I have been reloading for 54 years and currently have dies for 24 calibers. I have Hornady, Lyman, Lee, RCBS, Redding, die sets. Lee seams to be the first in the market place with new calibers, .350 legend and .360 Buckhammer. I find their products to be durable, accurate and innovative. If I had to buy a set of dies today, I would look to LEE first.

All of my dies are from Lee.

I've used Lee dies exclusively. I've loaded .40 S&W, .38spl, .223, 25/06, 30-30, 7mm/08, and 9mm luger. Bought my first set and saw no reason to change after that. I have reloading gear and presses by Lee, RCBS, Hornady, and maybe a few more companies, but have only used the Lee dies. They work.

Had an old timer that I worked with who reloaded and got me started. Went shopping with me, and I bought a Lee Turret press, 30-06 dies, and starter kit, funnels, lube, powder scale, etc. Used IMR powder and Gameking bullets, green poly Spitzer rounds! Bought in bulk at the factory in Sedalia, MO. after taking plant tour! That was cool to see how they made ammunition. Bought bullets as 2nds in barrels. Had minute pieces of copper wire on ends, which were easily taken off. Believed, I bought Winchester nickel plated brass and CCI primers to start loading. They were the prettiest cartridges, by my hand, when I loaded a tray up with the first 60 rounds!😊 Didn't want to shoot them for a while. Just look at them, all standing upright like little soldiers! Eventually, I did, and they shot good groups. That fall shot 1st buck with them! Sadly, all my Reloading equipment somehow disappeared when I divorced from first marriage!😢 Have not been able to get all I need due to price increases since the beginning of covid horse flip, which almost seems like one needs to lay out $$$ for the cost of a good rifle, scope combo in today's vernacular! My rifles now are 7mm Remington Mag and 6.5 PRC. Also, I have two 9mm pistols that I'd love to reload for all. But, I have to pay bills and keep on getting by. At least wife, I'm married to now likes firearms, and if I saw the chance to get back in Reloading, she'd have no problem with it as she has her own guns! Former Sheriff's Deputy. Got lucky 2nd time around! 😊

Ive been reloading shotshells for a few months now and have decided its time to foray into the world of handgun and rifle calibers that i use. Lee Clasic Cast press is on its way. Wasnt sure which dies to go after. After seeing this im ordering Lees for all. Thanks for posting this.

I'm a Lee fan also. Pistol competition shooter n accuracy w Lee is 2nd to none.

Great video, I just started reloading and bought the Lee Carbide die sets for 45 colt and 45 ACP. I have made a few hundred rounds of each so far - and so far so good. The instructions and info that came with the die sets are very helpful for a first timer like me.

Awesome video! Very clear and helpful! Looking forward to more videos!

I like Lee products can't tell anyone their better or worse than other products. Lee is all I've ever used never had a problem.

Started reloading back in 1986 when I bought a Colt 1911. I used a Lee single stage press with a 3 carbide die set. Needless to say, that setup produced over 10,000 rounds in the next year and a half. I bought another set of dies for .45 Long Colt and have done many thousands of 250 grain LRN loads for a Colt SAA and a Uberti Henry rifle. I have told everyone that the dies do the job that they are meant to do. Give you good ammunition for shooting.

I have several Lee products and while they may not be the highest quality in the industry, their warranty is top notch and will replace or refund your purchase if you have any issues. I've had more good luck than bad and will continue to buy their products if they have something I need. I've even joked with their customer service about how many decapping rods I've broken and they replaced every single one of them for the cost of shipping. Good review!

I’ve had RCBS, Redding, and Hornady dies and between Hornady and Lee dies I think I’m good to go. All of my Redding and RCBS dies have rust and have not been very durable, as well as caused many stuck cases even with proper amounts of lube. Lee pistol dies are awesome and I would not hesitate to get their rifle dies to try out for the price.

Agreed. Lee Precision is plenty good to go.

Lee is great ! The more I buy their products, the more I like them. They are great Americans to me.

I love my Lee Dies and don't even bother trying others anymore after not so good results. I also use my scoopers a lot with my beam scale, so much that I bought the set. Just a scoop, then a short trickle , fast and easy. Lee dies and presses are quality made.

Saw you on Echo Reloading Channel with AR. Good day PA! Subbed !! Mike.

In my view, the best die set is compromised of individual dies from different makers. Lee die lock rings are the best in the business. There is no force or pressure exerted on the die lock ring. It doesn't have to be made out of steel. Aluminum is fine. It uses an o-ring so a tiny set screw is not needed. Just remember to loosen the die by turning the lock ring, not the die itself. Lee shellholders are the worst in the business. Once in awhile they are not machined flat across the bottom and the lips are too loose. I once dropped a case into my AMP annealer because it fell out of the sh. It didn't slide out through the opening but fell right out. The Lee neck collet die is arguably the best invention in all of reloading and is perhaps the reason it is featured on the cover of the Lee reloading manual. Thanks for sharing!

