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Redding vs Forester FL sizing die
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2525283" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>Short answer - I prefer Redding. Nothing against Forster, of which I have some, but the Redding dies work for me so I'm not going to change until/ unless something happens to make them not work.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Long answer:</p><p></p><p>This is the real answer. </p><p></p><p>No one on the internet can mic your brass before and after it goes through your chamber then through the die. Best option would be to shoot several cases a lot of times in a row and measure them as you go along to see where different specs start to stabilize. Get three cases fully formed, send them to Redding, Whidden, or another custom die maker, and you'll have exactly what you need - minimal sizing for your chamber.</p><p></p><p>I use a lot of Redding sizing dies because they offer a wide selection of chamberings and tend to have what I need in stock. That said I have Forster dies that make great ammo so it's not like there's a good-bad comparison here - both are good, one will be better for you, but you have to figure out which one.</p><p></p><p>Lee and Hornady dies are great because they're low cost. I won't call them cheap because that would imply they're low quality, which they really aren't. I have a set of these dies for every case I load for because that way I can always load something, and they can get me to where I have some fully formed brass if I want to order a die.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2525283, member: 116181"] Short answer - I prefer Redding. Nothing against Forster, of which I have some, but the Redding dies work for me so I'm not going to change until/ unless something happens to make them not work. Long answer: This is the real answer. No one on the internet can mic your brass before and after it goes through your chamber then through the die. Best option would be to shoot several cases a lot of times in a row and measure them as you go along to see where different specs start to stabilize. Get three cases fully formed, send them to Redding, Whidden, or another custom die maker, and you'll have exactly what you need - minimal sizing for your chamber. I use a lot of Redding sizing dies because they offer a wide selection of chamberings and tend to have what I need in stock. That said I have Forster dies that make great ammo so it's not like there's a good-bad comparison here - both are good, one will be better for you, but you have to figure out which one. Lee and Hornady dies are great because they're low cost. I won't call them cheap because that would imply they're low quality, which they really aren't. I have a set of these dies for every case I load for because that way I can always load something, and they can get me to where I have some fully formed brass if I want to order a die. [/QUOTE]
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