Re: Reloading Dies
- From: "chasw" <chasw88@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:23:22 +0000 (UTC)
WB: You didn't say what cartridges you load for, but the "competition"
seating dies with their micro adjustments are a good idea. Their main
advantage is the sliding sleeve that positions the bullet for straight line
seating into the case. The micro adjustment is nice to have but not
strictly necessary. Forster, RCBS and Redding make so called competion dies
with these sliding sleeves in certain high volume target cartridgs like .308
Win, but not for the oddball 7-30 Waters and .348 WCF. For cartridges not
available in the "competition" models, which is most of them, I always order
Hornady dies. They all have a sliding sleeve which is almost as good and is
standard on all their die sets, including pistol calibers. RCBS dies are
also very good but they don't have the sliding sleeve on all their calibers.
I've tried Redding, they are no better than RCBS, as near as I can tell.
Neck sizers are for benchresters with their tight chambers and meticulous
case prep techniques. For the rest of us, FL sizing is best, but only screw
the die down far enough to allow the sized case to easily seat in the
rifle's chamber, but not so much as to set the shoulder back and create
excessive headspace. My practice is to prep cases when they are new, by
uniforming the primer pockets and deburring the flash holes. After that, it
just tumble clean after each firing and trim case length as needed. I use
an old Rockchucker exclusively and load some very accurate ammo.
Assuming you have an accurate rifle, esp the barrel, the rest is simply a
matter of experimenting with various bullets, powders and primers. The
chronograph is an essential tool, IMO. Somewhere out there is the perfect
combination to produce your pet load. For the .30-06, in my bolt rifles,
its 180 grain Hornady Interbond over 57.5 grains of H4831 with WLR primers
in WW prepped cases. - CW
"wb" <archangele66@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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# Hi,
# I have been seeing a lot of these precision seating dies with the
# micrometer adjustments and was wondering if they are really worth
# buying. I am looking for ways to improve my hand loads and at present am
# using standard RCBS die sets in a RCBS Rock Chucker press. I also have
# some Lee die sets that I use.
# I was told by a couple reloaders that I should be using a neck
# sizing die as opposed to my full length sizing dies since I load for
# only one rifle in each caliber. The rifles I use are all bolt action and
# I generally only load one round in the gun at a time. Is my standard
# RCBS Rock Chucker rig good enough or should I start checking out some
# higher grade dies and such?
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