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"Hornady vs. Redding"

Well, in practical terms, the quality of the finished ammo depends more on how good the individual reloader is than the brand of dies, press, etc, he uses. That said, the design of the full size sliding sleeve chambers of the Redding and Forster Comp./BR seater dies are head and shoulders above all others. Those dies with a short sliding sleeve that only holds the bullet and neck cannot hope to equal the average seating concentricity of a full length sleeve.

Air bleed holes in the shoulder of a FL die can be helpful if the user tends to overlube his cases. If the right amount of a quality lube is used the air holes mean nothing. Again, it goes to the skill level of the user, not the product itself.