Thread: Got lucky - for once - found some .223 Rem dies.

Got lucky - for once - found some .223 Rem dies.

I've been searching high and low for some .223 Rem dies (either RCBS or Hornady) so I can reload for my new 5.56 AR.

Everywhere I looked was sold out, on back order, etc.

Well, I was out in the garage, tidying up my reloading area when I spied a box of reloading stuff my father-in-law gave to me many years ago.

In the box were Lyman dies for 44 Mag, 30.06, 30-30, 243 and .223 Rem - I couldn't believe my good fortune - 223 Rem, just what I'd been searching for.

Now, where's my question. Hopefully some of you guys have a set of Lyman .223 Rem dies (# 7457111). Are these Lyman .223 dies (I don't if they are small base) gonna work to reload .223 for my AR (being how its a semi-auto and some .223 dies don't do so good with semi-autos.).

Maybe I can stop my search for RCBS or Hornady 223 Remington dies.

Hack

ck some cases --resize and ck the fit .--if they are not fl or small base they won't fit the gun.