They are interchangeable, and as swede stated, reloading is a challenge but is rewarding. Put time and money into reading good manuals. I would get a hold of books on reloading basics and reloading for accuracy. Read what the experts have to say so you save yourself the headaches.
Posts: 395 | Location: Tremonton, UT | Registered: 20 April 2004
Not a stupid question at all. Industry standard is 7\8"x14 thread size. I guess there could still be some ancient oddball presses and dies around from when things were still being sorted out but that would be more than 40 years ago. Benchrest dies used in an arbor press are in a league of their own.
Posts: 4799 | Location: Lehigh county, PA | Registered: 17 October 2002
Quote: LEE hand press, is that one of the "nut cracker" (tong tool) style? I believe those are NOT the standard 7/8-14 that most* PRESSES are built to.
The Lee Hand Press DOES use standard dies. I use one at the range as a "Bullet Adjuster"
Rick
Posts: 178 | Location: North Alabama | Registered: 15 June 2002
Quote: LEE hand press, is that one of the "nut cracker" (tong tool) style? I believe those are NOT the standard 7/8-14 that most* PRESSES are built to.
The Lee Hand Press DOES use standard dies. I use one at the range as a "Bullet Adjuster"
Rick
I have had 2 Lee Hand Presses the major problem I had was with the threads. I bought a tap that matches the thread size and cleaned out the threads they now work perfectly. The other problem I had is the hand press will spring and for this reason I can't get it to reliably resize a 7mm Rem Mag brass. They work great for adjusting the OAL of rifle ammo in the field. Lee makes some great products at a reduced price.
You could very well be right, I thought I'd run across seperate listings for the handpress and regular press dies. Just looked at LEE's site again and didn't see it. The mind is the second thing to go
Posts: 2124 | Location: Whittemore, MI, USA | Registered: 07 March 2002
No, the LEE hand press is NOT a tong tool type. The ONLY one of these currently being made is the Lyman 310, which is NOT a press at all, and does use a different size die thread. The LEE uses regular dies and shellholders. I have one. My main objection to the LEE hand press is that it has no provision for seating new primers. The Lyman 310 does have a primer seating die.
