when I get bored I like to waste my money buying stuff I do not need because I figure that this will make me a happier person. It never works, but I have more stuff so I need to buy larger tool chests and that makes me happier for a few more days. see.
who uses redding dies for precision target? which one do you use?
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when I get bored I like to waste my money buying stuff I do not need because I figure that this will make me a happier person. It never works, but I have more stuff so I need to buy larger tool chests and that makes me happier for a few more days. see.
I subscribe to this same type of logic! I don't shoot any competition but can make some very good handloads with the Forster Ultra set, and the price is right. Having said that I also own many Redding bushing sets so I contradict myself quite often.
I like my reloads straight. They do shoot much better if they are.
After decades of dyck'n around, trying to extract match grade results from garden variety dies, money spent on precision measuring equipment, rolling every round over the dial indicator, making up jigs to try and bend each bulleted cartridge into low T.I.R. ... and plenty of other such nonsense on that futile path ...
Nowadays, it's so easy.
Three dies are all that's needed to load 'em up straight and true.
- Lee Collet neck sizer. ... $40.+- (Bushing dies are very good too, but they cost alot more)
- Redding body die. ... $30.+-
- Forster Micrometer BR seating die. ... $90.+-
Thats it, yer away to the races ... Yes, it's worth it. No need to ever measure or tweak ... they will be consistently straight.
The US discount houses, Natches, Midway, Sinclair etc., have good prices and some will happily ship to Can. ... and promply too. Ask for USPS expedited delivery.
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- Calgary, AB
Hard to beat the Forster Ultra die set.
Depends on the brass you use. Winchester is all over the place in neck wall thickness. This is what got me into turning. But more variation is found between brass types. If you get the bushing set, then you'll want to stick to one type of brass and turn.
ultimate_monkey
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x2 on this, Lapua brass is very consistent and you shouldn't need to neck turn if you dont want, all of mine has been within a thou or 2, but i neck turn any way since im set up to do it and do alot of necking up.
if your using win, federal, etc iv seen it as much as .008 out.. and that's just ridiculous considering your bushing should be .001/2 under a loaded round :/
