NIB Lee Universal Rifle Charging Die

Are these small base dies,not sure how Lee advertises theirs.
Thanks,
RK

 

If I were going to have small base dies, I'd also want a regular set. Small base dies really work the metal and imho, shorten the life of the case.

I'd only use a small base die if I were having trouble closing a bolt, and then I'd only use it once. This could happen if I bought mil. brass which had been fired from an automatic weapon, and then tried to use it in close tolerance bolt rifle, for instance.

I've never needed a small base die for 5.56/223, but then I fire it only in an AR. I've reloaded and used a LOT of LC mil. brass with those Lee dies.

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Are these carbide dies and will they fit in my rockchucker?

 

Almost no rifle dies are carbide - way too expensive to produce for the odd shapes. They are made for some very high end automated commercial equipment, I've been told.

Straight-walled pistol dies have just a carbide ring to size them and it slips down them. That's far easier to produce so most of those pistol dies are carbide these days. All Lee pistol dies are carbide AFAIK. ??

 

It is a sad day when someone has to buy his own Christmas present!!!
And even sadder when he bought it and forgot he didn't have a 223!!!

 

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