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What do you consider the best, most precise reloading dies out there today. I have several brands and a couple of lemons amongst them. More precisely, your opinions on standard full length, neck sizing, and seating dies for mainstream cartridges, please. Thanks in advance!
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For accuracy reloading Redding bushing full length dies are good for sizing and Wilson inline seating dies are good for seating. Lee collet dies are decent.
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What, why and how do you consider a particular brand reloading die a lemon?
I have and use: Redding, Lee, Lyman, RCBS & CH-4D equally with no issues. Also use a set of Neil Jones dies with my 22/250 with no issues either.
I think most people blame the dies when it is the shooter or their reloading set-up is at fault.
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What do you consider the best, most precise reloading dies out there today. I have several brands and a couple of lemons amongst them. More precisely, your opinions on standard full length, neck sizing, and seating dies for mainstream cartridges, please. Thanks in advance! Jesus fellow, are you after a reply or a damned article?
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I like Redding stuff and that is what I purchase when I need a new set. I have, and use RCBS and Lyman, in certain calibers. They have been entirely satisfactory.
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I greatly prefer Forster dies. IDK if they're the "best" or not, but I enjoy how the setup and work.
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I get a kick out of the Lee collet die I have for my 220 Swift.
Its like a 200 dollar rez pony beating a 20,000 horse round the barrels.
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I get a kick out of the Lee collet die I have for my 220 Swift.
Its like a 200 dollar rez pony beating a 20,000 horse round the barrels. Those collet dies are slick. I do use them on occasion as well.
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What do you consider the best, most precise reloading dies out there today. I have several brands and a couple of lemons amongst them. More precisely, your opinions on standard full length, neck sizing, and seating dies for mainstream cartridges, please. Thanks in advance! Jesus fellow, are you after a reply or a damned article? Whatever you’d like to contribute 😂😂😂. If you know nothing, just say so. Are you related to Steelhead?
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What do you consider the best, most precise reloading dies out there today. I have several brands and a couple of lemons amongst them. More precisely, your opinions on standard full length, neck sizing, and seating dies for mainstream cartridges, please. Thanks in advance! Jesus fellow, are you after a reply or a damned article? Whatever you’d like to contribute 😂😂😂. If you know nothing, just say so. Are you related to Steelhead? If you haven't figured out what you like by now then soliciting the opinions of complete strangers isn't going to assist you. And for what it is worth I get along just fine with Steelhead, mainly because he thinks for himself and isn't prone to being a whinging bitch.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I get a kick out of the Lee collet die I have for my 220 Swift.
Its like a 200 dollar rez pony beating a 20,000 horse round the barrels. I have C&H dies that work great and some say they aren’t any good..
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Kirk,
Same here--along with Forster, Hornady, Lee, Lyman, RCBS, Redding and some others I'm probably forgetting. They all can make very good ammo IF you understand how they work, and set them up accordingly.
Probably the most foolproof, least-hassle press dies I've ever used have been Forster Benchrest. But they they cost more than the average reloader wants to pay.
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I get a kick out of the Lee collet die I have for my 220 Swift.
Its like a 200 dollar rez pony beating a 20,000 horse round the barrels. I have C&H dies that work great and some say they aren’t any good.. I needed to buy a couple different dies for two rifles I bought. I wasn’t sure I’d keep either rig very long, so I didn’t go with $145 dollar Redding, preferring $30 dollar a set Lee dies. Taking both apart I found a small metal bur inside one seating die that required polishing out. They’ve held up for 640 rounds thus far. 😎
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On the cheap, I’ve been impressed with Hornady’s Match sets.
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Probably the most foolproof, least-hassle press dies I've ever used have been Forster Benchrest. But they they cost more than the average reloader wants to pay.
These have become my go to dies now. They’re pricey but not ridiculously pricey, they’re worth it to me.
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I use just about anyones FL die with a preference for Redding Type S FL Bushing dies, but only use them for multiples on the same case. I've gone to Hornady Seating dies with the sliding sleeve for almost everything I load. I believe I have 8 Lee 4 hole turret head set up, some with two different cartridges/head. Plus another large single stage press.
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What do you consider the best, most precise reloading dies out there today. I have several brands and a couple of lemons amongst them. More precisely, your opinions on standard full length, neck sizing, and seating dies for mainstream cartridges, please. Thanks in advance! Jesus fellow, are you after a reply or a damned article? Whatever you’d like to contribute 😂😂😂. If you know nothing, just say so. Are you related to Steelhead? If you haven't figured out what you like by now then soliciting the opinions of complete strangers isn't going to assist you. And for what it is worth I get along just fine with Steelhead, mainly because he thinks for himself and isn't prone to being a whinging bitch. Coming from a guy that, I’ll bet has sent big snivler numerous pm’s for “advice “.... 🤣🤣
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I've had nothing but good results from Lee.
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