Hunterapp, thanks for the link. I visited Varmint Al's page many years ago and always polish the inside of my new dies with flitz. The dies I found are Hornady so it's likely I'll need a forming die, I suppose unless I can find a seating die somewhere.
To make sure I understand, you are using a 221FB seating die with the stem removed for the 1st pass at reworking 221 brass to 17 and the final stage with the 17 FL die?
If forming from 223 brass cut to length the 221 bullet seating die is where I would start. When forming from 221 as you have mentioned I start off with the 17 Fireball bullet seater w seater removed. if that makes sense.
I have went the form die rout also. still have the Redding form die. Shoot me a pm if interested in the redding form die.
