Never had a problem with Lee. I would recommend that you get a Lyman two stp M die, though. You’ll need one sooner or later for cast bullets.
Never had a problem with Lee. I would recommend that you get a Lyman two stp M die, though. You’ll need one sooner or later for cast bullets.
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If you are happy with RCBS theres no reason not to continue with them. I would buy a separate Lyman "M" die since you plan to load cast.
I use RCBS or Lyman 30-30 dies with an "M" expander for cast boolet loads. The Lyman dies date from my first experience with hand loading....JFK had just been elected. The "M" die was a much later acquisition.
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RCBS Cowboy die sets come with the expander die that you need for cast bullets so it just makes sense to me to start there.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |