Hello All,
I dabble in reloading. I use a Lee hand press. Up until now, I just reloaded 40 S&W and 45 ACP. However, I'm thinking of reloading two rifle calibers (308 and 223). Before I order dies for these calibers, I thought I would ask for some clarification on which die set to purchase. From what I have read, I have deduced that for my bolt action 308, I want the Lee Delux die set (with the collet die). The reason being, is that the shell will be fire formed to my rifle. I want the Lee Pacesetter die set for the 223 because of the full length sizer die. Is this correct?
Also, does the sizing dies deprime the shells?
Finally, It looks like I will need to purchase factory crimp die seperately. Am I correct on this, or does the bullet seating die also crimp?
Thanks in advance for putting up with the newbie questions.
I dabble in reloading. I use a Lee hand press. Up until now, I just reloaded 40 S&W and 45 ACP. However, I'm thinking of reloading two rifle calibers (308 and 223). Before I order dies for these calibers, I thought I would ask for some clarification on which die set to purchase. From what I have read, I have deduced that for my bolt action 308, I want the Lee Delux die set (with the collet die). The reason being, is that the shell will be fire formed to my rifle. I want the Lee Pacesetter die set for the 223 because of the full length sizer die. Is this correct?
Also, does the sizing dies deprime the shells?
Finally, It looks like I will need to purchase factory crimp die seperately. Am I correct on this, or does the bullet seating die also crimp?
Thanks in advance for putting up with the newbie questions.