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What to use, whidden vs hornady vs redding vs forster vs "?" dies
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1575140" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Thanks for that input. I am thinking along those lines as well. It would be nice to get the dies up and going, however I'm more interested in getting a proper chamber/fit to my rifle. I've read about some real nightmares on this forum where someone will get a build and then have all kinds of headspace problems. Recently I was trying to help a guy out on the forum who purchased a used, unfired custom build, however it was in .280 Ackley Improved and he was having all kind of FTF issues. I believe that he had the SAAMI dies and he had an Traditional chambering. He was dealing with the .014 thousandths issue between the cartridges. I'm thinking that if I can send three fireformed casings, plus a copy of the blueprint from the gunsmith, I ought to get the proper fit for my chamber. This gunsmith is building two, identical Ruger 77ts, .270AI rifles for me, one for my son and one for me. He told me that he would make both rifle chamberings the same. I suspect that the chambers will both be identical as he's using the same reamer for both chamberings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1575140, member: 69192"] Thanks for that input. I am thinking along those lines as well. It would be nice to get the dies up and going, however I'm more interested in getting a proper chamber/fit to my rifle. I've read about some real nightmares on this forum where someone will get a build and then have all kinds of headspace problems. Recently I was trying to help a guy out on the forum who purchased a used, unfired custom build, however it was in .280 Ackley Improved and he was having all kind of FTF issues. I believe that he had the SAAMI dies and he had an Traditional chambering. He was dealing with the .014 thousandths issue between the cartridges. I'm thinking that if I can send three fireformed casings, plus a copy of the blueprint from the gunsmith, I ought to get the proper fit for my chamber. This gunsmith is building two, identical Ruger 77ts, .270AI rifles for me, one for my son and one for me. He told me that he would make both rifle chamberings the same. I suspect that the chambers will both be identical as he's using the same reamer for both chamberings. [/QUOTE]
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