Are there advantages to using a collet die?

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Buster

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I've never used anything other than RCBS Fl Die Sets (.17Rem./.222Rem./.223Rem./.22-250/.270Win/.300 Win Mag). I've been reading lately that Lee Collet dies are easier on brass. Is this generally true? Do collet dies require the cases to be lubed? Is it worth changing from the RCBS to collet dies?
 
I use the the Lee Collet on my 22 hornet, .223, amd 7mm, love them. No lube required. Casing is fire formed to your chamber for a better fit ( if going to use same reloads in more then one gun thre FL is recommended). Case life is extended with less trimming. Some say to FL size for hunting loads, I don't and have not had any feeding problems in 5 years.

Hope this helps.
Skinner2
 
Ditto everything stated above.
No need for lube = no mess
I have six sets of Lee collet dies and they all perform flawlessly. So far, I have a box of twenty 30-06 cases which had been fired eight times without trimming. No case neck split either. These are loaded at medium to hot level listed in Lyman manual.

Howard
 
Well, Michael J. McCasland, don't let us hang here wondering about the answer to your question; give us the answer to: why doesn't the accuracy crowd use collet dies? And maybe you would also be kind enough to fill us in on exactly what dies the accuracy crowd uses. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks in advance for the information.
 
Well Michael J. on July 25th 1993 Robert Frey set a new 1000 yard world record using Lee collet dies. So I guess some of the accuracy crowd might consider using them. I do and they work great, even in my AR so far.
 
Well, you fellas probably have me there. I have never used a set of collet dies mostly because I have always used fairly standard sets of RCBS, Hornady and Redding dies. I know that bushing type dies by Redding (including Comp. Dies)& Wilson dies, along with other highly accurate custom dies are manufactured for the accuracy crowd. I have little contact with this group of shooters but I read and listen as often as possible and have never heard that they are great fans of collet type dies, if they were I'm sure that we'd hear about there superiority. Not long ago I heard that consistent neck pressure is difficult to achieve and bullet deformation is common. But as I sit here thinking about it that might have been refering to crimp dies.
 


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