6.5 Creedmoor Brass

I just cleaned out the Wholesale Sports in Calgary yesterday as well as the last two from WS mail order. I would expect that their Edmonton location should have some kicking around.
 
What seating dies are you folks using. I prefer Forster ultra but that doesn't come in 6.5 creedmoor. Looking at either Redding or Wilson.

Also looking at the Tikka CTR 260 rem. though neither is readily available in the stores.
 
I don't reload yet. My 6.5 CM will be the first caliber I'll be reloading so I'm just in the process of acquiring equipment and components. I've had people recommend both the Redding Competition dies and Lee. Apparently both great dies at opposite ends of the price spectrum.
 
For 308 I use the LEE collet die, FL die and Forster ultra seater (Redding copied Forster die but is more expensive thanks to better advertising) on my TRG22. Prefer Lapua brass.

Too bad lapua and forster don't make 6.5 Creedmoor brass/die. Lee does have the 4 die set in 6.5 creedmoor.

Likely get a 260rem. Being necked down 308 Win provides a lot more choices.
 
krausb said:
I don't reload yet. My 6.5 CM will be the first caliber I'll be reloading so I'm just in the process of acquiring equipment and components. I've had people recommend both the Redding Competition dies and Lee. Apparently both great dies at opposite ends of the price spectrum.
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I used to use lee dies for my 308. I still like the collet neck sizer, but I would consistently get up .003" runout. I grabbed a set of forster dies and my runout dropped to .001" or less. Most of that could be accounted for the micrometer seating die but if I was concerned with precision I would spend the money on the redding dies if you had to choose between them and lee. Just my opinion though
 
thanks for the first hand info laker415! Sounds like the Reddings are a cry-once-buy-once kind of proposition. Quite expensive compared to other dies but worth it in the long run. I can see that there will be a fairly steep learning curve for reloading. I just don't wnat to have to spend money replacing equipment that I shouldn't have bought in the first place!
 
krausb said:
thanks for the first hand info laker415! Sounds like the Reddings are a cry-once-buy-once kind of proposition. Quite expensive compared to other dies but worth it in the long run. I can see that there will be a fairly steep learning curve for reloading. I just don't wnat to have to spend money replacing equipment that I shouldn't have bought in the first place!
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Redding is a buy once cry once kind of company but you are definitely paying. It's too bad forster doesn't make the dies you need because I prefer them over my reddings and they are cheaper.
 
Are you neck turning so that you can properly measure runout?
What device are you using for measuring runout, for neck sizing?
Are the Redding dies bushing dies? Seems every brand/lot requires different bushings, what a pain.

I got really tired of the 10+ steps for brass prep, ended up just getting Lapua brass with Lee collet die. My range is only 200m, crown land is over 3 hrs round trip so finally realized lapua as is was good enough, saved me tons of reloading time.
laker415 said:
I used to use lee dies for my 308. I still like the collet neck sizer, but I would consistently get up .003" runout. I grabbed a set of forster dies and my runout dropped to .001" or less. Most of that could be accounted for the micrometer seating die but if I was concerned with precision I would spend the money on the redding dies if you had to choose between them and lee. Just my opinion though
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If you really want to cry once get the Wilson/Sinclair kit, NICE.
http://www.brownells.com/reloading/reloading-kits/hand-die-kit-6-5mm-creedmoor-sku749014586-67766-140734.aspx

Hunt for precision is one tool after another. How far are you shooting these 6.5 Creedmoor.
krausb said:
thanks for the first hand info laker415! Sounds like the Reddings are a cry-once-buy-once kind of proposition. Quite expensive compared to other dies but worth it in the long run. I can see that there will be a fairly steep learning curve for reloading. I just don't wnat to have to spend money replacing equipment that I shouldn't have bought in the first place!
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laker415 said:
Redding is a buy once cry once kind of company but you are definitely paying. It's too bad forster doesn't make the dies you need because I prefer them over my reddings and they are cheaper.
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I din't realize that Forster made dies too. You never see their product anywhere. do you have to buy direct form them? I keep hearing that their Co-ax press is the one to beat.


burnaby said:
If you really want to cry once get the Wilson/Sinclair kit, NICE.
http://www.brownells.com/reloading/...-5mm-creedmoor-sku749014586-67766-140734.aspx

Hunt for precision is one tool after another. How far are you shooting these 6.5 Creedmoor.
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Thanks for the link! Please excuse my nooob-ness, but I'm not fully understand the Sinclair dies in that link. Do they only work with that little micro-press? or do they fit regular presses too? Or is that little press a better option for precision loading?

Once I get my new 6.5, I plan to start off at 500m and under until I know what I'm doing then stretch out from there. My inlaws have a fairly spread out cattle/hay farm and I have a couple of good lanes of fire that will allow me get out to over 1200m safely when I'm ready to go that long.
 
burnaby said:
Are you neck turning so that you can properly measure runout?
What device are you using for measuring runout, for neck sizing?
Are the Redding dies bushing dies? Seems every brand/lot requires different bushings, what a pain.

I got really tired of the 10+ steps for brass prep, ended up just getting Lapua brass with Lee collet die. My range is only 200m, crown land is over 3 hrs round trip so finally realized lapua as is was good enough, saved me tons of reloading time.
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I don't neck turn. Still on the fence about whether it's worth it to me. I use fully processed hornady match brass at the moment. I use a hornady concentricity gauge to measure runout of completed rounds. I am far from an expert but enjoy reloading and the information and tools involved.
 
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