Anyone use these older dies

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My brother gave me these dies 308 Win he used when he shot benchrest lots of guys used the .308 at 300 yards over the 6ppc and 6 by 47 bucked wind much better.
Was loading some 168 gr Berger Hybrids for a upcoming shoot in Eganville May 8
I measured Bergers from base to ogive to get all the same length.
I was amazed after measuring loaded rounds 25 rounds where not out more that 1 thousand of a inch.and most well all the same.
These dies have a floating sleeve just like the Redding competition micrometer seating die.
Did a search on Google no info if company is still exits, found nothing seems like possibly Forster bought them out ??
If you find these dies used would be a good buy.
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Bonanza dies are some of the best out there. I have four different sets of them and they are all square to their axis. The 308Win small base dies are perfect as are the 6.5x55. I never worry about run out when I use the Bonanza dies.

Combine them with a trued press and it's a pretty hard act to beat.

If you can use those dies by all means keep them.

When I see Bonanza dies for sale at gun shows and if I have the chambering in one of the rifles I reload for I don't even dicker. I just buy them.

Be careful though I have seen dies from other manufacturers in those boxes. Likely just someone utilizing an empty die box to keep the set together.
 
Yep, you have the grand daddy of what we call Forster today.

Great seaters and what I use currently.. both Bonanza and Forster in 308... and everything else I can get to load my rifles.

Enjoy....

Jerry
 
I inherited a set of Bonanza dies for the .270 Win some yrs ago and have yet to use them. They were purchased at least 25 yrs ago for a price of $39.95 marked down from $50.25

The box is labelled, " 270 Win Benchrest Set". The sizer is stamped, "270 Win FLS E" which I deduce to mean a FL resizing die which can be used like any other FL resizer. The seating die is stamped, "Benchrest Seater" on top of the die body. There is a spring loaded sleeve which extends below the seating die body that is stamped, "270 Win G".

Has anyone used the Bonanza seater die with the spring loaded sleeve? I'm wondering how it was intended to work. If the OP could spread out the instruction sheet and post a close-up pic of the left and center panels of the instruction sheet that would be a great help. I'd like to use them to do some reloading for my late uncle's .270. I have loaded for the rifle using other dies, but it would be cool to use the Bonanza set.
 
Here are the directions from the horses mouth.
You may have to enlarge your screen to read them.
 
purple said:
I inherited a set of Bonanza dies for the .270 Win some yrs ago and have yet to use them. They were purchased at least 25 yrs ago for a price of $39.95 marked down from $50.25

The box is labelled, " 270 Win Benchrest Set". The sizer is stamped, "270 Win FLS E" which I deduce to mean a FL resizing die which can be used like any other FL resizer. The seating die is stamped, "Benchrest Seater" on top of the die body. There is a spring loaded sleeve which extends below the seating die body that is stamped, "270 Win G".

Has anyone used the Bonanza seater die with the spring loaded sleeve? I'm wondering how it was intended to work. If the OP could spread out the instruction sheet and post a close-up pic of the left and center panels of the instruction sheet that would be a great help. I'd like to use them to do some reloading for my late uncle's .270. I have loaded for the rifle using other dies, but it would be cool to use the Bonanza set.
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The spring loaded sleeve is just a guide. Other die makers use a similar system.
 
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