Can this swage the crimped primer pocket for 308/7.62 military brass? Do I need additional die(s)?
1848313
I believe it will. It comes with the dies for both large and small primer pockets. I use it on .223 military brass with the small primer pockets.
1848314
It has two rods that will remove the crimp in large or small primer pockets. So yes it will remove the military crimp.
737287
You can use the seating die to make the crimp, however i find the factory crimp does an amazing job of putting youf crimp on. I also buy the carbide 4 die set for pistols as they come witb the crimp.die already in there from Lee. I have a few of the hornady dies, and they are good, but the lee dies are a great value. Once set up, this machine makes excellent ammo, given the proper powder, a.nd very quickly. Enjoy
461995
No. The kit does not include dies. The deprimer is part of the sizing die. The sizing die both resizes fired brass to factory spec and removes the old primer at the same time.
1623539
You will need the large military crimp remover to remove the crimp on .308 cases or any other cases that use the large rifle primer.
952794
I use the lee decapping die as it does not resize so no lube is required and when decapped I can clean the brass with stainless media in a tumbler then the whole case is clean primer pocket and all ready for sizing to reloading.
752822
The Lee .45 Carbide dies come with a "taper crimp". The .45 ACP headspaces on the mouth of the cartridge and a roll crimp would mess that up.
1360589
Theoretically: Yes. It will take some force in the resizing die. If you're gonna do a few at a time, it will work. If you want to crank out several hundred, get a bench press. Be sure to lube your brass. Also, bear in mind that Milsurp 5.56 brass has a crimped primer pocket, and the standard Lee dies aren't up to that, but for .223Rem they work well. The Lee Ram primer works well on this press, but again if you're only doing a few at a time. Too tedious for a lot of rounds.
254535
Hi Jerryc321, The short answer is yes. The die sets for .223 and 5.56 are exactly the same. This includes, Full Length Sizing/Decapping die, Bullet Seating die, Factory Crimp Die. Good shootin!
632555
this die set comes with three dies de-priming/resizing, expanding die, and crimp die. You will also need the shell plate which I believe in No. 6. Depending on what kind of pistol you have will determine if you need anything else. Semi-auto pistol require a taper crimp-not sure if this set has that or not.
341171
I purchased the Lee Loadmaster for .223 and it came with a LEE FULL length carbide sizing die set. This was ready to rock and roll out of the package. I replaced that die set with a .300 AAC Blackout Die sets to load .300 AAC Blackout. It's easy and fun and Lee supports their product. I broke the sizing die rod (it was my fault), I called Lee and they sent me another one free of charge. Good luck
1763518
You can use your bullet seating die to taper crimp by turning it in just a bit, 1/4 turn or more depending on the degree you need. It will tell you how to do this in the instructions during set up of your die, but make sure your cases are trimmed or uniform in length or your crimp will differ.
247439
I don't have any military crimped 9mm but I did try it on a regular 9mm brass and it did remove a small amount of brass and the primer seated just fine. I would guess that it would work. I hope this helps. Good luck!
122204
shine a light into the fired case to make sure its boxer primed first(single hole in center). all of the military surplus I have shot is berdan primed(two holes offset from center). You can purchase reloadable brass in 7.62x54R just ensure that its boxer primed, a visual inspection is a good idea as well.
884909
Yes it will de-cap a 44 mag case. This die will not however size any case. It will only remove the primer.
338387
No, First guy is right, you need #32 holder (RCBS). Don't reload steel casings, they will ruin your dies.
543305
It can do it. I have one set of RCBS dies for a 30-06. I prefer the carbide dies that you can buy through Lee for all pistol loading. A set of dies is less than $30 from Lee.
630321
Yes, it requires a shell holder, which comes with a caliber specific die set. Hope this helps. Ted