WestKentucky
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I had a line on new old stock .256 win mag dies for a very reasonable price. Since that's what I wanted to give my dad along with a press to use them in, I asked him before shelling out the cash. He hummed and hawwed over it to a point that when he finally said yes the dies were gone. Now I can find new dies in the 75 dollar and up range, but nothing nearly as reasonable as the dies I had found. I have an old set that I use on occasion but honestly they are nearly junk. They produce ammo but they don't do a great job of it. He has a Lee classic loader and loads with it but with a bad shoulder it's hard for him to play whack-a-mole for very long. If anybody knows of a decent set that are used or has a line on a new set that won't break the bank I would appreciate it.
And before too many questions are asked about my junk set, they are old lyman dies with a broken primer punch, that is rusty as can be outside, hard to adjust due to rust, pitting, and abuse, and they absolutely will not form a case from a .357 without crushing the neck and destroying the case. They are OK for loading, but they certainly are not what I would give to anyone as a gift. They were given to me, and it's obvious why.
And before too many questions are asked about my junk set, they are old lyman dies with a broken primer punch, that is rusty as can be outside, hard to adjust due to rust, pitting, and abuse, and they absolutely will not form a case from a .357 without crushing the neck and destroying the case. They are OK for loading, but they certainly are not what I would give to anyone as a gift. They were given to me, and it's obvious why.