Which Redding dies Competition or type S?
Also do they use the same bushing?
How do I decide which busing?
Also do they use the same bushing?
How do I decide which busing?
Which Redding dies to get?
- Thread starter Don-n-Texas
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With your stated goal of a good group at 600 yards, in my opinion, you really don't need a bushing type die. I would suggest you look either Redding's or Foster's die set with full length sizing dies and a micrometer seating die. The sizing die would need to be properly set up for your rifle disregarding the generic setup instructions. Either die set will unlikely be the limiting factor in the accuracy you achieve.
Standard type S neck/FL sizing dies for me and the Comp seaters, along with their body dies.
Chris
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Curious as to why you'd buy a body die if you have a fl bushing die, I'd think with the bushing removed, you'd have the same die?
Now, don't ask me how I figured this one out.
For the times I want to pick up and size range brass and do it quckly, in one fell swoop. This is mostly 223 and 308 stuff, but I also believe in redundancy and frankly, I have die sets for cartridges that I have no weapons for and I've loaded up ammo, for such, in the past, just because I can.
My Dillon 550b 223 and 308 sizing toolheads have the the body die in station 3, the first S neck sizing die with step down bushing, but sans decapping stem in station 4, the kickout wire removed, then my second S neck die with final bushing and decapping rod installed in station 1.
For bulk blasting shit, I install a carbide button on either of the two FL dies, get the appropriate bushing, place the die in an unused toolhead and lube those bitches up.
More money, but much quicker.
Chris
