Lyman Pro Pack 300 Blackout Dies

[iflyskyhigh]

Anyone used these?

Anyone used these on a a Dillon RL1100?

I’m figuring out that the mishmash of dies I’ve been using for a decade on my RL550 and XL650 for 300 BO are not ideal on my new RL1100. I mean they work, kinda, but…

Mainly the Lee FCD. It will not work on the RL1100.

Because the 300 blackout is such a short cartridge and you have to screw the dies down so far, the FCD is contacting the ejector tab. Just for comparison my Dillon Taper Crimp .223 die does not contact the ejector tab. Even when screwed all the way down to the shell plate.

And in general because the 1100 isn’t as smooth as the other presses, not having that giant radiused mouth on the bottom of the die is causing me some heartburn.

I tired both my Lee seater (w/micrometer stem), and my Forster Micrometer seater, but neither is ideal. I love my Forster dies, and of course they will work on a progressive, but they are really designed for single stage presses.

If I’m gonna get a new set I was considering the Lyman Pro Pack. I know they were made to be used on the Apex 10.

Do the Lyman Pro dies have the radiused mouth like the Dillon?

Just wondering if I’m gonna have the same issue with anything other than the Dillon Dies when combined with 300 BO and the RL1100.

There has to be people loading 300 BO on an 1100 with something other than the Dillon dies, right?

 

[Deleted member 16735]

I don't load 300 BO but I like the RCBS small base taper crimp dies for loading 223, it's just one seating/crimp die instead of a separate one like Lee and the sizing die is a bit tighter for semi auto use. No idea if it fits that press though but I would think it does

 

[token]

Ive never bothered to crimp rifle ammo as it should have proper neck tension from sizing with the expander ball or a neck die. Dont have much experience with lee dies other than a set for 7.62x39. I have Dillon and Redding as I like the micrometer seating die which works in progressive. Lyman dies should work as the apex 10 and 1100 have similar ejector tabs. If you know someone with a lathe maybe they can radius the bottom 1/4 of the die to give you the clearance it needs.

 

[iflyskyhigh]

I run a crimp die for two reasons. And only for autoloaders.

One, I use a M die to open the case mouth for the bullet feeder. So the crimp die closes the loop.

Two, it takes the bur off from trimming (if they were trimmed) with the RT1500.

I use the Redding pistol seating dies with micrometer on my 650.

I think I’ve decided to just get a set of Dillon dies. Forster makes a micrometer for the Dillon seating die now.