friesepferd

right. thats what i thought.
so if you like the adjustment on the lee, just get the 4 set.
i have zero problem with crooked bullets going in with mine

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Tubby45

A lot of people like to bash Lee because of the price and use of plastics. Lee has some excellent designs and ideas that weren't thought of:

First one to have a powder through expander die. Hornady has now copied them.
Has a finger knob to adjust seating depth.
Carbide crimp die that post sizes the loaded cartridge and has finger knob to adjust crimp.
Collet type neck sizing die.
Lightweight 6 cavity bullet molds.
Affordable melting pot that lasts for years.
Auto indexing turret press.

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P95Carry

Another Lee user here - and have done for near 3 decades now. Only exceptions have been a set of RCBS dies I got cheap for .455 Webley long ago, and my first set of .303 Brit - also RCBS.

Now however all dies are Lee and tho I agree there may well be a greater need for care ''offering up'' for bullet seating - it's something I have gotten used to and it presents no problems.

I still use mostly 3 die sets in turrets but have over time afforded myself the luxury of many extra turrets and some die duplication - all to be able to leave a die set all adjusted for one individual round. No longer change between .357 and 38 spl - two die sets/turrets.

I use a few factory crimp dies - most notably for roll crimp use on such as .44 mag, 357 and 45-70 - oh and rifle rounds too.

Taper crimp rounds such as .9mm and .45acp I find I can make work fine within the bullet seat die stage. Metallurgically and in machining terms I reckon Lee still has very good quality and value for money is still very good.

In the end like with everything - it's what works for the individual and I daresay if I was starting off I might well favor the Dillon stuff as being better - but Lee still does what I need.

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Tubby45

Yes. I worked for a steel mill in Green Bay that supplied most of Lee's steel for their parts and dies. I know first hand what materials they start off with because I touched them.

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remingtondude58

plus they come in a fancy box that can hold the whole turret. and come with a shell holder and a powder dipper

SammyIamToday

I would try the 4 die set. It's still pretty cheap and the seperated seating/crimp dies make it really nice and easy.

That's what I use in my turret press and it's a very quick setup.

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cracker

I have used Lees, Hornady, and RCBS dies. I have to say I like the Hornadys the best closely followed by the Lees. I always use a Lee Factory crimp die for total reliability in any semi-auto. I have run all these on a Hornady Pro-Jector with no problems. The Lee 4 die set is this best value. You won't be disappointed either way you go.

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