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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: 1580328" data-attributes="member: 65338"><p>It's hard to judge runout on dies with numbers from different rifles and chamberings. Most runout is caused by chambers that aren't cut perfectly straight and concentric to the bore and squared to the bolt face. FL dies can correct it to an extent, but brass bodies and necks will always spring back a little bit. I always check fired unsized cases on a new barrel for runout. Let's me know if the chamber is true. Then size brass and check the case again. Finally seat a bullet and check bullet bearing surface runout in relation to the case.</p><p></p><p>You can also bore out the seater stem and bed it to the bullet you will be using. But that's a whole nother ball of wax I can explain if someone is interested.</p><p></p><p>One thing I would do to help the runout on Redding dies is stop using a Hornady product on them (ie; lock rings). I wouldnt touch any Hornady machining with a 10 ft pole! Forster lock rings have cross bolts as well and I'm sure their tolerances are much better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeddSlinger, post: 1580328, member: 65338"] It's hard to judge runout on dies with numbers from different rifles and chamberings. Most runout is caused by chambers that aren't cut perfectly straight and concentric to the bore and squared to the bolt face. FL dies can correct it to an extent, but brass bodies and necks will always spring back a little bit. I always check fired unsized cases on a new barrel for runout. Let's me know if the chamber is true. Then size brass and check the case again. Finally seat a bullet and check bullet bearing surface runout in relation to the case. You can also bore out the seater stem and bed it to the bullet you will be using. But that's a whole nother ball of wax I can explain if someone is interested. One thing I would do to help the runout on Redding dies is stop using a Hornady product on them (ie; lock rings). I wouldnt touch any Hornady machining with a 10 ft pole! Forster lock rings have cross bolts as well and I'm sure their tolerances are much better. [/QUOTE]
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