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Speed Die
Anyone Remember the Lee "Speed Dies"? One Die Body, Ya Changed the "Guts" to Size, Decap.and Seat....
Been using One to Load All My .44s for at least 35yrs.
Lookin for One for 38/357
Been using One to Load All My .44s for at least 35yrs.
Lookin for One for 38/357
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Re: Speed Die
I have one for 357 Magnum. I think there are parts missing or I'm too slow (old) to figger it out. I'll have to find it and check it out, perhaps look for instructions. Just got a new 2" 357 and resurrected my 357 stuff...
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Re: Speed Die
I just missed one in 38 spl on evilBay but I got one in 357 mag on the way. Last year I found one for 45 acp. Neat idea especially for a bug out bag. Only 1 die to lose instead of three!.
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Re: Speed Die
Is this different than the Lee Loader?
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Re: Speed Die
GasGuzzler wrote:Is this different than the Lee Loader?
Yes, The Die Body goes in the Press, Regular Shell Holder.
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Sounds like a Lee gimmick.
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Re: Speed Die
I wasn't into handgun loading at the time, but it seemed the next step up from a Lee Loader, especially for a single cartridge shooter. All you needed was the simple "C" press and the Speed Die, and I recall it came with a dipper. It was a fast way to get a bunch of cartridges loaded for a reloader that didn't have a lot of room for a bunch of equipment or the money to buy it.GasGuzzler wrote:Sounds like a Lee gimmick.
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I got two sets out of curiosity, but found them to be very handy with the hand press. But have none for sale, sorry
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Re: Speed Die
I had (have?) one for 357 Magnum, I'll have to search the shop to find it, hopefully. IIRC it worked great, just a bit slower but worked quite well batch loading...