Lyman Dies

Guy B. Meredith · April 11, 2000, 09:25 PM

What is the consensus (oh, God, there's another corporate buzzword) on the Lyman 4 die pistol set? I want to use the Lyman Multi-Expander which I believe is included in the set and could save money by taking this route.

WESHOOT2 · April 13, 2000, 07:15 PM

For every caliber I manufacture I always have at least one set of 4-die Lymans.

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"All my ammo is factory ammo"

rhetor · April 14, 2000, 09:38 AM

I use the Lyman 4 dies sets for all my handgun cartiridge reloading. You'll especially like the expander die with the powder drop through feature. I mount the powder measure directly to the top of the die on my T-Mag turret press. This setup puts out large quantities of handgun ammo in short order; only a more expensive progressive machine, such as Dillion's, would be faster.

I still prefer Redding dies for my rifle cartridges as I measure each powder charge with a scale and production rate is less important than precision.

April 11, 2000, 09:25 PM	#1
Guy B. Meredith Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 1999 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 1,574	What is the consensus (oh, God, there's another corporate buzzword) on the Lyman 4 die pistol set? I want to use the Lyman Multi-Expander which I believe is included in the set and could save money by taking this route.

April 13, 2000, 07:15 PM	#2
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 12,923	For every caliber I manufacture I always have at least one set of 4-die Lymans. ------------------ "All my ammo is factory ammo"

April 14, 2000, 09:38 AM	#3
rhetor Member Join Date: July 15, 1999 Posts: 56	I use the Lyman 4 dies sets for all my handgun cartiridge reloading. You'll especially like the expander die with the powder drop through feature. I mount the powder measure directly to the top of the die on my T-Mag turret press. This setup puts out large quantities of handgun ammo in short order; only a more expensive progressive machine, such as Dillion's, would be faster. I still prefer Redding dies for my rifle cartridges as I measure each powder charge with a scale and production rate is less important than precision.