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Are Redding dies alot better than rcbs
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1298269" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>I like Redding dies. I also load for 338-378 and use Redding. Hard to say if it will make a difference in your accuracy or not, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. </p><p></p><p>The chamber on my Weatherby is pretty tight. When I size the brass it doesn't shrink much, and I have to adjust the die down pretty far in order to bump the shoulder. To me this is a good thing. I have heard that the shell plates on 550 presses are sometimes a little bit thicker than a standard single-stage shell holder. You might be able to measure this. A thick shell plate would prevent the die from fully sizing the brass, so you'll need to shorten the die if that's the case. Its not terribly hard to remove some material from the bottom of the die. It can be done on a lathe, or you can use fine sandpaper. Put the sandpaper on a hard, flat surface and move the die back and forth to remove a few thousandths at a time until your brass will chamber.</p><p></p><p>If your loaded rounds won't fit you might have too much brass in the neck area. When sizing down .416 or .378 brass you're going to have more neck thickness than a .338 case would have. You might need to neck turn the brass to achieve proper neck thickness. If you have a fired case from your rifle, measure the diameter of the neck. Then measure a loaded round. You want your loaded round to be at least .004" smaller. Anywhere from .004" to .006" is ideal for a hunting round, and more than .010" would be excessive. Less than .003" clearance could cause dangerously high pressure.</p><p></p><p>You might also check the length of your brass to see if they need trimming. </p><p></p><p>Good luck and let us know what you find out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1298269, member: 12193"] I like Redding dies. I also load for 338-378 and use Redding. Hard to say if it will make a difference in your accuracy or not, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. The chamber on my Weatherby is pretty tight. When I size the brass it doesn't shrink much, and I have to adjust the die down pretty far in order to bump the shoulder. To me this is a good thing. I have heard that the shell plates on 550 presses are sometimes a little bit thicker than a standard single-stage shell holder. You might be able to measure this. A thick shell plate would prevent the die from fully sizing the brass, so you'll need to shorten the die if that's the case. Its not terribly hard to remove some material from the bottom of the die. It can be done on a lathe, or you can use fine sandpaper. Put the sandpaper on a hard, flat surface and move the die back and forth to remove a few thousandths at a time until your brass will chamber. If your loaded rounds won't fit you might have too much brass in the neck area. When sizing down .416 or .378 brass you're going to have more neck thickness than a .338 case would have. You might need to neck turn the brass to achieve proper neck thickness. If you have a fired case from your rifle, measure the diameter of the neck. Then measure a loaded round. You want your loaded round to be at least .004" smaller. Anywhere from .004" to .006" is ideal for a hunting round, and more than .010" would be excessive. Less than .003" clearance could cause dangerously high pressure. You might also check the length of your brass to see if they need trimming. Good luck and let us know what you find out. [/QUOTE]
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