Which dies to buy

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I will be using brought brass from capital cartridge I have 200 pieces that's all I could afford right now after buying the press and dies
 
My dies are green....RCBS, been reloading since I was 16 nothing but RCBS for me:thumbup::thumbup:
Suppose you have an RCBS Grand, too?
I prefer small dies for rounds going into autos, and RCBS are my favorites. Never seen a green one, though. :p
Still reload on the RCBS Jr. 3 I learned on at 14, and the MEC 600 Jr. I started on at 9.
 
I started out reloading .223 using standard Lee die set. I was having issues with chambering in my AR so I purchased an RCBS small base resizing die. I haven’t had any issues since. The cases resized with the standard lee die did chamber fine in my bolt action Mossberg.
 
I load 223 for five different rifles; four semi-automatic and one bolt action. I have used the same RCBS standard dies to load for all of them for the past 42 years. I never had any problem with failure to feed, chamber or extract once I got the dies properly adjusted.
 
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I have had excellent results with RCBS dies over the years.
I started out with Lee dies because of the price point but soon discovered that they were not quite what I was expecting.
Replaced them with RCBS... excellent quality ammunition resulted.
I have a couple of sets of Hornady dies to use with my two Hornady LnLs but neither I nor my son are particularly impressed with them, so they are being replaced with RCBS die sets.
I have a few sets of Redding dies...few rounds loaded, they seem to be superior dies.
I have one set of Dillon dies for the Dillon 550s but haven't even set them up yet.

Also have a couple sets of Lyman dies that I bought at auction...look OK, but haven't used them.
 
I would love to see your factual references for this statement.

It's just an observation of what is posted on this site since I joined in 2011. There could be other reasons too, like Lee sells more than the others and the actual percentage is actually very low. When I started hand loading there was no internet, had no mentor, had to figure things out on my own, with the aids of books. To this date I have never ran across a round that std RCBS dies would not size properly. Though today I can afford better/nicer equipment if I so choose.
 
According to this video, the Hornady Custom Grade .223 rem dies resized brass tighter than RCBS Small Base Dies. The videographer was as surprised as anyone.



YMMV

The great majority of my dies are Hornady...currently switched my 9mm dies from Lee to Lyman MSR set. Always add Lee Factory Crimp die to kit if you plan to crimp.
 
Ask what dies to purchase and you will get as many answers as their are brands. The Lee's will serve you very well. I have C&H 223 dies. They work great along side a Lee factory crimp die. I bet I have at least one set of dies made by most brands. All do what they were purchased to do.

RCBS - yup
Lyman - yup
Lee - yup
Hornady - yup
C&H - yup
Redding - yup
Foster - yup
 
Well friends I thank you all for your advice I went with the lee pace setter dies because of my budget and I also bought the lyman 50th reloading manual ..thanks to all of you for your help and input
I'm sure you will like your choice. I have loaded plenty of .223 ammo with Lee dies and they work fine. I have since replaced the sizing die with an RCBS standard die but I really like the Lee seating dies over others.

You bought a very useful load manual. I think it's the best first manual to buy because of the diverse bullet and powder choices along with the extensive information provided in the front of the book.
 
Just brought one shot case lube and frankford arsenal tumbler with pins almost ready to start just need a good sturdy work bench thank you guys for the help..WOW spent alot of money nobody tell my wife plz...lol
 
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