evtSmtx
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Are the dillon dies _that_ much better? If so I'd appreciate if anybody can explain why in terms a non-mechanical engineer can grasp? Is the difference likely to matter to somebody who loads maybe 1000 30-06 rounds a year?
Just FYI,
Most of Lee Precision products are made in the USA by tax paying workers and I believe Lee product sales exceed many other brands sales combined. I think this is one of many reasons why Lee Precision is able to sell their products at lower prices.
Like Ruger outselling all the domestic firearms exceeding the sales of all the other brand firearms brand combined. Yes, it is true for last several years.
Food for thought.
Most of Lee Precision products are made in the USA by tax paying workers and I believe Lee product sales exceed many other brands sales combined.
I would bet that is so, by a long shot. I am sure there are a zillion LMs and Pro 1000s out there turning out untold numbers of rounds. The majority of those owners are making ammo and not posting here. They have no idea that junk doesn't work at all.
probably so, but as far as that 'untold number of rounds', I would bet that the average dillon user makes about 1000x as much ammo as the average lee user. so from their perspective, the cost of the dies are spread over a much larger number of rounds, so a 5x delta turns out to not be a huge deal.
My opinion is that while Dillon may be slightly better finished, the cost is manly from "Dillon" on the side of the die.
I did that as well. Not small base, but RCBS.I even adapted a Redding carbide neck button to an RCBS small base die.
(Had to modify the depriming shaft).