ORIGINAL: devil dog
big, I've never tried the collet dies, how much better are they really?
Well, I used to argue with all these guys on here like driftrider that I hated anything lee, but now own 8 different collet dies. I still like the bushing comp dies from redding, but terribly expensive.
Many remember about 4-5 years ago, I was on this quest forzero runout. I mean I was nuts over it. I did everything. Inside reaming, outside turning, competition dies, bushing dies. When in the end, all it took was some minor culling thru the brass for ones that the necks are really bad, (thickness variations), and collet dies. or better yet, not buy cheap brass. I was doing this for a 300RUM and didn't have too many options at the time.
Only thing I don't like about Lee collets, is they use some cheap soft steel for the mandrel. I can't say I have wore any out, but after using them for a few years the collet looks very beat up.