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Can anyone tell me why 6.5 Creedmoor dies are so much more expensive than dies in other calibers such as .243,.270,30/06,7Mag. etc.
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Just a guess but it may have something to do with the popularity of the CM.
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Save money on dies, shoot factory loads.
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A quick search...
Lee Ultimate Set -$40
Redding DELUXE Die Set -$80
Sounds reasonable to me...
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What brand?
At Midwayusa the Lee "ultimate" dies are $41 for either 6.5 Creedmoor or 270.
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Demand is king, they be in demand.
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There is a set in classifieds for 30.00
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For the same dies I'm not seeing any difference in price. What I'm not seeing is the less expensive 6.5 dies being available, only the high end stuff.
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When I saw the thread title, I expected the 'fire to be draped in black crepe.
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A sad day in the short life of Creedmoor...
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IN the scope of things, dies are the cheapest investment a reloader can make.
If a set of dies for any caliber cost $40, just thinking of it... I paid $40 for a box
of 100 Hornady ELX bullets in 30 caliber.. the die set will last a could hundred or
thousand plus of those bullets.
Or a pound of powder running $30.
Was using a 300 Win Die set, to load a couple of test bullets for a friend a couple of
days ago. these were RCBS dies. price on the box was still there. $24.50.
Guess I got my money's worth out of those a long time ago. Also guess I've had them a while.
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Buy a good set, good dies are cheap in the overall scheme of things. RCBS or Redding. I wouldn't have anything else. Just my opinion!
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Buy a good set, good dies are cheap in the overall scheme of things. RCBS or Redding. I wouldn't have anything else. Just my opinion! I guess you have never used Forster dies.
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Saw the subject line and got hopeful. Opened the thread and so disappointed.
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It may be a supply-demand thing. At the range where I volunteer, the Creedmore is very popular.
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When I saw the thread title, I expected the 'fire to be draped in black crepe. A sad day in the short life of Creedmoor... "Great Minds"  Jerry
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Saw the subject line and got hopeful. Opened the thread and so disappointed. So glad I'm not alone. Jerry
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I have Lee, Forster, and Redding dies for the 6.5 creedmoor. They were all around the same price as those dies for other cartridges. I think what you are seeing is more" high end expensive dies" that are readily availiable for the 6.5 creedmoor because of its benchrest reputation.
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I have Lee, Forster, and Redding dies for the 6.5 creedmoor. They were all around the same price as those dies for other cartridges. I think what you are seeing is more" high end expensive dies" that are readily availiable for the 6.5 creedmoor because of its benchrest reputation.
Trystan No. To verify OP's assertion, I went to Midway (no, I did not go to other sites). He is not comparing "high end dies" to "standad dies". Midway RCBS Most common calibers two die, FL die sets are $35.49 and same die set for 6.5CM are $61.99 Redding Most common calibers two die, FL die sets are $42.99 and same die set for 6.5CM are $61.99 He is comparing apples to apples except some apples are 270/30-06/223/243/308/etc and the comparing apple is 6.5CM. I reassert what I said above, "smart marketing" or, rephrased, "get it while the getting's good" when you are selling in the free market.
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