Question about Lee Collet Dies

[Matt Dillon]

Folks, I have a Lee Collet Die for .303 British, which I haven't gotten around to loading much of just yet, and am currently loading 7.62X54 Russian and 7.5Swiss.
My question is this: Can I use the Lee .303 British collet die on these other 2 caliber? I would not like to overwork my brass, and as I plan to shoot quite a bit of both calibers in the relatively near future, what would be the downside of using this die on the 7.62x54(.311-.312 bullet) as well as the 7.5 Swiss (.308 bullet)?
Also, does anyone have detailed instructions as to how I might be able to use this die most effectively? Thanks so much in advance for your help and adv ice!

 

[Zippy06]

Did you check Lee's web site?
Or you can just e-mail them. They answer pretty quick. 1-2 days.
Great people.

 

[snuffy]

Folks, I have a Lee Collet Die for .303 British, which I haven't gotten around to loading much of just yet, and am currently loading 7.62X54 Russian and 7.5Swiss.
My question is this: Can I use the Lee .303 British collet die on these other 2 caliber? I would not like to overwork my brass, and as I plan to shoot quite a bit of both calibers in the relatively near future, what would be the downside of using this die on the 7.62x54(.311-.312 bullet) as well as the 7.5 Swiss (.308 bullet)?
Also, does anyone have detailed instructions as to how I might be able to use this die most effectively? Thanks so much in advance for your help and adv ice!

Lee collet dies are cartridge specific, meaning meant for one precise configuration or case dimension. If they make a die for your other two calibers, then you'd have to get one for each. If they do not,(which is what I suspect), then they WILL make you one. IIRC it's a $50.00 charge + one of your fired shells for a pattern.

 

[Grumulkin]

Lee collet dies are cartridge specific, meaning meant for one precise configuration or case dimension. If they make a die for your other two calibers, then you'd have to get one for each. If they do not,(which is what I suspect), then they WILL make you one. IIRC it's a $50.00 charge + one of your fired shells for a pattern.

They are cartridge specific. Last I checked it was $50 + $5 shipping & handling for custom collet dies and they need 3 cartridges cases that were fired in the gun in question.