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An email to Lee might be worthwhile.

Redcat

Gazoo wrote:I still have my first lee loader for 9mm from 1978 decapper pin broke though. So bloody useless, only 40 yrs old (bought second hand) and it breaks, should get my money back.

mine broke quite early on, I just use a Lee universal decapping tool (and it doesnt need a mallet either razz )

oh, and they are slow as well

kennyc wrote:oh, and they are slow as well

not a problem prob only load 20-50 a time

ballkeeper wrote:

kennyc wrote:oh, and they are slow as well

not a problem prob only load 20-50 a time

that was my version of irony

what if using oversized /lead bullets like 312/314/316 etc

they still work ??

I have a Lee Loader in .303 and .223, they are what I started out with a year ago. I now use a conventional bullet press for all parts of the reloading process - apart from when I decap and resize the necks, I use the Lee Loader for these steps. I neck size only.
To answer your question, the heads i use for .303 are Sierra Matchkings, 174grn .303 / .311. When I used the Lee Loader i noticed the heads were a nice snug fit into the Loader body. In my opinion there's not much chance of going much wider than .312, but have never tried so could easily be wrong.

Right so you don't use lead .
Just lee loader arrived .But dates for bullet dia of 311 to 312 .
So for lead and I need not sure it's gonna be any good to me

I've got two one for .303 and one for .308 greatt ools for the money and save loads on ammo.

swotty wrote:I've got two one for .303 and one for .308 greatt ools for the money and save loads on ammo.

But May not be good for the size bullet I need


Would I have been better off with collect dies instead