Die Questions

[gandalfdagrey]

[Beelzy]

Get full length carbide dies.

The huff about Glock's is they have more un-supported chamber area which
can cause the brass cases to have a slight bulge on them. Full length sizing
will take care of that.

I use RCBS and Lee Dies mostly. They all work so don't worry about getting
stuck with crappy dies.

[Southpaw45]

I use dies from a lot of different manufactures and they all work great. When I buy a new set, I would get the Hornady nitride dies because I like the way the decap pin locks into the die body. Also like the adjusting lock ring type that pinches. It's alot better then the o-ring type you find on Lee dies or the set screw type you find on the RCBS that jams into the threads on the dies...

[gunboat]

lee dies are fine -- Carbide is a nice feature but millions of rounds have been loaded with standard steel dies. You are not as likely to wear out steel dies as scratch them with dirty brass - my ha-penny

[5hundo]

lee dies are fine -- Carbide is a nice feature but millions of rounds have been loaded with standard steel dies. You are not as likely to wear out steel dies as scratch them with dirty brass - my ha-penny

If you use regular dies, you're supposed to lube your cases. If you get carbide, you don't have to worry about lubricating and re-tumbling them, so you can reload faster.

It's worth it to have the carbide, IMHO...

[Southpaw45]

lee dies are fine -- Carbide is a nice feature but millions of rounds have been loaded with standard steel dies. You are not as likely to wear out steel dies as scratch them with dirty brass - my ha-penny

This is true but remember, using steel dies, you gotta lube your brass. Carbide or Titanium Nitride from Hornady "you dont".

[gandalfdagrey]

You guys rock! Thanks for the info!

[WileyWilly]

That should be "lube brass for any steel dies and no lube required for any straight walled carbide die or Titanium Nitride coated die"(any manufacturer).
WW

[5hundo]

That should be "lube brass for any steel dies and no lube required for any straight walled carbide die or Titanium Nitride coated die"(any manufacturer).
WW

First off I will be using the Lee Single stage press and I will be reloading mostly 45 ACP to start.

Yeah, .45 ACP is straight walled..

If you get into bottleneck reloading, you'll need to lube...