Dies and other things I need

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So I'm new to reloading. I have the hornady lock n load kit but need to get dies etc. what dies should I get. I'm reloading 300wm. What's the difference between neck and full length resizing. Just looking for some guidance .. Thanks for any input. I don't mind spending the $. Just want to make things easy for me
 
Not meaning to sound disrespectful, However if you need to ask what the difference is between Fl and neck sizing, I think the first thing you should look at is one or more quality books dealing with the fundamentals of reloading, and read them front to back. This forum is a good place to gain info, however it is easy to hand out info and data , not so easy to take back an accidental over charge ETC. Take your time as you never stop learning the ins and outs of crafting home made ammo.
 
full length resizing gets the brass back to SAAMI specs. Meaning the loaded cartridge will chamber in any rifle.
Neck sizing only shrinks the case neck a little, just enough to hold the bullet. It should only be performed on brass already fired in the rifle you're loading for.
The advantage of neck sizing is the brass is already shaped for the chamber, meaning less stretch, less variance. Potentially better accuracy.
 
Typically you can neck size only for bolt actions - the other action types have less ability to extract non FL resized brass. Levers, pumps and semis generally need a full length resize.
 
:)Good advice ^^^

Dies vary in internal dimentions, quality of results, and ease of use. Money spent for Redding or Forster will not be regreted later. Ammo loads straighter, and the brass lasts much longer when it is not overworked at every loading.

After 40+ years messing about with all kinds of kit, it's Lee Collet, Redding Body, Redding Comp. seater, for my bottleneck rifle reloads.
Straight ammo shoots best. :D
 
blaser.306 said:
Not meaning to sound disrespectful, However if you need to ask what the difference is between Fl and neck sizing, I think the first thing you should look at is one or more quality books dealing with the fundamentals of reloading, and read them front to back. This forum is a good place to gain info, however it is easy to hand out info and data , not so easy to take back an accidental over charge ETC. Take your time as you never stop learning the ins and outs of crafting home made ammo.
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Excellent advice. And I'm always happy to have someone beat me to it.;)

Seriously, no one on a forum will ever type an answer in enough detail to cover the topic completely.
 
Since no one has answered the question yet (but have given excellent advice), I would get a deluxe die set that has both a full length sizing die and a neck sizing die. You can also adjust a full length die to only neck size, but it is easier to do it with the neck sizing die (especially when starting out).

I much prefer Redding dies and now buy them exclusively unless I cannot get what I want from them. In general, all the major brands are ok and you won't get anything terrible from any of them.


Mark
 
Ok you need....

Press
Dies
Powder Measure
Way to clean brass Tumbler or ultra sonic cleaner (Or both)
Powder
Primers
Way to trim brass

It gets very expensive even for the cheap stuff it all adds up.

The difference between full and neck are mainly full can go in any gun were neck can only go in the gun it was fired in

The question you need to ask your self is why do you want to reload to make it cheaper? or do you want accurcy? or do you like fiddling with stuff.

Reloading can be fun or a pain in the rear depending on what you want to do with time supplies for everything its actually cheaper to buy ammo in most cases.
 
Rest assured that this is something that I'll be taking my time to learn. I understand that things can really go wrong if your not careful. And to haha49, all of the above. Accurate ammo, cheaper ammo and this stuff just interests me.
 
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