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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 20762" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Chris,</p><p>RCBS is the dominant brand and you can not go wrong with their equipment. They make a variety of loading dies, including a competition set that is supposed to produce more accurate ammo. Worth it? Probably not when a person is starting out. </p><p></p><p>For standard presses many serious shooters lean toward the Redding Competition sizing dies with the bushings - they are very well made and fairly pricey. Same deal - does a person starting out really need them - probably not. Main difference between competition seating dies and standard ones is that the competition dies have a micrometer on top to adjust seating depth and provide repeatability, nice but not essential. </p><p></p><p>My advice is not to worry about brand X or brand Y at this stage. Get into reloading so that you can shoot more - then shoot as much as you possibly can. It takes a heck of a rifle to really require bench-rest precision in reloading, try to get your skills and knowledge up before worrying about that. </p><p></p><p>Try to learn from the shooting that you do. Much of what we do is repeatable and it ain't magic - just takes a lot of shooting and learning. </p><p></p><p>If you check out an issue of Precision Shooting you can find some ads for excellent books on long range shooting - that would be a starting point also. When you can, try to take a long range shooting course or find someone who has taken one and get info from him. Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 20762, member: 25"] Chris, RCBS is the dominant brand and you can not go wrong with their equipment. They make a variety of loading dies, including a competition set that is supposed to produce more accurate ammo. Worth it? Probably not when a person is starting out. For standard presses many serious shooters lean toward the Redding Competition sizing dies with the bushings - they are very well made and fairly pricey. Same deal - does a person starting out really need them - probably not. Main difference between competition seating dies and standard ones is that the competition dies have a micrometer on top to adjust seating depth and provide repeatability, nice but not essential. My advice is not to worry about brand X or brand Y at this stage. Get into reloading so that you can shoot more - then shoot as much as you possibly can. It takes a heck of a rifle to really require bench-rest precision in reloading, try to get your skills and knowledge up before worrying about that. Try to learn from the shooting that you do. Much of what we do is repeatable and it ain't magic - just takes a lot of shooting and learning. If you check out an issue of Precision Shooting you can find some ads for excellent books on long range shooting - that would be a starting point also. When you can, try to take a long range shooting course or find someone who has taken one and get info from him. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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