Ackley Improved

[Igiveup]

I ordered a .223 sizeing and depriming die from Lee last week. The die arrived and I opened the package. The paper work said .223 Ackley Improved with hand written "New" three times on the label. I am in the middle of reloading .223 and need a sizing and decapping die. Will this die work for the standard .223 cartridge or will it give it the AI 40 degree shoulder. I don't want to use it in case I must return it.

 

[Dan W. Cady]

I ordered a .223 sizeing and depriming die from Lee last week. The die arrived and I opened the package. The paper work said .223 Ackley Improved with hand written "New" three times on the label. I am in the middle of reloading .223 and need a sizing and decapping die. Will this die work for the standard .223 cartridge or will it give it the AI 40 degree shoulder. I don't want to use it in case I must return it.

It will neck size and deprime but will not size the body due to the Ackley being less tapered.

 

[ReloadforFun]

If yours is a standard 223 chamber, it's probably best to exchange the die for a standard die.

 

[gwpercle]

Call Lee and talk to a person ...
It doesn't sound right but who knows ... Lee has some strange ways of doing things and perhaps it can work .
Gary