Which dies for a 30Nosler and 215 Bergers. I have looked at the RCBS dies and I Believe they will handle the VLD type bullets fine, but just curious on which dies others use? Also do y'all prefer bushing vs traditional dies?
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nksmfamjp
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I would look at Forster dies. The std die set has a unique low runout for die and a chamber type seater without the micrometer...good stuff.
HappyWarrior
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There are only 2 dies. Redding and Forster. RCBS has gone cheap.
I like the looks of the Redding and fosters but will they work with the long for cal bullets, some dies won't. Some you have to buy a different pc to make them work
Redding competition dies with micrometers and bushings and you can adjust to different manufacturers of brass and not be stuck to one diameter either overworking your brass or not working out enough
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HappyWarrior
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If you are shooting non standard stuff, ONLY Redding can meet your needs.
Can't imagine why they stay in NY !
Can't imagine why they stay in NY !
Redding Competition Bushing neck sizing and Seating dies with a shoulder bump(case body) or
Full length Type S Bushing Die set. The Competition Seater is better than the Type S.
Full length Type S Bushing Die set. The Competition Seater is better than the Type S.
Not doing competition BUT I want the best I can get with in reason.
epoletna
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Happy Warrior says: "There are only 2 dies. Redding and Forster. RCBS has gone cheap."
I haven't noticed that RCBS has gone cheap, but I will say they have held the price line on a product that their competition sells for a lot more. When I first started reloading, new RCBS dies cost around $25. Now they're around $60, depending on where you buy them. Meanwhile, the competition is double that. I use Wilson dies exclusively for my bench rest shooting, but am generally satisfied with RCBS for hunting ammo. The one concession I have made is for my Creedmoor, and I have RCBS, Redding and Whidden dies for that. Can't really say that one is better than another. I think I will start using expander plugs instead of the decap stem pulled back through the neck.
I haven't noticed that RCBS has gone cheap, but I will say they have held the price line on a product that their competition sells for a lot more. When I first started reloading, new RCBS dies cost around $25. Now they're around $60, depending on where you buy them. Meanwhile, the competition is double that. I use Wilson dies exclusively for my bench rest shooting, but am generally satisfied with RCBS for hunting ammo. The one concession I have made is for my Creedmoor, and I have RCBS, Redding and Whidden dies for that. Can't really say that one is better than another. I think I will start using expander plugs instead of the decap stem pulled back through the neck.
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I use a mighty armory decap die
Whidden full length bushing sizer die
21st century expander mandrel
Wilson inline seating die with the berger stem
Run out is generally .0002 or less
I also clean up the necks and trim to uniform length on new brass and
Anneal before every reload
After looking at my list I might be a little anal about hunting loads but I enjoy trying to get everything as perfect as I can so when I miss my Mark I know it was the shooter and not the reload .
Whidden full length bushing sizer die
21st century expander mandrel
Wilson inline seating die with the berger stem
Run out is generally .0002 or less
I also clean up the necks and trim to uniform length on new brass and
Anneal before every reload
After looking at my list I might be a little anal about hunting loads but I enjoy trying to get everything as perfect as I can so when I miss my Mark I know it was the shooter and not the reload .
personally, Like Redding S Type Bushing dies and either RCBS MatchMaster Micro seating die or the Forster Micro. I haven't made the leap to collet dies "yet" not sure I need them.
archangel485
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Similar to @RYEWSKY25284, I like a mixture, Redding type S FL bushing die for sizing (I want shoulders bumped) and Forster bench rest die for seating. With the bench rest die you can pretty easily get the CBTO within a couple thousandths of where you want to be so I haven't found the micrometer dies to be worth the added cost for me (I believe they are substantially more). If you need your CBTO to be exact, like within a thousandth, then the micrometer dies are the way to go.
