i recently bought a lyman Minnie Ball mould and used
my rcbs handles and i noticed the mould halves didnt line up when closing as well when using rcbs moulds. i have heard they lyman and rcbs handles are interchangable.
i recently bought a lyman Minnie Ball mould and used
my rcbs handles and i noticed the mould halves didnt line up when closing as well when using rcbs moulds. i have heard they lyman and rcbs handles are interchangable.
From my experiences, they more or less have been interchangeable. In the case of several moulds, I have had to thin the handles a bit to get them in the slots and on one, take a little off the end with the Dremel too. Other than that they've worked pretty well./beagle
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Yes . You might have to physically adjust the handles a little, thats not uncommon.
Dave
Personally I can only recommend the handles made by KAL tool and die. They are cheaper than the Lyman handles and much better quality. His handle on here is Red River Rick, and he is also in the vender section.
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Personally, I use strictly RCBS handles on Lyman and RCBS blocks and seem to get interchangeability throughout. I prefer the longer and more generous RCBS sized handles. I have used the Lyman handles for years but have gradually changed over and I'm happy with the situation. Very few problems./beagle
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For the small single cavity Ideal/Lyman moulds that I like to use for schuetzen bullets, I prefer the original small handles from Lyman, so I’ve built up a small stock of them for just that reason. For the larger single cavity and the double cavity Lymans, I agree with brother beagle that the longer RCBS handles just seem to do a better job. For MP & NOE moulds, I’ve found that Lee handles, even though they are among the least expensive handles intended for multi-cavity moulds, work well for me. This is my personal experience of course, YMMV.
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