An old zombie topic but as I read thru it again it raised this thought and question, and have heard and read many of the statements before regarding this die. But here goes.
The statement, to find the problem with the load always strikes me.
I have a 45acp Witness that is much the same as the CZ 45acp which are known to have very tight spec barrels in them. Mine to the point that I had terrible trouble getting it to reliably cycle and chamber reloaded ammunition. These reloads were well within spec and posed no problem for any other gun I loaded them into. None what so ever!
After months of fighting this and posting on every forum I could it was finally suggested in a way I had to take seriously, by a mod on the CZ forum, to try a Lee Carbide FCD. I did that and the chambering problem vanished instantly.
This poses the question, Do you then use this cheap $30.00 die solution to remedy the problem or do you take this perfectly fine pistol barrel and send it out to be altered so that it will chamber reloads?