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What to use, whidden vs hornady vs redding vs forster vs "?" dies
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<blockquote data-quote="LeddSlinger" data-source="post: 1575259" data-attributes="member: 65338"><p>I've used them all.</p><p></p><p>Redding is nice but you can get some lemons with bad manufacturing lately. Not always a guarantee.</p><p></p><p>Forster dies are solid and have always worked well for me.</p><p></p><p>You couldnt "give" me another set of Hornady dies. I dont care how much you begged me to take them. Junk. I would use LEE before I touched another Hornady die.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Whidden is by far the best,</u></strong> especially when doing a custom chamber rifle. You can send them a print of your reamer and they will deliver a die set that matches your specific chamber dimensions and they cost about the same as a Redding type S set. Whidden's neck bushings are much higher quality as well. Plus he makes custom expander ball sets to adjust neck tension internally rather than externally with a bushing. I prefer the expander balls as the ensure excellent concentricity on the inside diameter of the case neck.</p><p></p><p>Now what I do. I purchase a Wilson arbor style micrometer seating die 'blank' in the appropriate bullet diameter. Then have the seater blank built with my barrel chamber reamer so it is an exact match. Finally, I send John Whidden fired cases or a print of my reamer to get a perfectly matched FL bushing sizer die and add the appropriate bushings and expander ball set. Doesn't get much better than that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeddSlinger, post: 1575259, member: 65338"] I've used them all. Redding is nice but you can get some lemons with bad manufacturing lately. Not always a guarantee. Forster dies are solid and have always worked well for me. You couldnt "give" me another set of Hornady dies. I dont care how much you begged me to take them. Junk. I would use LEE before I touched another Hornady die. [B][U]Whidden is by far the best,[/U][/B] especially when doing a custom chamber rifle. You can send them a print of your reamer and they will deliver a die set that matches your specific chamber dimensions and they cost about the same as a Redding type S set. Whidden's neck bushings are much higher quality as well. Plus he makes custom expander ball sets to adjust neck tension internally rather than externally with a bushing. I prefer the expander balls as the ensure excellent concentricity on the inside diameter of the case neck. Now what I do. I purchase a Wilson arbor style micrometer seating die 'blank' in the appropriate bullet diameter. Then have the seater blank built with my barrel chamber reamer so it is an exact match. Finally, I send John Whidden fired cases or a print of my reamer to get a perfectly matched FL bushing sizer die and add the appropriate bushings and expander ball set. Doesn't get much better than that ;) [/QUOTE]
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