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<blockquote data-quote="rost495" data-source="post: 44238" data-attributes="member: 1768"><p>dzrtram</p><p></p><p>I am new to this board. But I go through anywhere from 4000 to 12,000 rounds of 223 loading any given year depending on who all I load for. I shoot about 3000-6000 rounds a year by myself in competition out to 1000 yards with the AR 15 Service rifle and open sights.</p><p></p><p>All that being said I'll toss in my opinions after having bought and tried just about every die for 223 so far. I use Redding FL size dies with the neck bushings for sizing. I use the Forster BR Seating die for bullet seating. Theres a long story behind both but this combo performs the best.</p><p></p><p>I do not use RCBS X dies since they are moving brass around to control length, yet we don't know where they put it. It may well end up as a donut when you least need it.</p><p></p><p>Finally I do not use crimp dies and have never had a reason to. Remember I'm shooting a semi auto too! There are enough negatives in my volume of loading to go to a crimp die when its not actually needed at all for this caliber.</p><p></p><p>PS-- I control the sizing dies by only sizing about 3thou under what the chamber is, from reading my fired brass.</p><p></p><p>Remember there are many opinions for differing reasons and these are only my thoughts. They have served to take me very far along in matches and at the nationals at Camp Perry each year. </p><p></p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rost495, post: 44238, member: 1768"] dzrtram I am new to this board. But I go through anywhere from 4000 to 12,000 rounds of 223 loading any given year depending on who all I load for. I shoot about 3000-6000 rounds a year by myself in competition out to 1000 yards with the AR 15 Service rifle and open sights. All that being said I'll toss in my opinions after having bought and tried just about every die for 223 so far. I use Redding FL size dies with the neck bushings for sizing. I use the Forster BR Seating die for bullet seating. Theres a long story behind both but this combo performs the best. I do not use RCBS X dies since they are moving brass around to control length, yet we don't know where they put it. It may well end up as a donut when you least need it. Finally I do not use crimp dies and have never had a reason to. Remember I'm shooting a semi auto too! There are enough negatives in my volume of loading to go to a crimp die when its not actually needed at all for this caliber. PS-- I control the sizing dies by only sizing about 3thou under what the chamber is, from reading my fired brass. Remember there are many opinions for differing reasons and these are only my thoughts. They have served to take me very far along in matches and at the nationals at Camp Perry each year. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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