What's wrong with Lee dies?

[kurac]

I bought a set of Lee dies once, didn't care for the aluminum lock ring with an o-ring to keep it snug. I also bought a set of Hornady dies in 40 S&W once, the sizing ring came out with the second shell I ran through it. At least their customer service was good and they sent a new die. I did like their lock rings though.

I pretty much stick with RCBS, they have a few flaws but are still better than anything else I have tried so far

[hill billy]

I do like the Redding locking rings. That's a nice feature.

[Beelzy]

Hmm, that's odd.....I create my Ultra-Accurate Match ammo with Lee dies.

I don't use my Lee press though.........RCBS all the way on that one.

[buffybuster]

Redding, RCBS, Lyman, Hornady, Lee, C&H, 4-D, Wilson, etc... Some manufacturers provide "match" neck sizing dies w/ interchangeable bushings and micrometer seating dies, etc.. and others don't. They all can make functional ammuntion. I don't really have a preference; I have dies from every major manufacturer (as I'm sure most of you do). Each manufacturer has features that I find beneficial and also others that I think they could do without. I don't think there is anything "wrong" with any brand of dies.

Though if I can, I run my Lee dies with Lyman/Redding lockrings.

[tzahoy]

I've got a few Lee dies. They are ok, but the lock rings are worthless if you want to remove the dies from the press and replace them without readjusting. By the time you buy good lock rings the savings is gone. I only buy them for calibers I load infrequently. I've got Redding, RCBS, and Hornady dies as well and they're all better than Lee. They're better finished and have good lock rings. That said, I've had two RCBS crimp dies that were not concentric with the body making the crimp uneven, heavier on one side than the other. I don't use them anymore and avoid buying them now unless I can inspect them first.

The Hornadys have really nice seating dies and seat bullets very straight. I like them alot.

I've never broken a decapping pin in any of my dies that wasn't my fault.

[God Bless The Mauser]

Just reloaded my first ammo ever yesterday and it was .223. I used Lee deluxe rifle dies and a Lee turret press. Loaded 55gr V-max bullets with 22.7gr of Ramshot TAC, PPU Match brass. The seating die seated the bullets pretty consistantly, here are the measurements of 5 rounds loaded to magazine length, (using cheap digital calipers) 2.2600, 2.2595, 2.2600, 2.2600, 2.2580. The group I fired yesterday was about .80" with 1 flyer(probably because I was nervous since they were my first reloads) so far im satisfied with Lee stuff. I don't really care for the Lee safety scale since it takes so long to measure out the charge with it.

[WyoDuner]

Lee is no good because they aren't way overpriced. Everybody knows that for something to be any good at all it has to be expensive.

Sarcasm there... I love Lee dies. I am no bench rest shooter but I have some target rifles that shoot nicely. I doubt my groups would be any better with expensive dies.

I do wish the locking ring was a little more positive but you can twist them and get them to be pretty snug.

For the money, they are hard to beat.