Alistair
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Yup, one for each.
You can get universal decapping dies if you want, but easier just to get one for each, set it up, and size and decap in one cycle.
Equally, I think there are seating dies that do a range of cartridges based on bullet diameter (eg 30 cals, 375, etc) but I just bought one per case as I only typically had one cartridge in each caliber group anyway.
As mentioned by @Grumpy gumpy , a Lee factory crimp die isn't always essential, but it is a very useful tool in a lot of cartridges, especially in anything you want to cycle through a magazine, that sees significant recoil, might go through a semi auto, or might end up in a tube magazine. Honestly, I value it enough that I did use one for everything except precision rifle and f class, and it is (imo) by far the best crimping tool on the market. Maybe not the only good thing Lee makes, but certainly the best thing Lee makes.
