Noob Question

[HKmongoose]

I have a reloading question I'm looking into reloading myself. My question is are all dies universal to all presses or do they only fit the same press the die is made from. Like Lee Dies Lee press
Rcbs press Rcbs Dies.

[JagerDog]

Most are 7/8-14 thread (until you get into LARGE calibers like 50 BMG).

[phdo]

I have a reloading question I'm looking into reloading myself. My question is are all dies universal to all presses or do they only fit the same press the die is made from. Like Lee Dies Lee press

Rcbs press Rcbs Dies.

[edgerly779]

Almost all dies same . No bushings needed unless your press if different dies. I have ch and rcbs rockchucker and lachmiller presses all take standard dies.

[67Cuda]

Another option is getting a Forster press and their locking rings.

[jcourson]

None of which addresses his question of whether or not the dies are threaded the same.

As has already been stated, most dies use the same threads.

[HKMadness]

Most dies will work on most presses. If you have a square deal, 7/8-14 dies will not work on it.

[nedro]

Do yourself a favor and buy the Hornady LnL conversion and bushings. It’s another cost you’ll accrue because all your dies will require one. But, the amount of time and effort it takes to change dies is worth the cost. Time is money. You will need one conversion bushing that will go into your press and one bushing for every die you’re using. I can load on both my Redding BB2 and a Hornady AP with the same dies if I wanted to. I had to calibrate the Redding by shimming up the conversion bushing a tad to match the same depth as my Hornady so I don’t have to readjust my dies when I switch between presses. There’s a video on YouTube I watched when I did it. Let me know if you’re interested and I can link it for you. I load on two presses so maybe it’s more worthwhile for me to invest in the Hornady system.

I chose not to get a lock n load press after speaking with their technical department.
I asked if the Lock and load bushings have any slop in them after you set them up in the press. The answer was YES.
I see ZERO reason to buy a quick change devise that is no better than a lee turret press as far as slop and the trouble it causes, having to set the shoulder on a rifle round.
Lock n load, for me, is OUT!

[TexasJackKin]

I chose not to get a lock n load press after speaking with their technical department.
I asked if the Lock and load bushings have any slop in them after you set them up in the press. The answer was YES.
I see ZERO reason to buy a quick change devise that is no better than a lee turret press as far as slop and the trouble it causes, having to set the shoulder on a rifle round.
Lock n load, for me, is OUT!

I see your point, but I use the LnL bushings and there is a very small amount of "Float". However, in use, all that float is pushed out in the same direction every time, and becomes a non issue.

[NorCalFocus]

I chose not to get a lock n load press after speaking with their technical department.
I asked if the Lock and load bushings have any slop in them after you set them up in the press. The answer was YES.
I see ZERO reason to buy a quick change devise that is no better than a lee turret press as far as slop and the trouble it causes, having to set the shoulder on a rifle round.
Lock n load, for me, is OUT!

Funny, because Forster and now MEC presses are designed with float in them.

[Divernhunter]

I find no benefit from the bushings.
It takes 30 seconds to swap dies. Another reason for not needing a turret press.
I also load for about 35 different cartridges with some having more than one seating die preset to certain bullets. This would get expensive if I bought bushing for all them and an unnecessary cost.
I batch process all brass used on my single stage presses so that time to change dies is nothing.
I also use real lock rings and not the lee ones that do not lock in place.

OP almost all dies are interchangeable. There are some hand presses that use another size and the 50bmg dies are mostly 1.5" except lee that are 1 and 1/8".
OP when you buy pistol(straight walled) dies be sure to buy the carbide type(Hornady calls theirs nitride or something like that). If you cheap out and buy lee toss their rings and buy real locking rings like Hornady/RCBS/Redding and such. Then once they are adjusted you will not have to re-adjust them again for a given press.

[nedro]

Funny, because Forster and now MEC presses are designed with float in them.

Are you sure that you are not talking about floating seater dies? The kind that center the bullet into the case?

[TexasJackKin]

I find no benefit from the bushings.
It takes 30 seconds to swap dies. Another reason for not needing a turret press.
I batch process all brass used on my single stage presses so that time to change dies is nothing.
I also use real lock rings and not the lee ones that do not lock in place.

If you cheap out and buy lee toss their rings and buy real locking rings like Hornady/RCBS/Redding and such. Then once they are adjusted you will not have to re-adjust them again for a given press.

Yes, I agree with all of that. I only went with the LnL bushing system, because I have the LnL progressive, and set them up so I can go back and forth with my Rock Chucker without any adjustment. If you are not bouncing back and forth between presses, there is no, or very little advantage to the bushing system. Good lock rings accomplish the same thing, if you are only using one press.

[NorCalFocus]

Are you sure that you are not talking about floating seater dies? The kind that center the bullet into the case?

Yeah I'm sure. Have you ever seen how a Forster press works? Look it up on YouTube.

[nedro]

No, But I use their dies.