Lee dies for .223 AR applications ?

[Southampton]

I'd appreciate input regarding any problems with use of Lee
.223 dies for AR's. I have a strictly mil-spec black rifle. I will
certainly use my Lyman case gauge to confirm critical dimensions of each round. Thanks !!

 

[ronnie gore]

223

it depends on the rifle, i have had mini 14s that would work with the lee dies and ar 15 that would work and some that would require the small base sizing die to be used.

 

[Dragon88]

You do not need small base dies to load for an AR-15. Lee dies will work fine.

 

[Treeman]

NO problems whatsoever for me loading for 2 ARs with Lee dies.

 

[kbox]

Lee dies here also.

 

[rewster]

I load for a competition AR and two battle rifles. Lee dies work fine.

 

[papajohn428]

In seven different AR's, using nothing but Lee dies, I have had no issues with ammo.

But it should be noted that the best group I ever shot at 200 yards was with ammo made on Lee dies, using Varget and a 52-grain Sierra BTHP, a shade under a half-inch for five shots. What's truly scary is that the ammo was cranked out three years earlier, and sat in an ammo can in my living room until I decided to go shoot some groups that day.

Lake City brass, Federal SR Primer, and 26.5 grains of Varget. 6X scope on a Del-Ton upper. My son nearly beat it with the same ammo twenty minutes later.

No flies on the Lee stuff, IMHO. YMMV.

 

[fredj338]

As long as you use the full length sizing die set & mot the collet neck dies, no problem using them for an AR. I went w/ the RCBS X die set, I don;t want to have to trim brass often.