I first started with a .223 rcbs die set and it rusted in a month, because thats what cabelas at the time had, went with lee instead and now even after resizing hundreds if not thousands of 5.56 nato brass to 300BLK it still sizes 5.56 brass that checks in my lyman go/no go gauge. Of course i only get the carbide dies if possible

I've had dies from every manufacturer including defunct antique dies. Although I do still use some RCBS and Lyman dies LEE dies are the best. They're designed so much better and friendlier to use. I do wish they'd done some things differently, but I understand why they didn't. Newer reloaders don't have a clue that every brand of dies on the market today have copied Richard Lee's dies in one form or another. Heck just look at how older dies reloaded pistol ammo as in order of operation/function...Glad Richard came along and simplified it for us...and the other manufacturer's making dies. That being said there will always be a need for something different and all the manufacturers need our support to exist. Everyone that loads lead bullets should have handy Lyman's fantastic (M) dies for each caliber and bullet diameter he or she assembles whether it's always needed or only on occasion as it does exactly what it was designed to do and allows the bullets to seat perfectly straight and as far as RCBS goes...well there's absolutely no better customer service in this business...not even the blue boys can touch them in that department and the quality of control is exceptional! so yeah I think LEE dies are the most ingeniously designed dies for everyday use, but every manufacturer has something we all need and that pours over into their casting departments as well.

Lee dies are the best for me! They are the only brand I will buy.

A lot of lee carbide dies. 9mm I think have a small ring of carbide on the base of the die for sizing. Its not all carbide. Carbide dies have a little spring back.

All my handgun dies are Lee dies. I highly recommend the 4 die set with the taper crimp die. Helps uniform your finished rounds.

I have a lot of Lee Dies I love the collet dies. I did not at first because I crushed a couple of cases in my learning process. Having said that I own Hornady, Redding, Dillon and RCBS as well. They all make quality dies. Lee is definitely the least expensive. I don't like their bullet seaters though. On rifles I only want a good competition seater dies. On those I have only two brands Redding and Forster. Forster is the original competition seating die that is most copied supporting the whole case before seating begins. If people are looking to pay less usually you can purchase the Forsters for less than the Redding's. They both work equally well.

Good info, thanks.

LEE dies are awesome! 👍👍

Reloading for 42 years. Started with Lee Classic Loaders & moved up to Lee press & dies. There is nothing wrong with Lee equipment period. It all works & does just exactly what Lee says it does. There are no false claims with Lee products. Competition shooting, may lead you beyond Lee products. But the average shooter/hunter will never need anything more.

I have lee 50 beowulf dies, the expander ate my brass till I polished it and got rid of a ridge at the top that was doing the eating

I have about 30 die sets and all but 2 are Lee.

I have a large variety of dies for a great variety of calibers. I have put together some very nice ammunition on all of them. I have not found Lee dies to be any less quality in function at all. Comparing standard sets to standard sets. Obviously a person pays $300.00+ for extreme high end dies match grade die sets, you expect much tighter tolerances and precision. After all that is usually where cost lies is the precision of machining. That said, a very careful handloader can produce some extremely accurate ammunition on very basic die sets also. This brand stuff is much like Ford, Chevy, Ram guys arguing over whose pickup is better. In reality if you have excellent skills you can produce very nice accurate ammunition on all of the brands of dies, Lee included. They are excellent and economical allowing many folks to participate in a terrific hobby where they otherwise might not get that opportunity financially.

Just tried loading some 30-30 and none of the bullets set true. A little crooked. Not using Lee dies any more. Just junk as far as I’m concerned.

Does anyone know: does using the Lee undersize die obviate the need to also use a bulge buster die to eliminate the Glock bulge? I now use an aftermarket barrel on my G20, but I do have brass fired through a Glock barrel, so I’ll need to clean that brass up & resize to obtain a round that will properly chamber. Thanks for any help you all may have. Cheers!

I have many sets of Lee dies. Many dating back to the early 1980s. I have never broken a decap pin on a Lee die. I've even punched through some crimped primers and completely through a handful of Berdan primed cases that slipped through my inspection. I've worn out a few decap pins but they've never broken. I cannot say that about the green boxed dies I own. I have 100K+ rounds through my 9mm set and it still gets used often and still meets spec for sizing. I traded away from the green boxed dies in several handgun calibers and 2 rifle calibers to go to Lee dies. I have full faith in the Lee die quality. I use a few of the Lee Presses as well.

Lee gets some hate, not sure why. My cousin has reloaded for 60+ years and he has nothing but praise for them. Most of my dies are Lee and they work incredibly well. Well designed and they stand the test of time at a fair price.

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About 90 % of my dies are Lee .

Why so many bad mouth LEE equipment I run 3 load masters and LEE Die's I love em

As soon as you said "Hornaday", I stopped watching.

When I started reloading I bought rcbs dies but in no time I replaced them with Lee. They are good dies and simple to use without tools.