I’m wondering about buying a set of these, but I’m not sure what the benefit is.
Can someone chime in?
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View thread Contact supportBut for someone who already has their dies set up properly, buying this wouldn’t yield any advantage would it?
It would. The deal with competition shell holders is your dies arrest ram movement. That way you eliminate the slack in the linkage. If you have your dies set up conventionally then the shell holder does not touch the die and the linkage introduces variance.
And yet... I've never been able to see or shoot the difference.
So why buy them if you can make the bottom of the die touch the shell holder just by screwing it in a little more…?
So why buy them if you can make the bottom of the die touch the shell holder just by screwing it in a little more…?
Makes total sense.Because if you do that, with most dies, you’ll bump the shoulder too much. The purpose of competition shell holders is to enable you to bump the shoulder a specific amount, say .002”, consistently.
Never had an issue doing exactly that with my Co-Ax... and the dies were set up just off the shell plate.
I've used the Redding Comp shell holders on other presses, and the fancy schmancy 419 shell holders on my Zero press... and I honestly can't tell the difference in the loaded ammo, either dimensionally or on target.
If setting up a regular 7/8-14 tpi die to the nearest thou freaks you out, then by all means, use the graduated shell holders. They usually make things a little easier. Usually...
I have three of them so I don't have to change the shell holderI held off buying a 21st Century primer tool for a long time, and while you can get good results with most priming tools the 21st Century unit is soooooo nice and makes primer seating great again.
Idk mayne… I’m kinda new to reloading (less than 1 yrs total experience) and I’m already at the point where the novelty has worn off and I’d rather pay some Peruvian house maid to make my ammo in a bikini.I held off buying a 21st Century primer tool for a long time, and while you can get good results with most priming tools the 21st Century unit is soooooo nice and makes primer seating great again.
Competition shell holders make die setup great again.
MRGA
Idk mayne… I’m kinda new to reloading (less than 1 yrs total experience) and I’m already at the point where the novelty has worn off and I’d rather pay some Peruvian house maid to make my ammo in a bikini.
Dunno…I like the Peruvian house maid in the bikini idea better, personally. lol.My recommendation then is to load, and not reload. Buy new brass and load it, tune the load to your gun, enjoy the results, sell the 1x brass in the px.
What he said. As I am currently reloading just one caliber for multiple rifles I could solder my SAC die to the press and then manage different shoulder bumps for different chambers or push a little more those individual piece of brass that require more than the usual sizing strokeBecause if you do that, with most dies, you’ll bump the shoulder too much. The purpose of competition shell holders is to enable you to bump the shoulder a specific amount, say .002”, consistently.