The Basics of Reloading Dies -- PART 3

This is a part of a multi part series on the very basics of hand loading dies and miscellaneous other simple tools. It discusses some personal experience with various brands and calibers. Your experience and opinions may differ.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• RCBS
• Hornady
• Carbide
• Expander
• Custom-Grade
• Redding
• Lee
• Precision
• Pacesetter
• RGB
• Forster
• collet
• neck-sizer

[hkrivell]

I thought Lee made carbide dies that do not require lube.

[rldel149]

@hkrivell "

I thought Lee made carbide dies that do not require lube." - If Lee says so, you can try them w/o lube, heckers... if they are your dies, you can try them w/o lube regardless of what Lee says.

I'm taught to (as the general rule - manufacturers override) lube all non-mandrel type dies (because of the sliding/friction). Maybe in some cals, it isn't reqd.

[1bad65truck]

In Nickle plated brass the nickle plating is very hard.. , It is prettier, but harder in dies

[rldel149]

I expect dies to handle it without issue, don't you?

[wdwalker861]

Q: will a rcbs press use all the dies like Lee, Hornady, and the others, I have had my bullet seating die stoled. It was a rcbs die group but I can not find just the bullet seatin die on-line. Will ck with the gun shops fri. answer if ya can or anyone else

[rldel149]

I believe you will fine that with very few exceptions like the.50 cal BMG, most every manufacture currently uses a die -to-press thread of 7/8 x 14 tpi. Look at an online dealer of reloading supplies for extra die nutts or "locking rings"; the treads will match their dies.

[BePreparedSES]

This was a great set of vids and great for someone like me starting out... tks for sharing!

[bakes144]

Thanks, a great help x

[kawakz900]

Good job on the series. I'm a beginner that's been lurking and shopping and trying to make sense of it all for a while. There are a million varieties and exceptions, but most of the principles make sense and are usually pretty common one to another. Your video helped me piece a few things together, and gave me hints on different brand dies. Great job all around, and a big thanks

[silvertone1984]

Thank u for your vids u learn me something that only some one of age&experience could teach just wonted to say thank u for takeing the time out of your life to do videos on youtube i hope u will continue makeing the vids and for the step by step

of telling about the dies hope u have a good chritsmas from silvertone1984 AKA thompsonsgunchannel

[gigerchild]

Thanks for the video

[ghosthunter270]

i watched parts 1,2, & 3 .........enjoyed your informative relaxed style of teaching...... thanks!