LEE wildcat crtg dies?

[FN in MT]

I never knew that LEE did dies for many of the Ackley wildcats and other obscure cartridges.
For $35 do they do a good job producing an accurate reload with minimal run out, etc ? Or simply spend three or four times the money and get REDDING?

I'm specifically interested in a set of .223 AI dies.

FN in MT

 

[357Mag]

FN -

Howdy !

Lee's website lists the .223AI dies as " very limited production ".

You can buy stuff direct from LEE. An answer on availability is just a phone call away.


With regards,
357Mag

 

[357Mag]

FN -

Howdy , again.

Forgot to mention that the LEE dies can/do help one produce accurate ammo. I wouldn't be afraid to try a set, at the cost you mention.


With regards,
357mAG

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You get what you pay for. I have a set of redding 223ai dies that work very good

 

[swd]

I used Lee dies with my 22-250 Ackley. It shot great in the .3"s to .5"s. For the price I would certainly try them again.

 

[6coues]

Lee collet dies work very well to neck size AI cases. I wouldn't hesitate to get a full length set and a collet die.

 

[2506]

I have a set of Lee 30-30AI dies that I load for my 14" barrel Contender pistol and they produce excellent ammo. 5 shots under one inch all day at 100 yards using 2.5-8x28 Weaver LER scope off a bench.

 

[Rpbump]

I just received a full length LEE die for my 6.5x55AI. It works great.

Rpbump

 

[FN in MT]

I'm going to do a .223 AI and after just finishing a 6 x 47 L my mad money account is hemorrhaging. So versus far more expensive REDDING dies I'll give the LEE dies a shot just to get it shooting.

Appreciate the suggestions and information Gentleman.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Not impressed with them, as there are better dies out there listed on the main die menu on the charts.

 

[gunner8305]

You may also check out CH4D them make lots of wildcat dies and are cheaper then Redding. I have a set of their 25x30-30AI dies and a set of 17 AI Hornet dies. No complaints here.

 

[shoot4fun]

I normally won't use any dies but Redding, but my Lee 223AI dies have loaded a lot of very accurate ammo over the years. Only issue I ever had the threads on the aluminum seater adjustment turret got messed up. I think it cost $6 for a new part.