What dies will I need?

[shmeddie]

Hey everyone,
I am currently reloading .45 acp and am extremely pleased with the reduction in cost and the quality ammo I am getting. Now I am going to start reloading for .223 rem. I will be shooting it from a Saiga .223. When I purchased my .45 dies it was easy I just bought the lee delux carbide pistol set that has everything I need. But the the .223 there are like several different sets. One has a a neck sizer, full case sizer, and seating die. Then there is the crimper/ full case sizing die, etc. What do I need to reload for .223 intended to shoot from a semi auto? Thanks. By the way I'm going with lee reloading dies. Just a preference.

Also I see that there is not a case neck expander for rifles. Is that because it doesn't need it? I've mad the mistake before of not expandinig my .45 brass enough and ruined both the shell and the bullet.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

you only need a 2 die set...
full length sizer die and a
seating/crimping die.

[DirtRacer151]

you only need a 2 die set...
full length sizer die and a
seating/crimping die.

+1
I use a Lee set. 14.99 on Midway. Works like a dream and i've got about 10k through my first one. Its time to order a new one though because the necks are getting scratched from inside the die being gouged im presuming

[shmeddie]

ok cool. I should have added that my gun sometimes dents the the tip of the case where the bullet is seated. Will the full case sizer take care of that?

[WileyWilly]

I haven't seen a sizer die that didn't have an internal neck expander built into it. It will take care of small dents on the tip of the case.
You will also need some form of case lubrication before sizing.
WW

[Fjold]

ok cool. I should have added that my gun sometimes dents the the tip of the case where the bullet is seated. Will the full case sizer take care of that?

Yes

[ZakAttackMan]

ok cool. I should have added that my gun sometimes dents the the tip of the case where the bullet is seated. Will the full case sizer take care of that?

Why not just shoot wolf .223 ammo?

I reload for most of my rifles except for my 7.62 x 39 Saiga. I just run wolf through it due to the amount of brass damage it does and the fact that I'm not saving that much money reloading for it over the use of cheap ammo.

I would rather save the time I have for reloading for other rifles that are more accurate and actually worth the effort.

Just my opinion.

[shmeddie]

I have a ton of wolf ammo and I would prefer to shoot that, but my local ranges (angeles and burro canyon), are located in the angeles national forest (right in the thick of two the recent fires) and because of the fire prone location we can't shoot bimetal ammo so there are no sparks and stuff. Only copper jacketed rifle ammo.

[freakshow10mm]

I like to seat and crimp in separate operations.