how many die sets do you own?

[softpoint]

staring at my die shelf this morning, I decided to count 'em and assess the progression of this disease! now I don't have guns for quite all them, and through trades and buying guns used with the dies I have wound up with 2 die sets in a few calibers, ...but what the heck, I'll stop making excuses, I have 68 full length die sets, not counting special forming or seating dies...I'm hoping someone here has this disease worse than me......

[threett1]

Got me beat. I was rearranging everything the other day and counted right at 40 sets.

[BarryinIN]

I came up with just over half that many- 35- complete sets. I may come up with a few more, but probably not more than five.
Then there are neck sizers, formers, different types of seaters, etc.

[pumpguy]

28........and counting.

[R.C. Hatter]

Countin' duplicates, (3) about 36 sets, but I don't have guns for all of 'em nor will I ever have guns for all of 'em.

[WILCO]

I have 5 sets of dies...........

[Dframe]

Not really sure. somewhere around 35-40

[IHMSA]

I own around 20 sets. No need for calibers I don't shoot. I sell 'em.

[woody1]

Don't know but there's more than I have calibers to load for. Doubt I can beat 68 and not going to count 'em. Let's see, there's the 22 Hornet - 2 sets; 218 Bee - RCBS and 310 dies; 222 Rem. which I've never owned; 223 two sets RCBS and Truline Jr. dies; 22-250 - which I've never owned; 243 Win - RCBS and Truline Jr. two sets; 25 Auto; 25-20 - Lee and Lyman 310 dies; 250 Savage - RCBS and Lyman 310 tool dies; I think there's a set of 257 Rbts. 310 dies, I know there's a steel 310 tool so marked and I've never had a 257 Rbts. either; 270 Win. dies; 280 Rem dies; 7mm Rem. mag - two sets, had one briefly once, never shot it;.....
and.....and...and.......... but guns? No, I don't have no stinkin' guns! Regards, Woody

[dromia]

No idea but I have four shelves full.

[Johnch]

I know I have dies for guns I want
I also have a few sets I kept when I sold a gun .......just in case I bought another

I don't realy want to know
But a quick look .....27 or 28 on 1 shelf
And I know there are probely another dozen stashed in the drawers

Might even be more if I realy looked

John

[DickK]

Total right now is 7. I had 2 Lachmiller and 1 CH set since the mid 60s. Earlier this year, I bought 3 Lee sets. I just bought a Lyman set. I don't use 1 of the Lachmiller sets and will probably sell it. I used to save everything, damn habit that's hard to break. Now, I can't see keeping stuff that I don't use.

[69daytona]

I have 50 guns some of them shoot the same caliber(at least 2 of each so as of now I have 17 sets of dies. lots of 45LC and S&W 500s, .308, 30-06 and 300 ultra mag

[405]

Kinda like molds. A lot of specialty dies also. Somewhere over 50 sets but who's counting?

[358wcf]

You guys forced me to actually inventory the stock-
I've just counted 57 complete sets of full length dies, with forming dies, trim dies, specialty seating dies, etc in addition to that-
How long do I have to live?
In all reality, many, many of these date back to my varmint shooting days, wildcatting days, and earlier times. If any member has a burning desire to try or own something that I don't often use, just ask- I will share with members of this clan-
Even with the above count, I find I own rifles that I don't yet load or cast for-- Is this a sign I need more reloading equipment?

358wcf

[HeavyMetal]

12 dies sets plus some odds and end dies like expander dies and such.

I don't keep extra's or sets I don't reload for. Seems some one always has a need for a set and I'll trade them off to help someone out if I can.

[Lead Fred]

45 round ball, and 308.

Thats fits everything I own

TWO

Opps, DIES sets, not bullet molds

30-30, 308, 30-06x2

FOUR

[legend]

i just counted,and,i own 41 sets.the same number as my favorite cal.....41mag

[mike in co]

ALMOST 30 dillon 550 tool heads, aprox 80 die sets.
i do own 4 44mags sets...cause of the way i load for 2 guns, and multiple sets of 308 and 30'06, again becasue of the way i load.


mike in co

[Mtman314]

I have 9 not counting the one double I have. The expander dies I keep in the boxes that I use them for and I also store my trim shell holder and my shell holder in each box along with some deprimed set up brass. I have necking dies on order and also not counting my primer hole swaging set and the primer removing die so I don't have to resize to remove primers.