[Deadeye]

Anybody use or know anything about Lee Speed dies (How the work, good or bad)?

 

[Bountyhunter]

I'm not sure what a "speed" die is. I don't see anything on their site either.

 

[Deadeye]

I'm not sure what a "speed" die is. I don't see anything on their site either.

Info on them is not easy to find, even thru Lee (they may have been discontinued). I keep seeing them on e-bay & other places on the web. As near as I can tell they are a one die does it all kind of thing. I guess you use one die to size, flare & seat. Look on Lee's website under closeouts, there are some on there but no info on them.

 

[sheepdog]

http://www.10ring.com/Categories/leereload/LEE_Dies.htm

 

[Bountyhunter]

Looks like they are only made for certain calibers. If you have one of the calibers they make them for and a single stage press they might be good. I've never used one so I have no idea if they are good or not. They don't make them for the 45 Colt or the 44 Magnum.

 

[Terry_P]

So you would size and punch out the primer on the downstroke and bell the mouth on the up stroke. That is like a rifle die. Then the seating operation must require some change in the internals for the die to seat the bullet and the crimp I have no clue how that would happen???

 

[Bountyhunter]

Beats me. It doesn't go into much deatail.

 

[Deadeye]

Looks like they are only made for certain calibers. If you have one of the calibers they make them for and a single stage press they might be good. I've never used one so I have no idea if they are good or not. They don't make them for the 45 Colt or the 44 Magnum.

Theres some on ebay for .44mag & .45acp.

 

[Bountyhunter]

Maybe Lee just doesn't make them anymore. They don't advertise those calibers on their site.