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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1585916" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>I started out a few years ago and just bought the Lee 3 Die sets. I used them and have been figuring out how all this works. When I have had questions about what's going on with my reloads I post them on here and get lots of helpful advice. Surprisingly nobody has ever told me my problem is the dies I'm using (that I can recall anyway). They have sent me in every other direction and had me buy all kinds of other crap to squeeze out tiny improvements but not once was I instructed that the issues I was experiencing were due to inferior dies. However, recently in a discussion about neck turning it was recommended that redding S type bushing does could be beneficial in my efforts. I did a lot of research and this week ordered a set. They havent arrived yet so I have no opinion to offer on them. </p><p>But i can tell you what I would have done differently looking back, and what i would recommend for somebody just getting into it. Buy an inexpensive set like the Lee's. They are great for learning without a big investment. Just buy one though. Dont buy for every rifle you own. Focuse on learning with just one cartridge. Once you're comfortable then decide if you want to move up to a higher quality product with more bells and whistles. I have to believe that the $200 dies are better than the $30 but if you have no experience, no foundation then you cant expect to get $200 of value out of it. But you will be able to get quite a bit of education and experience using a $30 set that you can build on down the road without the huge investment up front. I'm also a huge believer in the buy once cry once philosophy, so that's why I recommend only buying 1 and learn on that. Dont be like me, I bought 9mm, 223rem,308win,270win,6.5cm in Lee sets, only ever used the 308win, and now want to move up to better quality. Consider that $30 lee set an investment into your education.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1585916, member: 29632"] I started out a few years ago and just bought the Lee 3 Die sets. I used them and have been figuring out how all this works. When I have had questions about what's going on with my reloads I post them on here and get lots of helpful advice. Surprisingly nobody has ever told me my problem is the dies I'm using (that I can recall anyway). They have sent me in every other direction and had me buy all kinds of other crap to squeeze out tiny improvements but not once was I instructed that the issues I was experiencing were due to inferior dies. However, recently in a discussion about neck turning it was recommended that redding S type bushing does could be beneficial in my efforts. I did a lot of research and this week ordered a set. They havent arrived yet so I have no opinion to offer on them. But i can tell you what I would have done differently looking back, and what i would recommend for somebody just getting into it. Buy an inexpensive set like the Lee's. They are great for learning without a big investment. Just buy one though. Dont buy for every rifle you own. Focuse on learning with just one cartridge. Once you're comfortable then decide if you want to move up to a higher quality product with more bells and whistles. I have to believe that the $200 dies are better than the $30 but if you have no experience, no foundation then you cant expect to get $200 of value out of it. But you will be able to get quite a bit of education and experience using a $30 set that you can build on down the road without the huge investment up front. I'm also a huge believer in the buy once cry once philosophy, so that's why I recommend only buying 1 and learn on that. Dont be like me, I bought 9mm, 223rem,308win,270win,6.5cm in Lee sets, only ever used the 308win, and now want to move up to better quality. Consider that $30 lee set an investment into your education. [/QUOTE]
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