Last weekend a cousin gave me a box of Lyman 44 Special dies that a friend of his had given him. He knew I was an irredeemable nut about the 44 Special. I already have an RCBS set of 44 Magnum/44 Special dies with carbide sizer, etc. But I am always scrounging.
The dies have the following stamped on them - I have numbered them 1, 2, 3, and 4 -left to right.
1. EXP CH (size?) and decap
2. 44 SPE - FL full length sizing die
3. LYMAN EXP - CH seating and (crimp?)
4. 44 SPE - DA (size?) and decap
Wondering the following:
does #1 size, and if so it does not appear to be carbide?
#2 - is it carbide or require lube?
#3 - I know it seats, but does it also crimp
#4 - does it size as well as decap?