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Offline rural17

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Presses and Dies
« on: March 02, 2008, 04:09:58 PM »
I was just wondering if different brands of presses and dies are interchangeable?

Thanks Jeff

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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2008, 04:25:02 PM »
Pretty much... I've used Lee, Hornady, RCBS and Redding dies in all of my presses. The thread size is the same, unless you go after the 50bmg dies....
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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2008, 05:08:30 PM »
The old Herter's thread pattern is different. 
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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2008, 08:19:57 PM »
All the company's now days are using 7/8''x14 thread dies and press's. The only place you MIGHT get into trouble, is with a progressive press. I've talked with a few reloaders at some gun shows, where the full lenght sizing die,from one company wasn't long enough to thread thru the head of another press, and actually size the entire lenght of the case.  In these instance's, it was reloaders using Lee Dies in a Dillion press. From what I was told, when you raise the shell plate on a Dillion, to TDC, the Lee full lenght sizing die, with the lock nut adjusted all the way up, doesn't touch the shell plate. I've got no problem using Redding dies in my Dillion, or Hornady.  gypsyman
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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2008, 01:07:19 AM »
A Dillon SDB and the Lyman 310 are the most often found presses that do not use the 7/8-14 dies

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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2008, 11:29:22 AM »
The old Herters presses I had both used 7/8 14 dies.

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Re: Presses and Dies
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2008, 12:11:01 PM »
Thanks for your help guys. I just didn't want to start buying things and find out later that they won't together. That would be a bummer

Jeff