Lee dies and RCBS Press

[carry21]

I'm switching, finally, from a Lee progressive to a RCBS Ammo Master progressive and need assistance. All my Lee bell mouth dies are engineered to hold the Lee powder measure. Now using the Ammo Master there is nothing to prevent the shell belling insert from just pushing out the top of the die. Is there an aftermarket insert that threads into the die body to keep the bell insert in place?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Stu

 

[splattergun]

When your Lee powder-through die was new, it should have come with a funnel adapter. That will hold the expander plug in. If you don't have it anymore, it can be purchased.
http://leeprecision.com/funnel-adapter.html

 

[carry21]

Thanks splattergun, I should have at least one somewhere

 

[splattergun]

you're welcome. Hope it's the right solution to work with your new rig.

 

[stubbicatt]

Carry21, It seems *generally* that the Lee dies I use have a shorter threaded portion on the die body, and are seemingly a little shorter than RCBS dies. Have you experienced any situations where the Lee die is just barely too short to get a lock ring on it in the conventional location when you install it in a RCBS press?