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Johnn Peterson said:
:confused:Obviously I'm missing something and as such, I fail to see the relevance.
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Assuming you are interested in finding relevance:
  • benchrest shooting would normally be done from either custom dies or Wilson dies with an arbour press.
  • Hunting big game in brush implies a lesser standard of accuracy, so one could use any regular die that was robust. here, Lee dies with the "unbreakable" (not really) decapping rod work well.
  • Long-range target shooting might imply extensive brass preparation and a custom barrel, suggesting a good bushing die like a Redding.
  • Regular fiddling with loads would imply easy adjustability, which suggests micrometer-topped seating dies (redding, hornady, etc.).

And so on. The type of gun, the type of shooting, and the shooters pocket book and desire for perfection vs simple value vs appearance (Dillon dies have a beautiful anti-corrosion coating) play into the choice of dies.
 
I am glad you asked. I shoot .338 win mag out of a savage stainless 116, its got a bushnell elite 3200 3-9x40.
I use it for hunting and hole punching to 400 yrds. So I won't be breaking any records, but as I mentioned I am getting setup and I hate the old "I should have bought the OTHER ONE!" So I am just tring to find out what the OTHER ONE is. So far I think I'm going to pick up that imperial wax. (thanks for the petroleum explaination) and am leaning towards Redding X dies. But if you got more to add, I'd like to hear it especially that whole auto resizing benifit.
 
im only using lee dies starting out and they work great for what im doing the lee resizing lubricant works good as well as it wipes off easily after resizeing operations....:)
 
X dies are great. I've used them in .223 and more recently .308 and 30-06. You don't have to resize the brass after shooting.

Did I mention I HATE resizing brass?
 
acrashb said:
Assuming you are interested in finding relevance:
  • benchrest shooting would normally be done from either custom dies or Wilson dies with an arbour press.
  • Hunting big game in brush implies a lesser standard of accuracy, so one could use any regular die that was robust. here, Lee dies with the "unbreakable" (not really) decapping rod work well.
  • Long-range target shooting might imply extensive brass preparation and a custom barrel, suggesting a good bushing die like a Redding.
  • Regular fiddling with loads would imply easy adjustability, which suggests micrometer-topped seating dies (redding, hornady, etc.).

And so on. The type of gun, the type of shooting, and the shooters pocket book and desire for perfection vs simple value vs appearance (Dillon dies have a beautiful anti-corrosion coating) play into the choice of dies.
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:redface:My fault, sorry about that. I was too busy focussing on the case lube. Thanks for the clarification.
 
bruno said:
why use expensive dies if you don't need to resize?
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Unless you use a "fitted neck" with turned brass in a benchrest-quality chamber, you always have to resize at least the neck. And you have to have "expensive" or some other type of die even here, for brass prep and the occasional shoulder-bump.

Neck-sizing-only dies are great; even here you will eventually need to full-length your brass.
 
x10 for the Imperial wax. You can also get it/order it from Russel's and I don't think it was $16 there. Imperial wax wipes off fairly easy afterward and a little goes a loooooooong way. Just a little bit on your thumb and forefinger while you are putting your cases in the press, grasp by the round shoulder (to add the lube) and presto! Literally all you need is a bit of a "greasy feeling" on your fingers and that is enough lube.

As for X-Dies, I totally think they are worth the extra money. You trim your brass once and never trim again. Think of the time saved!
 
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