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RCBS, Hornady, Redding, or Forster Dies
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<blockquote data-quote="muffcook" data-source="post: 2134588" data-attributes="member: 15575"><p>My early experience was primarily limited to RCBS, beginning 45 years back. The first set were for a .264 Win Mag I had built in 1972. Those dies are gone, but I still have the rifle. It remains in pristine condition, with its original Douglas air-gaged barrel, and shoots 1 moa if I do my part. (shown below with the Nightforce scope). Along the way I switched to Redding dies and have been very happy with them. And I did have one set of custom dies made by Hornady for a .450 Alaskan project rifle. During all of that time, I used reloading to identify a load that my rifles liked, and stuck with it. I was not inclined to try endless combinations of many bullets, each with several powders.</p><p>I am now 74 yrs old, and assembling what likely be my last project rifle, chambered for the .300 Norma. For that one I will be using Whidden dies, and will decide during the next week whether to use their fully custom dies, since they also have an 'off-the-shelf' version of their .300 Norma dies. Whichever version I chose, they will include a micrometer adjustable seater, and bushing sizer so I can control neck tension.</p><p>By the way, I read most of the posts in this thread, and would make just one comment: I have found reading to be easier, more informative, and quicker when what was written included punctuation and capital letters. So when an author does not believe that what they have to say deserves the small amount of extra time necessary to include punctuation or capital letters to divide their message into proper sentences . . . then I do not believe it deserves the extra time it takes to read and discern the content of their message.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muffcook, post: 2134588, member: 15575"] My early experience was primarily limited to RCBS, beginning 45 years back. The first set were for a .264 Win Mag I had built in 1972. Those dies are gone, but I still have the rifle. It remains in pristine condition, with its original Douglas air-gaged barrel, and shoots 1 moa if I do my part. (shown below with the Nightforce scope). Along the way I switched to Redding dies and have been very happy with them. And I did have one set of custom dies made by Hornady for a .450 Alaskan project rifle. During all of that time, I used reloading to identify a load that my rifles liked, and stuck with it. I was not inclined to try endless combinations of many bullets, each with several powders. I am now 74 yrs old, and assembling what likely be my last project rifle, chambered for the .300 Norma. For that one I will be using Whidden dies, and will decide during the next week whether to use their fully custom dies, since they also have an 'off-the-shelf' version of their .300 Norma dies. Whichever version I chose, they will include a micrometer adjustable seater, and bushing sizer so I can control neck tension. By the way, I read most of the posts in this thread, and would make just one comment: I have found reading to be easier, more informative, and quicker when what was written included punctuation and capital letters. So when an author does not believe that what they have to say deserves the small amount of extra time necessary to include punctuation or capital letters to divide their message into proper sentences . . . then I do not believe it deserves the extra time it takes to read and discern the content of their message. [/QUOTE]
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