I have RCBS, Hornady, C-H, Lee and Lyman. All are good and have different qualitys. It seem that RCBS are the easiest to buy here in MT.

Peashooter, I would recommend that you buy or burrow any shot you want A square it gives great info on a number of cartridges. I think that you need to buy an electronic scale before you buy a set of dies even though Redding is my personel favorite. Have you ever been to africa? It'sfull of all sorts of interesting game Rhino charges Etc. Hope that helps

I have Lee, Hornady, and RCBS. I now get neck sizing dies (for accuracy and long brass life) and full length resizing dies ("normal" dies that resize the whole case) for almost all the calibers I reload. Lee is the least expensive, and they have lots of innovative equipment. I really like the Lee dies. The Pacesetter sets come with the factory crimp die, that I like a lot. Also with load data, a shell holder, and a powder scoop, along with the decapper/sizer and standard crimp dies that all the other companies offer. Lee offers the case length gauge and cutter, which is the easiest way to trim cases. I think they're easier to set up, especially their collet-style neck-sizing die. They only have a two year warranty, I believe. After that, you pay half retail and they'll exchange them. Some of their presses are wobbly. They offer a neat hand press thats portable. They have a starter kit with the hand press, dies, scale, and powder handling equipment that is an inexpensive way to start, and even if you upgrade to a Rockchucker later, you'll like the hand press.

Hornady dies are a real bargain, too. I like their bullet seater quite a bit.

RCBS is very consistently good. They have a lifetime warranty on all their stuff except electronic scales and powder dispensers. I think the Rockchucker is the best press out there. I also like their scales. The RCBS dies are more expensive, but they're available in lots of obscure calibers, too. If you don't mind popping for the $279 or so, the Rockchucker Reloading kit is a top-shelf way to get set up. Doesn't come with dies, though.



Steve

Another vote for Redding, esp the bushing dies. I also own RCBS and Hornady.

I personally recommend RCBS. Their service is second to none. I have had problem Redding dies, and I'm leary of the Hornady dies. The seating die, on the Hornady, has nothing to center the case body, and I worry about what may happen if the case is not centered in the shell holder. I have never tried the C-H.

I've got RCBS, Redding, and Hornady dies.

I prefer the Redding.

I've never had a problem with dents. Sometimes that can be caused by too much case lube. And my Redding dies are less than 2 years old. It may or may not be an isolated incident.