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Ammunition & Hand Loading => Cartridge and Shotshell reloading => Topic started by: landon410 on June 26, 2014, 01:24:47 PM
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friend of mine is getting a reloading setup and has stated I can use it to reload my 308 as long as i have my own dies bullets etc
well brass i have, powder primers and bullets are easy enough (most of the time)
dies.... what should I be looking for? is there really a big difference between some of the options provided by the bigger names?
I'll mostly be doing target shooting and hunting, no super long range or precision contests.
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Full length, just about any die set will work in any press unless its a Hornady Lock and Load, then you need an adapter (i think)
I never had much on an issue with my RCBS dies, price is reasonable too. (Around $30-$40) just my opinion.
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GSD is right... if its a lock n load you should pick up a set of bushings so you don't have to reset you dies each time load.
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I have a brand new set of Lee .308 dies that I'm not going to use and need a home. $25
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,12164.0.html (http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,12164.0.html)
I'll be coming through Omaha Saturday morning
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i'm out of town all weekend.
Elmo Missouri throws a pretty dang good July 4th party considering the size of the town and I'm going. Its this weekend so I'll be down there Friday - Sunday, but if you wanted to leave those dies in my mailbox for free, that'd be great ;D
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I have Redding. I am very happy with them.
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i'm out of town all weekend.
Elmo Missouri throws a pretty dang good July 4th party considering the size of the town and I'm going. Its this weekend so I'll be down there Friday - Sunday, but if you wanted to leave those dies in my mailbox for free, that'd be great ;D
Keep checking your mailbox :-)
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First you have to make a decision: whether to (a) full-length case resize or (b) neck-resize only.
It will depend upon whether you are of the Black Rifle Cult (full-length resizers) or the True Turnbolt Sub-Sub MOA Shooters (neck resizing).
And whether you shoot the reloaded cartridges in multiple rifles or mate them in sets to their master rifle.
Makes a big difference.
And if you full-length resize, you will need a stuck-case remover kit. Sooner or later. You will. Even with titanium-carbide inserts in your FL die. (Never mind how I know.)
FWIW
sfg
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And if you full-length resize, you will need a stuck-case remover kit. Sooner or later. You will. Even with titanium-carbide inserts in your FL die. (Never mind how I know.)
Isn't that the truth.
There are a few differences between the major names in dies. Hornady has a zip stem. It is designed to give before the decapping pin breaks. I find that I have to tighten it to a point where it will not zip inorder to get it to work reliably.
That is the biggest difference I can think of between the die sets I have used. (RCBS, Hornady and Lee) RCBS and Hornady have a great warranty. Lee says two years but I have called to have small parts sent to me well after the two year mark and they didn't hesitate or charge.
Currently I have mostly Hornady and RCBS dies.