I'm done with Lee, what do you suggest.

.338-06 said:

While I use mostly Lee products, I get annoyed with the company often. What kind of idiot do they have writing the instructions? Bought a bullet feeder for my Pro 1000. Can't use it. Why? The dies need to be beveled. You don't find this out until you buy one. Can't use lead boolits.

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I am able to use lead bullets just fine in my LEE bullet feeder, loading 45acp.
They will replace dies or add the bevel (not sure which) for just a few dollars if you return your dies to them, you could probably get someone with a lathe to shorten and bevel it for free or cheaply.


Michael Grace

I mentioned earlier that I have never had a problem with ANY of their equipment and still haven't.
But I did just look and did E-Mail them a question sometime ago and it says give them 48 hours and I never did get a response. So it may just be a CS problem sort of throwing wood on the fire of not getting an answer to a simple problem.

I have A T-7 along with Redding dies and I see no reason to want anything different. Regarding the Redding shell holders, you'd be better off going with RCBS. The reason that I say this is that I have In Line Fabrication's quick eject system on the T-7. The Redding shell holders are knurled around the thickest part of the shell holder which causes the eject spring to hang up on them. I love the In Line eject system and I think you will as well but I have to use RCBS's shell holders, which are smooth around their middle, to make it work.

P.S. I'm sure other shell holders will work as well but if I'm not buying Redding, I'm buying RCBS. Also, check out In Line Fabrication's other products for the T-7.

Off topic from your question, but the decapper can be a little tricky if you dont know what you're doing

I guess I'll pile one here. Another satisfied T-7 user. I use it strictly for rifle cartridges, and keep the powder measure on a separate stand.

My dies are a mixture of RCBS, Redding, and some Hornady. The only Lee dies I've used were my short fixation with factory crimp dies, which I've since gotten over.

I also have Dillon 550, but pretty much use Dillon dies on them. I have used RCBS with almost no issues on a 550, but the Dillon dies just seem to be smoother on their press.

Both RCBS and Redding have excellent customer service. And so does Dillon as noted elsewhere.

I've been known to use the Lee Auto-Prime, the original one, in years past. I also have RCBS's version of that tool. Lately I haven't used either of them too much.

I won't cuss Lee out, I just haven't had much of their equipment to compare with others. I do use their moulds, and they work pretty well. And they are a lot cheaper than Lyman or RCBS moulds.

I have to admit, smart alecky comment aside, that I had Lee's address memorized for awhile LOL..i just saw it saved in MSWord in my gun folder on my desktop and it reminded me.

I have had some frustrating moments with the Lee decapping pins also.

I've never broken a pin on any die, but I've had the pin on the Lee get pushed up before, and it's a major pain in the rear. It's always a piece of media that causes the resistance that shoves the pin up, but with the RCBS die, I don't even notice anything, it just demolishes the piece of media, and life goes on.

GS

The first time that I ever loosened a Lee decapping pin, I realized just how tightly they are screwed-down (at first I thought that pup was stuck ).

With that bit of key information, I have never had any issues with them slipping as I make sure to crank them down TI-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-IGHT.

Redding for rifle and Lee for pistol and Rcbs for paper weights ,

No Problem with Lee

Although I have had no problems at all with Lee dies I also use RCBS which also is an excellent die. of the two it seems like the RCBS is the sturdier of the two.