Lee Powder Through Rifle Die

[Flouncer]

I have set up and run my Lee 4-hole turret press for 9mm and 380 Auto. I ordered and received an xtra plate and went to set up my old 6.5x55 Swede rifle set . . ... Duh. No powder through die. Search of the Lee site is confusing. One of their rifle die sets is shown in 6.5x55 with a powder through but there is not single die of that description. I have a 3 die set and a 2-die carbide colette set. I dont see any merit to using the turret if I have to stop and with dumping powder into each case. Am I overlooking something really obvious ? I think I want a powder through die but I dont see that option on the webs. If I can get get good 6.5 I would expand to my other rifle calibers.

- thnaks

[tabascoz28]

I believe the powder through they expect you to adjust and reuse from 1 other set. Or if you want you can just buy another generic rifle powder through die. My 223,6.5cm and 308 sets all came with that die. I don't know if it's considered long action so I'd buy one that's closest. Their insides have pistol/small caliber/large caliber settings so don't buy the .45acp powder through.

Some of my dies I just attach a funnel to it for precision.

I believe I also bought this but I can't remember if it came with the inserts for large and small calibers: https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Preciesio.../dp/B00162LR6M

[Flouncer]

Thanks Tabasz I quickly found this - https://leeprecision.com/charging-die-kit.html

The Lee site was not easy to search . .. . So DuckDuckGo.

Yeah, same as the Amazon site. The rifle can wait a few days I'll wail away at around 1,000 9mm and 380 Auto for a few days.

[sghart]

I agree that the Lee website is not very user friendly. I have several turrets set up for different calibers in rifle and pistol.

The rifle turrets mostly use the long charging die,

https://leeprecision.com/long-charging-die.html

https://www.amazon.com/LEE-PRECISION-Long-Charging-Die/dp/B081TGH5N3

[tabascoz28]

It's really just a guide and should last a lifetime. Maybe someone is selling one on Ebay or Craigslist.