing die you will need to ensure your ammo reliably chambers in an AR15. Neck sizing brass for your AR probably is not going to have the results you're looking for

You don't NEED the factory crimp die as long as you have good neck tension, but I use it for all my AR ammo.

 

[Hitzy]

Get the FL/Seater/factory crimp die set, it's worth the $15 or whatever over the RGB (Green box) 2 die set, best way to crimp if you have to crimp.

 

[roadcarver]

For semi-auto, just get the 3 die set (FL, bullet seater and factory crimp).