Lockout Die for 223?

[SC_Dave]

Is there a lockout die for 223 that you guys use that seems to work better than another or are they all about the same?.
Thanks, David

 

[Blue68f100]

That is the reason I went with a Powder Cop die, works with both, rifle and pistol.. This way your use to the same method and get in a habit of watching it.

 

[lordpaxman]

I use my RCBS Lock Out die for pistol calibers but not .223. For the time being it’s just been me checking the powder level, but I plan to use the Dillon Powder Check system. Good luck!

 

[Harriw]

I started loading. 223 using a powder cop, because I couldn't see into the necked-down case very well with the cobbled-together light I was using (was never a problem for straight-walled pistol cases). Then I got one of those UFO lights from KMS Squared on Amazon (for my Hornady LNL AP).... and now I can see into .223 cases with no problem at all. It was, literally, the difference between day and night when I added that light.

So I took out the powder cop, and discovered that the powder cop had been the real source of the powder mess I'd been dealing with. I'd been getting H335 EVERYWHERE and couldn't get it to stop no matter what I did with the powder drop... makes sense now.

All that to say... if you don't already have one, a GOOD light may make a powder cop un-necessary for you, even with .223. That was certainly my experience. Also, powder cops are a lot messier than I expected