Hornady dies, Difference?

[Steel185]

I have a Hornady LNL I primarily load 45ACP. I'm looking to set it up for .223. Currently i load my .223 on a Lee pro 1K, with Lee dies. I don't have any Hornady rifle dies. Can i use Lee dies on the Hornady LNL? I don't mind getting Hornady Dies, it just leads to another question. On Hornady's site they ahve 2 different types of dies, whats the difference between the regular, the custom, and match? Also other sites have a Hornady .223 seriesI and seriesII, what are those? The .223 is for an AR so I'd rather full length size, its what i do now and it works in the AR.

I need a rifle die translator.

 

[cfullgraf]

The Lee dies will work just fine on your Hornady L-N-L progressive. You will probably want to get a set of the L-N-L bushings to make die changes easier.

In fact, just about any die with a 7/8"-14 thread will work on just about any press that has a 7/8"-14 thread.

 

[Walkalong]

I have Lee, Dillon, RCBS, Redding, C&H, Forster, and Hornady dies I use on my LNL. I had to get creative on the lock nut for some older dies, but they all work just fine.

 

[rsrocket1]

The Lee dies work fine. If the lock nut doesn't have enough threads with the O-ring in place, turn it upside down and it will work fine. You can also buy the Hornady Lock Rings, but I just flip the Lee rings over and they hold just fine.

 

[Steel185]

thanks, this makes the change over one step easier.