I have numerous reloading dies manufactured by various companies.

Question:
Who makes the best reloading dies ?

Choices:
RCBS
Redding
Hornady

 

Where's Forster and Lee? Lee makes the best neck sizer because of design, not because of quality of construction. Forster is way ahead of Hornady for sure and probably tied with RCBS and Redding.

I voted for Redding because Forster wasn't a choice.

I agree Forster should be in the group too. Plus there are other brands not mentioned of very high quality (Wilson, ect). I`d put Forster about equal with Redding, Hornady above Lee or Lyman, and except for the old decapping system equal to or better then RCBS.
I think you`ll find everyone has their idea of the "best" in dies, and you will get alot of opinions. Also some dies like Lymans "M" die is not equaled (IMHO) for its purpose by other makers. Lee`s collet die is another. For specific jobs one brand may stand out while overall it is lower in ranking to many people.

I'd put Redding near the top for production made dies and Hornady at the bottom.

Forster is #1 with Redding in a close second for me.

Out of the 3 listed, I choose Redding.

Reloader

I woulda voted but since Forster wasn't on the list I didn't. Bear in Fairbanks

I chose Redding since I have so many. If Forster was a choice, I probably would not have voted since I believe there is no difference b/w Forster and Redding.

Want the best 3 die set for bottle neck cartridges?

1) Forster BR FL sizer 2)Lee Collet neck sizer 3)Forster or Redding BR seater.

All others are tied for second place. A very distant second place.

I've got a bunch from different mfgs. All of those listed. I like Forsters best for sizers, Redding for seaters.

Having said that, I've only had problems with 5 dies, 4 were sizers from Redding, one an X die from RCBS--maybe it's changed in a few years, but Redding's customer service SUCKED.

RCBS customer service is beyond compare--completely awesome...I've had a couple customs done by Forster, and their customer service is excellent as well.

Wow Fish. We definitely have 2 totally different experiences with Redding. Jay, in repair, has been above and beyond reproach, working with me and my needs on my dies. He has always returned my calls and Patrick Ryan has always responded to my emails.

I would have to compare them to Leupold! Excellent!

I have purchased hundreds of dies, I would go with Redding any day of the week.

I did not vote because my favorites were not listed.

I like:

1. Wilson
2. Jones
3. Bonanza
4. Forster
5. RCBS

in that order.

The ones I will NEVER buy again are Hornady. I find Redding to be generally good dies & buys, but my "customer service" experience with them was very poor.

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I like:

1. Wilson
2. Jones
3. Bonanza
4. Forster
5. RCBS

No Jones here but I have a set made by John Dewey.
One of the best die sets I have used was the Eagle brand.