Originally Posted by
303british.com
Sorry, but they are hardly a limitation. I am one of those persons who owns a number of rifles chambered for the same cartridge. The method and tools I use when reloading different 308s, 303s, 222s, 44s etc. are dependent on the purpose - hunting, target shooting, plinking, training, etc. I use different tools to accomplish this. LLs are one of those tools.
Every time I pick up a new gun, I buy a Redding body die for when the brass needs to be squeezed back. I also have a Lee nutcracker so that I can take selected equipment with me to the range or out hunting. These are in addition to my bench setup at home. In close to 40 years of using them, they have never been inconvenient or a limitation.
Your post made me count my LLs. I have 15. Some people have more. If they were a limitation, they would have gone the way of the do-do years ago.
LLs are cheaper alternatives to conventional NS die sets if money is a concern, are portable, compact and have an easier learning curve.
They are another tool in the reloader's arsenal, not a limitation.