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Ok,time for some serious job...as per title-what die do I need for MOSTLY steel cases to reload my SP "akowski"?Precision,collet,paceseter?-Lee,Lyman,RCBS?Help plz

Where are you getting primers from?.

Duno...
They are still in the case...?

Steel cased? I wouldn't bother. They'll be hard wearing on your dies if you do try to size them. For a straight pull rifle, it's good practice to full length size cases to avoid feeding issues and to ensure the bolt goes into battery correctly. I wonder how much force is required to full length size steel cases...

Snayper raises another good point. If the 7.62x39 cases are berdan primed I would just chuck the cases. Reloading steel, berdan primed cases doesn't sound like my idea of fun.

Ok,steel cases UNFFIRED.....so move on to brass then-what set do I need?but brass extraction in my Arsenal is WAY worse then standard milsur+

If your reloading brass then this is all you need, got this set works a treat don't forget to lube the cases. No need to crimp...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lee-Pacesetter ... B00162UHKO

If they are unfired then all you will need is a seating die.

polemass wrote:Duno...
They are still in the case...?

I thought you meant you were reloading fired steel cases, and using new Berdan primers,hence why I asked where you were getting primers from.

I neck size already primed 54r steel cases with my Lee Loader but not sure if they are available in 7.62x39 and not sure how a full length sizing die would fair with steel especially if they are laquered cases, whether that would make any difference I don't know.

Buy the Lee die set it comes with two different sized expanders .308 and .311. Some 7.62x39 barrels are .308 and some are .311.
Mine is .311.
I reload 7.62x39 it is straight forward enough. I also shoot reduced load cast boolits in it for 25 yards indoor shooting. You can reload steel cases but I would recommend you buy brass cases.

Alpha1 wrote:Buy the Lee die set it comes with two different sized expanders .308 and .311. Some 7.62x39 barrels are .308 and some are .311.
Mine is .311.
I reload 7.62x39 it is straight forward enough. I also shoot reduced load cast boolits in it for 25 yards indoor shooting. You can reload steel cases but I would recommend you buy brass cases.

Which ones are .308"?......If it's a Russian Saiga, a Romanian AKM or Bulgarian it will .311"

I know that Molot/Vepr and Saiga rifles are available chambered in .308/7.62x51 but I can't think of a 7.62x39 AK variant with a .308 barrel