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Not having reloaded in a long time I'm wondering what dies you use today. I've been reading about the Hornadys, how are they? I currently have Bonanzas I got 30 some years ago. stronics | ||
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I'm very new at this. I use Redding and RCBS. I prefer the redding by a wide margin, but the RCBS was available in some of my larger calibers. 416 Rigby, 458 Lott, and 460 Weatherby. I really like the Lee factory crimping die. I have one for every caliber and special ones on order for the three mentioned. | |||
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stronics - Your Bonanzas should work fine, as long as they didn't get rusty while they were waiting, patiently, for you to use them again. Hornady makes a nice seating die, but I can never get the decapping rod in their sizer die to stay in there. It keeps slipping out of the collet that's supposed to hold it in place. Redding and RCBS are probably the cream of the crop. I have some RCBS Competition dies for 223, 7-08 and 308 that are really nice, especially the cutaway seater with micrometer adjustment. If you're just getting back into reloading, you might want to check on some of the good, economical sources of components and supplies (dies, brass, bullets, powder, etc..), like MidSouth (www.midsouthshooterssupply.com), Natchez (www.natchezss.com) which has great bi-monthly specials, and Midway (www.midwayusa.com) Longbob - do you crimp everything? R-WEST | |||
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Dillon and RCBS. | |||
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My opinion: Dillon #1 for progressive reloaders | |||
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quote: Bonanza, RCBS, Hornady, Redding etc. are all fine! | |||
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R-West, Yes, I do crimp everything. I will run an experiment with my 7-08 after it is rebarrelled on crimped vs. non-crimped. The big-bores that I have beg to be crimped so the OAL doesn't change due to recoil. | |||
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I've got just about every brand, some came with rifles I bought. But, I only purchase Redding these days. Quality is second to none and they are user friendly. | ||
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RCBS, I have a binch of other die brands, but RCBS wins hands down on cutomer service. ------------------ | ||
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Mostly RCBS...a set for 309 JDJ is Hornady (the best I've ever used). Lee for my 416 Mag...1/2 the price of RCBS and the same damn thing. Accuracy of them is great! RCBS is a bit overpriced, but good stuff anyways. | |||
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I have lymans,RCBS,Reddings,Lees and some others. I buy mostly Lees now good price and the work as well as the others. | |||
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quote: I agree with this advice. I've used RCBS, Lyman, and Lee. I've not been able to tell any difference in quality of the loaded ammunition whether it is loaded with one brand of dies or another. Perhaps if you are shooting for extreme benchrest accuracy there may be a difference. But I haven't seen it. | |||
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Wilson inlines when I load calibers that they make dies for. For screw in dies, I prefer Redding hands down. I have a few sets of RCBS, CH-4D, Hornady and Dillon. I prefer the Lee factory crimp die. ------------------ | |||
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I use Hornady Pistol dies for my progessive in .45acp, 9mm, and 357mag. For my plinking rifles, .45-70, .22-250, 8mm Mauser, I use RCBS. For my 1000 yard 6.5-284 I use Redding full length die the first time, then their Competition neck sizer, and then the competition seater. As you can see, I personally think for the most accurate loads Redding competition dies are the best. | |||
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I agree about Hornady's sizing dies R-WEST, the decapping rods always shift despite various attempts to anchor them. A threaded rod is preferable for me. I like Redding myself, but use a mix of different manufacturers depending on the operation. Safe Shooting! | |||
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I also agree with the guys that said Lee dies work as well as any other. I've got Lee, Redding, and RCBS dies and am just as happy with the Lees as the others. I had to replace a redding 7mm stw die with a lee because the redding kept denting the case shoulders. Also, the lee factory crimp die is one of the best inventions of all time, I highly recommend it. Lee's collet dies are wonderful also. I also really like their case trimmers. Some of the stuff Lee makes isn't worth spitting on (their presses for one) but they do make some other really good stuff and shouldn't be dismissed outright like some of the "purists" like to do. | |||
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