Die lock rings and turrets?

[Cemetery-man]

There has to be an easier way to lock down the dies on a turret press. What's the trick?

I am currently using Hornady LNL lock rings on my dies but the problem is I can't get into the allen screw to tighten them down unless I remove all the neighboring dies. Seems like no matter how hard I try, the allen screw is always in a bad spot to get to. Also since the LNL lock rings are rather large, and there's not much room between, I can't get a wrench in there to loosen the dies to remove them. Seems like everytime I try, I end up messing up my adjustments.

I like the design of the LNL rings but maybe there's a better alternative to use with a turret press?

 

[Mgderf]

Try the LEE locking rings.
They set by putting tension between the die and a rubber O-Ring set into the face on the ring.
Not quite as positive a grip as the allen-key style, but work fine for me.

 

[ryknoll3]

There has to be an easier way to lock down the dies on a turret press. What's the trick?

I am currently using Hornady LNL lock rings on my dies but the problem is I can't get into the allen screw to tighten them down unless I remove all the neighboring dies. Seems like no matter how hard I try, the allen screw is always in a bad spot to get to. Also since the LNL lock rings are rather large, and there's not much room between, I can't get a wrench in there to loosen the dies to remove them. Seems like everytime I try, I end up messing up my adjustments.

I like the design of the LNL rings but maybe there's a better alternative to use with a turret press?

Can you cut a bit off of the short end of the allen key to get in there better?

 

[red_zr24x4]

I believe the proper nut size is 7/8 x 29. I was going to pick up some thinner nuts to use on the 550 when using Lee dies. The Lee and RCBS nut are a little thick.