hornady 500 Linebaugh dies

[500bfrman]

anybody had a problem with them? J Linebaugh says they have scratched cases up for a few people on the sizing die. I have always loved hornady dies.

[2 dogs]

Mine work fine. They are not carbide dies!!!! You gotta lube your cases!!

[DAMN YANKEE]

Mine seem to be fine also, I just wish the gun would get here.:Fire:

[c.r.]

if you're worried about nicking the brass, you can file down the end of the retaining clip a bit............but don't go too far......don't ask me how i know.

also there is a company called CH4D, they make affordable dies (relative to what RCBS wants for a set of 500L dies) and i've thought about ordering some 500L dies from them. these are std dies as well, not carbide

[500bfrman]

Linebaugh said Lee is going to be making some but it will be six months at least. I prefer hornady to Lee. ch4d I don't know whether to trust and get some or not. I have heard good and bad. any experience with them?

[Lloyd Smale]

ive got hornady and c&h 500 dies and hornady and lee 475 dies and in both cases prefer the hornadys.

[Whitworth]

I've got the Hornady dies as well and there's nothing wrong with them.

[500bfrman]

I wonder if the individuals in question didn't lube properly. I would have assumed that anybody loading 500L would have a clue what they were doing.

[ole 5 hole group]

There was one problem prior to this summer with the Hornady 500 Linebaugh dies – the expander plug was a bit oversized. They have now corrected that problem. I received my “corrected” expander plug several weeks ago.

[DAMN YANKEE]

For what it's worth Mr. Linebaugh suggested I get dies from RCBS but I bought the Hornady,s within the past month from Midway. I'm sure the Rcbs dies would have been first rate but there is nothing wrong with Hornady's. I was afraid of not having dies when the gun get's here.