new .243 on the way Redding Die questions

[excaliber551]

I just picked up a Weatherby Weatherguard Vanguard in .243. I was wondering what your thoughts are on dies for this factory gun? I use Redding dies for my other rifle and was wondering if anything other than their standard die sets would be a waste?
I was wondering if the Type S bushing FL sizing die set would be overkill? I know many like it and if this were a nice custom I'd go that route to squeeze everything I could get out of it.
This gun will be for range practice for My Wife mostly and maybe I'll use it for Pronghorn if it shoots well enough. I'd be very happy if I could get it to shoot .5 moa.

I like to FL size and anneal the brass after a couple firings. It seems to work really well in my 300 Win Mag.
I'm sure I could load better rounds with the Type S bushing die set but will it really matter at distances under 500 yards? This is my first rifle in this small of a caliber and I'm not sure what the best Redding Die Set would be to reload for it?

 

[spife7980]

You tell me. I cant tell you how much of a priority you should make it.

 

[excaliber551]

Very helpful post. Thank You.

You tell me. I cant tell you how much of a priority you should make it.

 

[Billl223]

For the guns I shoot a lot I've always ended up switching to the Type S bushing die. To me, the key is sticking to the same brass manufacturer. The reason for the Type S is to avoid overworking the neck.

 

[Dobbs02si]

Bushing dies or reamed FL dies. As stated above you need to use one brand, or at least use brass that has the same loaded OD at the neck if it's not from one manufacturer. You can also just bump the shoulder with the bushing die and use a lee collet die to set neck tension with any brass. I pick one brass and set eveything from that. Keeps it simple.

Doesn't matter so much as what you do exactly, but more so that you are consistent when you do it.

 

[Steel head]

If you don’t mind an extra step a Redding body die and lee collet is an excellent option for target or hunting rounds.
Bushing dies typically don’t Like have to size necks in big increments that you can get with factory chambers.

 

[excaliber551]

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm using Winchester Win .243 brass and I'll be going with the Redding Type S bushing FL die.

 

[XLR308]

The only 243win I have is doing very well with only Lee dies but it's of course dependent on the reamer used to cut the chamber.
Mine is very close to what my Lee dies are working with.