best die LOCKING ring

[fyrewall]

Lee with the squishy O rings

 

[WillyTP]

Hornady

 

[jepp2]

Download the page, print on label paper then cut them out. I'll attach the link.

Here it is as a pdf

 

[kountryboy2]

Forster,Forster and Forster.

 

[JimPag]

Hornady.

 

[timeout]

Hornady. Buy the 6 pack to keep on hand and switch out any new dies that you buy.

 

[Nature Boy]

Get yourself a T handle allen wrench to fit the screw, 3/32", you'll thank me later.

You’re right about that

 

[AndyTaber]

I may not be swimming in the same direction as most of the fishes here, but I like the Lee rings. After reading several tips advising to install an o ring under the lock nut, I gave the Lee’s a try and found they work quite well. An additional advantage for me is I can tighten them down without a wrench or tool and they stay put.

 

[Ares]

Not very suprising that most see a slight improvement in concentricity when using a O ring.
Using 2-700 dollars on a nicely machined die, a good few hundred grams of metal.

And then mate it to a 3-5 kgs of metal made for 50$ in china, from several different alloys, that has mating surfaces, and a few very critical tolerances for alignment, and then one wonders why concentricity is'nt as it should be? go figure..

 

[BW64]

Download the page, print on label paper then cut them out. I'll attach the link.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab170/jepp2/DieAdjustment-1.jpg

Thank you.

BW

 

[ckaberna]

http://www.pmatool.com/pma-micro-die-adjuster-w-thumb-screw-upgrade/
.0005 adjustable
Or the hornady.

 

['Freak]

Sinclair, where there's not a PMA.

 

[GSPV]

Every die that I get, the lock rings are immediately swapped for Hornady.

 

[perry42]

I buy the 1" rings that Dillon sells. Buy the wrench from Dillon along with the rings and use two per die to lock your dies or just one if using removeable Dillon die holders (550 & 650).

perry42

 

[savagedasher]

Don’t a o ring just preloaded the threads
If the press ram is off center a o ring would do not to correct it as soon as the pressure on the die the treads align and the ram will still be off center

 

[rogn]

I just use Lee rings with a witness mark on the die. The die self centers/locates. There is no skewing that a biased thread in the ring can create. With the "o" the die locates on its own thread, of course you need to have faith that the die and its thread and the press threads are concentric.

 

[hillbillydruggist]

I just received a pack of Hornady rings and they are amazing! you tighten it and it stays

 

[foxguy]

I like the Idea of Whidden's Click Adjustable locking ring. I haven't purchased one yet, But I'm sure one will be in my future Purchases.

https://www.whiddengunworks.com/universal-click-adjustable-lock-ring

 

[Bart B.]

Don’t a o ring just preloaded the threads
If the press ram is off center a o ring would do not to correct it as soon as the pressure on the die the treads align and the ram will still be off center

I think most all presses are bored by one piece reamers then threaded with a ram diameter tap body. That typically enables the die thread center well in line with the ram. Check some in stores to see how loose fit some are.

Most shell holders have enough clearance to case head diameters to allow for any die-shellholder misalignment. And few press rams' top end have zero slop anyway from use and poor maintenance. Measure yours.

Frequent disassembly, clean then lube of ram and press contact areas keeps slop minimized.

 

[Campbell]

Hornady is hard to beat.

My vote goes to Hornady too!