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If I send a Forster FL die in to get the neck honed, do I use the thinnest brass I have to figure out how much to have removed? If you want it to work for all your brass, then yes. I had my Forster 308 die honed to better match the thicker Lapua, Federal and LC brass because my RCBS die was just fine for the types with thinner necks.
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Pardon a dumb question but as somebody here always says, "Start at the start" (although that is usually interspersed with a few expletives).
So the question: what problems are you seeing with the RCBS dies and what is your technique? I have no problem getting <.001" runout with any of my RCBS dies so unless you are running them on a progressive or have a set up problem, how are you setting them up, what is your procedure and what is your goal?
I have no doubt the other manufacturers mentioned make superior dies but short of BR haven't seen the need for them.
If it's just to buy stuff, carry on. What runout are we talking about?
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Pardon a dumb question but as somebody here always says, "Start at the start" (although that is usually interspersed with a few expletives).
So the question: what problems are you seeing with the RCBS dies and what is your technique? I have no problem getting <.001" runout with any of my RCBS dies so unless you are running them on a progressive or have a set up problem, how are you setting them up, what is your procedure and what is your goal?
I have no doubt the other manufacturers mentioned make superior dies but short of BR haven't seen the need for them.
If it's just to buy stuff, carry on. What runout are we talking about? Runout of sized brass. If we start talking about bullet runout, that seems to be beyond what the OP was asking and involves other dies. Personally I use mostly Forster for seating. My concern is that the OP may be disappointed in his purchase if the problem is not with his current dies. A properly made FL die cannot induce runout.
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I try to keep things simple when reloading, to the extent I can anyway. Would like to try a better quality die than my current standard RCBS. Don’t really want the added complexity of bushings, so who makes the most concentric FL expander ball dies? Yes, I realize looking for less runout with an expander ball is kinda contradictory, but let’s just go with it for the time being. Forster, because the neck is still held in alignment as the expander ball is being pulled through the neck, and Mighty Armory. John
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