I just purchased a Ruger SSM in 32H&R Magnum. Now I need a set of dies.The Lee dies are $10 cheaper than the Horndays. I have Hornady and RCBS pistol dies, both I like but, dont have the Lee's, are they just as good?

Lee carbine pistol dies are quite serviceable and come with a shell holder. They are not as well finished as RCBS or Redding which I prefer to the Lee product but that does not effect function. I'm not real fond of the "O" ring on the lock nut system. I do have a few Lee sets and while I will not purchase any more, I do not feel compelled to discard them either as I have with their rifle dies. I don't have any Hornady pistol dies and have had no issues with the 2 sets of rifle ones I own. For $10 I'd get the better ones.

You will be spending that $10.00 on the OUTSIDE of those Hornady's. The Lee's are just as tight and bright on the INSIDE as any out there in the same class. I have dies by every maker who markets except Dillon and they all do the job they are designed for. I use them interchangeably and usually just grab the set closest to hand. In fact I have a set of Lee dies always setup in an old RCBS Jr. press to load .41RemMag. I�m sure that I have at least two different makes of dies for every caliber I load for and have three in some calibers

i have a few pistol dies by lee, but i prefer lyman's bell die; bought lyman's multi-expand die and all the expander plugs and use that with whatever die set i use to size and seat/crimp.

Most of my dies are Lee, and I keep on buying them.

That said, Lee does sometimes have minor quality problems, such as internal burrs. I have a couple of Lee rifle dies that came with a tiny burr all the way around, where the shoulder meets the neck. They gave the neck a matte finish. I've had one bullet seater die with a burr all the way around the inside of the part that presses against the bullet. Seating a bullet caused it to grip the bullet with surprising force. I had a 223 die that was obviously done with a 2 fluted tool, because it left two scratches, 180 degrees apart, all the way down the neck.

I have a Dremel tool, and for the $10 difference, I'll buff out the occasional burr. That's my choice. You may feel differently.

Other than that, they make ammo that is as accurate as any available.

For revolver cartridges I've never felt compelled to stray from the Lee product. For bottleneck rifle cartridges I use others.

Love the Lee dies on several calibers of revolver ammo, but hate the non-locking ring. I replaced the "O" ring altogether with a set of RCBS rings that lock with set screws and am now happy.......... but that cost me about $2.00 per die ! I would probably just buy RCBS, Hornady, or another brand that came with real lock rings.

I don't have a problem with Hornady pistol dies......rifle dies are another story.....pistol dies are first class.